Hi, The weather is getting colder. How is everyone doing? In Shizuoka, the wind has been strong, and it feels very chilly.
Recently, during a break between evening experiments, I went to the convenience store with a junior to buy nikuman (steamed meat buns). Nikuman is a type of Chinese cuisine where a dough made from wheat flour is filled with a meat-based filling. These days, however, nikuman has evolved into many creative variations, such as ones filled with sweet red bean paste or pizza-inspired fillings, which I find very interesting.
While writing this, I looked up the origins of nikuman. It turned out to be quite a heavy story, so I’ll leave it out for now.
Lately, I’ve also been fascinated by stollen, a German Christmas cake. Its appearance and calorie density are both very appealing! However, since I live alone, I don’t think I’ll buy one—I’m afraid I might end up eating it all at once.
Thank you for reading!
Thank you for sharing! I’ve also been very curious about pizza-flavored nikuman and was pleasantly surprised. I wonder why just adding tomato sauce and cheese makes it taste like pizza, especially since there are so many dishes based on these two ingredients...
ReplyDeleteStollen! I know this kind of cakes, but I never imagine the spelling. It is just like stolen. Going back to nikuman, the convenience stores in a winter season smell like either nikuman or oden, don't they?
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