12.12.08
Furoshiki at a Party
We had some people over this past weekend for yummy Japanese meals. We had Temaki (hand roll) sushi, Okonomi-yaki (Japanese Pizza), Yakisoba (Grilled Noodles), sake and other goodies.
We prepared the main Japanese meal and people came over with various tasty dishes and drinks. It was very refreshing to see one of my Japanese friends show up with her dish wrapped in furoshiki. Because I am so used to see people coming over with paper bags or plastic grocery bags, it was nice to see someone actually using furoshiki. It was a simple design and a color, and all she did was to tie the four corners in the center. It looked elegant and looked like she had something special – yes indeed, she brought Mochi (rice cake) and Dango (smaller rice cake) to honor our dogs (we named our dogs after Japanese sweets!).
She brought back the furoshiki and I’m certain that she will reuse it for another party.
We hope that more people will be aware of the environment everyday and spread the use of eco-friendly items such as furoshiki to do something “green” .
Cheers!
