Peninsula Savings – Mornington Peninsula Attractions Pass

There are great savings to be had with the Mornington Peninsula Attractions Pass. The Mornington Peninsula Attractions Pass (adults $49, children $39, valid for 3 months) includes entry to the following popular Mornington Pensinsula Attractions:

Peninsula Hot Springs

Ashcombe Maze and Lavender Gardens

Cape Schanck Lighthouse

Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park

Most Popular Blog Posts for December 2010

December 2010 was a big month for Japan Australia Blog. The following were the most popular blog posts for December 2010.

Japan's Traditional Kimono

Green Tea Antioxidant Wonder

How to Learn Japanese

Japanese Sushi

Travel to Japan

Working in Japan

Picture of the Week Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima (広島市) is a beautiful city in Japan that reminds me of my home town of Melbourne in Australia with its green parks and trams. Hiroshima City was destroyed by a nuclear bomb when it was bombed in 1945. Hiroshima City was completely rebuilt after the war and now tourists from all over the world flock to this city. The highlights include Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Peace Memorial Museum, Genbaku Dome (Atomic Bomb Dome), Hiroshima-jo castle and Miyajima.

This picture is of the Genbaku Dome or Atomic Bomb Dome, which is just across the river from the Peace Memorial Park. The building which was a hall is where the bomb directly exploded.

How to become an English Conversation Teacher

Is Sushi Healthy

Is Sushi Healthy? It really depends on the type of sushi you eat. Avoid any sushi that is deep fried or tempura. Some of the rolls like California Roll and Prawn Tempura Roll are also really bad health wise. If you stick to traditional style sushi it can be a nutritional powerhouse. The best sushi and fish to look for are Salmon and Tuna. These are oily fish and contain omega 3 fatty acids and lots of nutrients. The best rolls to go for are Salmon Roll, Avocado Roll and Cucumber Roll. Try and eat sushi with nori or seaweed as this contains iodine and many other healthy minerals.

Japanese Sushi

Easy To Follow Steps To Create Over 108 Top Japanese Recipes!

Picture of the Week Yokohama Chinatown, Japan

Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan after Tokyo and is located by the sea close to Tokyo. Yokohama has a lot to offer including the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 harbourtown, Yokohama Marine Town and Chinatown. Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

This picture is of one of the main entrances to Yokohama Chinatown

The Secrets Of Speaking Japanese Fluently

The Complete Asian Cookbook

The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon is the perfect introduction to the food of Asia. With over 800 recipes from 16 countries, clearly presented in step-by-step instructions. This cookbook is about real Asian food, created with a minimum of fuss in a Western kitchen from readily available ingredients.

The great thing about this book is that it`s got all the Asian basics in it with things like green chicken curry and satays. The Complete Asian Cookbook teaches you how to put the flavours together without giving you a list of 30 ingredients. Some of the cuisines highlighted in the book include Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, India, Pakistan and many more.

Easy To Follow Steps To Create Over 108 Top Japanese Recipes!

Japanese Bento Boxes

A Japanese bento (弁当) is a single portion takeout or home packed meal very common in Japanese cuisine. The typical Japanese bento lunch box consist of a meat, rice and some vegetables and/or pickles. The meat can be a variety of fish such as salmon, or fried chicken, pork cutlets, sausage, hamburger. The rice can be plain or consist of a topping sprinkled on called “furikake”. Most bento`s are eaten cold but it is not a problem to heat them up in the microwave depending on what they contain.

Bento can be very simple or very elaborately arranged. In Japan, there is a bento style called kyaraben or “character bento”, where the bento is designed to look like popular Japanese cartoon characters (anime) such as Anpanman, Doraemon and Mickey Mouse.

For an easy Japanese bento lunch box try some boiled white rice or onigiri (rice ball) with a rolled omlette and a few small main dishes like karaage (Japanese fried chicken), hamburger, tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlet), gyoza (dumpling), spring rolls, mini sausages, potato or pasta salad.

A Japanese bento is usually in a boxed-shaped container. Containers or bento boxes usually range from disposable mass produced boxes to beautiful hand crafted lacquerware. A traditional bento box in Japan is shokado bento (松花堂弁当) which is a black-lacquered Japanese bento box.

Easy To Follow Steps To Create Over 108 Top Japanese Recipes!