Spring in a northern climate like Hokkaido is really special. Signs of this season appear slowly as if wary that another cold spell will come.
There is about 20 centimeters of snow here now and the white fluffy stuff is still falling from the sky. Saturday was warm with very little snow on the ground. It was a great opportunity to observe and celebrate signs of spring.
In the last few weeks we have seen lady bugs, pussy willows, and the new baby pony.
The first edible mountain plants of this season are butterburs (fukinoto). We went down to the river to pick these bitter greens. We then washed them and fried them up in tempura batter.
They were a little bitter but very delicious. The kids liked them too!
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2 comments:
Tammy,
Yum. I'd like a recipe of your tempura batter sometime if it's from scratch. Maybe I can duplicate it in California. I've been looking for a quality tempura batter recipe for ages to use at home.
Love the sweet little face with the red cap.
Have a great day (:
Marsha
Marsha, I am going to have to learn to make tempura batter from scratch soon because it will be hard to find this ready-made-one in Yukon Canada.
Loved the photo of your adorable pooch!
Thanks for sending it.
You have a great day too!
t
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