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Dear Campus Community,
Welcome to Eastern Washington University. As the Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police, I am very involved with the safety and security of our students and staff here at Eastern.
Nationally, the safety and security of all university campuses has become a priority and EWU is no exception. We are very proactive in our efforts to keep students, faculty, and staff safe and secure from possible threats. Safety and security is overseen by the Eastern Washington University Police Department. Our police department has 13 commissioned police officers who are sworn to enforce all federal, state, and local laws. Our department's primary jurisdiction is the 325 acre campus, which includes a population of over 12,000 students and more than 1,300 staff members.
Over the past year, we have initiated new programs designed to enable our students and staff to be more informed, aware and active in the safety and security aspect of our campus community life. The E2Campus (EWU Alerts) program sends emergency text messages to cell phones and emails to students, parents or staff. We also provide staff and students with training programs that teach personal safety methods and techniques that may be helpful if faced with an emergency on or off campus.
Our university continues to utilize other safety/security programs that have been successful in the past, such as: the 911 Code Blue Light Stations, the escort services for students and staff, the vehicle unlock program, the vehicle battery jump program and the anonymous tip line telephone number 509.359.4286, just to list a few. If you have an emergency, call 911. If you need a police officer immediately, at any time, day or night, the police can be reached at the following dispatch telephone number: 509.535.9233. The University Police administration office is open during normal business hours Monday thru Friday, and can be contacted by dialing 509.359.6310.
I invite you to review this Annual Security Report/Clery Act Report very carefully. It is filled with information that will be helpful to anyone who may need safety and security resources during their time here at Eastern Washington University. It also provides our annual crime statistics.
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When they leave on the backpacking trip, they are a bunch of clean, fresh adolescents. When they come back, they are a dirty, stinky, cohesive group of campers who has somehow grown up a little. When they embark on a canoe trip, they wear mosquito repellent like a protective shield. When they come back, they proudly display their mosquito bites and brag of miles paddled. Before they climb into the ropes course, they are quietly apprehensive. When they come down from the course, they are quietly confident. When they leave on the bike trip, they see their religious life as something they do. When they return, they see their faith as a living, vibrant relationship. What's going on during these adventure activities that are becoming increasingly more popular in camping? An explanation may be found in experiential education theory and the application of this theory to adventure programming.
Laura Joplin defines experiential education as a learning theory that combines direct experience with reflection. Examples include on-the-job training, role-playing, and business simulations. In the camp setting, there is the potential to create high impact, youth development tools by combining experiential education theory with adventure activities. The adventure activities might be as common as the ropes course or as uncommon as several weeks trekking in the backcountry. Whatever the adventure activity, experiential education theory plus adventure activities equals adventure education. The camp director who wants to maximize the impact of his or her camp's adventure program does not need to be an expert in adventure education. However, a basic knowledge of the central concepts of adventure education allows you to spot staff candidates who are knowledgeable about the theory of experiential education and create training that can take your adventure education program to the next level.
Every educational process can be enhanced through assessment of the learner. Assessing the readiness (mental, physical, spiritual, emotional) of a camper to participate in an adventure activity can be a whole system function in the camp setting. Administration will probably take care of medical screening through the registration and check-in process. However, those with the most direct contact with the camper may be in the best position to assess readiness. In most camps, that will be the cabin or group counselor. The value of any staff contribution to assessment corresponds to their skills in assessment and their time with the camper. With this in mind, another role of administration emerges. The administration needs to provide a way to gather and organize assessment information if they are to optimally match the adventure activities to readiness of the camper to participate in adventure education.
In addition, a basic understanding of child development is helpful. This provides staff with a framework of interpretation as they observe behaviors that may or may not be developmentally appropriate. It will also help them select appropriate language, provide necessary breaks, and set reasonable expectations around issues of cooperation and communication.
Activity Sequencing
Activity sequencing refers to what activities are presented to campers, when they are presented, and why they are presented. Activity sequencing is the art that balances success with challenge. Regardless of the level of challenge, the activity leader starts by giving the campers the information they need to safely participate in an activity. This may be how to put on a life jacket, how to tie a knot, or how to use a compass. The activity leader then allows the camper to practice and demonstrate the new skills in an activity in which successful completion of the task takes precedence over the level of challenge or difficulty of the task. For instance, after teaching basic paddling skills, the activity leader begins with flat water and then may progress to Class 1 moving water. As a sequence of activities progresses, the intent is to provide a challenge level that calls upon campers to use the skills they have and desire skills they do not have to accomplish future tasks.
Learning Cycle
Most learning models include a cyclical process where current learning affects the interpretation of past learning and the process of future learning. There are several other common concepts. First, learning begins with the acquisition of information through our senses. The more senses we use in gathering information the better we retain information. Second, while not one of the five senses, movement can enhance the gathering of information. Not many adventure activities include sitting still. Third, information needs to be organized. If the campers can provide a narrative of the activity and share some of their own thoughts and feelings, they are beginning to organize information generated by participation in the activity. Fourth, information needs to have meaning attached to it. There is some meaning attached as campers experience joy, frustration, community, and fun while they participate. However, for the lessons of an adventure activity to have lasting effect, the lessons of the activity need to be transferred into the daily life of the camper. Researchers have identified several techniques to create a successful transfer of lessons learned.
Comfort Zone
John Luckner and Reldan Nadler in their book, Processing the Adventure Experience, illustrate the comfort zone as a target. The center of the target represents the conditions that foster the highest level of comfort for an individual. This does not imply being sedentary and well fed. It is more related to familiarity with a given situation. The farthest edge of the target can represent a place where the level of stress is such that learning has ceased. Somewhere between the middle and the edge is a place of optimal learning. The activity leader wants to take each camper to this place of optimal learning. For some campers, optimal learning takes place close to the center of the target. For others, it will take place closer to the edge. One of the most common mistakes made by adventure activity leaders is a misapplication of this concept. Too often the inexperienced activity leader thinks that if a camper has completed a very uncomfortable task that his or her job is done — that the camper has learned in a life-changing way. However, what has the camper learned? Maybe the camper learned that the leader and her peer group are coercive, or that her voice has little significance in decision making, or, perhaps, that personal boundaries have been violated . . . again.
Imagine this scenario: A young girl sits at the top of a zip line. She chooses not to complete the zip line. She wants to climb back down. But she is already clipped in and sitting on the edge of the platform. Others are waiting their turn. With only good intentions, the staff managing the zip-line platform uses his "encouraging routine." He tells her, "There is no need to scream or cry. This will be over in just a moment. Don't think about it. Just do it. You'll feel better going through with this than backing out and climbing down. Close your eyes and trust me." What he doesn't know is that the camper has been sexually abused in the past. These encouraging words are all too familiar even if they are in a completely different context. Her refusing to participate in the zip-line activity is a good thing.
Your camp philosophy should not equate completing uncomfortable activities with success. The written outcomes that are part of your strategic plan and the participation of staff and campers in those outcomes measure success.
Activity Framing
Activity framing involves focusing the campers' attention before the activity on the potential learning that could occur. A camp may want to help campers improve decision-making skills. Each activity then becomes a tool to practice decision-making. For instance, at the beginning of a multi-day bicycle trip the staff model and draw attention to effective decision-making while they teach technical skills. As the trip progresses, the activity leader expects developmentally appropriate decision-making skills to be demonstrated. This is reviewed throughout the bicycle trip. The focus of any framing by default eliminates other foci. Campers and staff can give their attention to only so many things. Pick your learning frame carefully and make certain it is one of your intended outcomes.
Task Goals Versus Process Goals
Task goals are the completion of tasks or events. On a sea kayak trip it may mean learning to safely enter a kayak or traveling a certain number of miles in a day. Process goals refer to developmental processes of the group. What interpersonal skills is the group working on as tasks are being accomplished? An effective adventure activity facilitator has one eye on the task in hand and the other on the group process. Failure to recognize a breakdown in process may result in frustrated people, minimal task accomplishment, and unsafe behavior. Staff need to remember that they are at camp for the kids, not for the activities. The leader who fails to recognize and deal with issues of power sharing, respect, and communication may not understand why the group can't complete tasks when the necessary skills have been previously demonstrated. Group processes can prevent task accomplishment regardless of task mastery.
Group Development
Many social theorists including Fishers, Kerr, Tuckman, Poole, and Tubs have developed models of group development. Most present a linear progression of group development that includes distinct stages and transitions. These stages and transitions are most often marked by particular behaviors. Tuckman's model is particularly useful in the camp setting because it is easy to learn and apply. In his model there are five stages of group development — forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. When Tuckman originally presented his model in 1965, it had four stages. Ten years later he revisited his work and added the fifth stage.
Alternative Stage
Finally, realize that these are only models. In reality, group development is much more complex and fluid than any one model can describe. Any number of variables can cause a group to change its place in a group development model. As such, the usefulness of a model comes in providing the leader, and perhaps the group members, with some "hints" about what is occurring in the group and how to respond. A good group leader, just like a good model of group development, is fluid and adaptable to the presenting behaviors of the group.
It is important to emphasize that the effective adventure activity leader and camp counselor should have at least a basic knowledge of group development. Such an understanding helps them recognize their role in the group at any given time. Failure to grasp the relevance of these concepts may cause the activity leader to ask the group to do more or less than it is capable.
Processing, also known as debriefing, refers to the ongoing reflection about the experience in which participants are engaged. A familiar form of processing is facilitated discussions. Members gather in a circle and talk. There are other ways to process, including journaling, one-on-one discussions, and group portfolios, to name a few. Whichever processing method the group leader utilizes, the goal should be the same — to transfer the learning that occurs in the adventure experience to environments outside the adventure experience. There may be several structured steps to help get to transfer, but transfer should be the goal.
Life is more intense in the midst of an adventure education experience. Consequently, participants may set transfer goals that are correspondingly intense and inflated. When they return to the "real world," the emotional accomplishment of those goals may seem less realistic if not impossible. The emotional high of the activity fails to sustain effort for very long after. In this way, the participants may feel defeated in their daily "real world" efforts. They set their goals at the height of intensity and benchmark their "real world" experiences over and against their adventure education experience. Furthermore, to quiet this discomfort they may devalue the adventure education experience as less than real, not really having an impact, or simply entertaining for a short time. The next time they are given the opportunity to engage in the adventure education process they may bring with them a learned expectation that as fun as an adventure activity might be, little will come of it in the long run. Campers who are serious about personal growth — the kind of campers we all want at our camp — may not return at all because they find more relevant uses for their time. On the other hand, an adventure activity that effectively fosters transfer of learning will have campers choosing camp above many other options.
In short, the adventure education process provides the format for two very important lifelong skills. First, campers have the opportunity to learn how to learn. They come to recognize life lessons upon reflection of their own experience, and the experience of others. Second, they learn how to apply their learning. For instance, the campers who realize they can support others through empathetic dialog may find themselves in school as peer mentors. Wisdom is born when knowledge finds a purposeful outlet. For instance, the campers who realize they can support others through empathetic dialogue may find themselves in school as peer mentors. Wisdom is born when knowledge finds a purposeful outlet.
Most camps now include some type of adventure activity. Camps should always hire staff who have the required technical expertise to lead activities or provide the necessary training. Similarly, make the commitment to select and train adventure staff with the concepts of experiential education in mind. Design interview questions that reveal the candidate's theoretical knowledge and provide ongoing training to enhance that knowledge. Include a healthy dose of experiential learning theory to transform your adventure activities into meaningful adventure education.
Eric Nei is currently working toward his M.A. degree in educational ministry at Wheaton College. He has worked for more than twelve years in the camp profession, developing and leading adventure education programs, and has presented on this topic and others at various professional conferences.
Originally published in the 2003 January/February issue of Camping Magazine.


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It's rivalry week in the world of Seattle football. Before the Apple Cup kicks off Saturday, the Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers meet in a Thanksgiving night showdown at the Niners' new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. There's lots of history between the Hawks and 49ers in even a few short years.
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i made this for a dinner party, and while everyone LOVED it, here is my advice for cooking it. - the confit needed to simmer quite a bit longer than 1 hour for the flavours to truly marry. rather than crushing the tomatoes with a spatula, i threw it all in a blender, then put it on the stove top to reduce. - the cooking time on the roast was way off for me. i had it in the oven for an hour, and upon cutting into it it was still raw. rather than keep my guests waiting, i pan seared individual slices.flag if inappropriate
I made this for Christmas dinner; the beef was superb. I used dry sherry in the confit and that worked out fine as well. Perfect dish to impress and leftovers just as tender the next day!flag if inappropriate
This is the best beef I have ever eaten. I used very fresh organic meat, which helped I'm sure. The only thing I would caution is to make sure you spread the marinade out evenly; I didn't and found some areas to be quite salty. The confit was wonderful and smoky. I used the left-overs tossed in pasta. Very easy all the way around, and a big hit for Christmas dinner.flag if inappropriate
The herb rub/marinade was so simple yet added so much to the beef. We served this with the confit (used marsala didn't have madeira) on side as in the photo. Quited delicious. The wild mushroom bread pudding is also a huge winner. We liked herb marinade so much I did our Christmas rib roast the same way.flag if inappropriate
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The tomato confit is phenomenal. Easy to make ahead, great flavor and really added a lot to the beef. The beef coating was delicious but the beef I had was really thick and took much longer to reach the temperature. But tasty.flag if inappropriate
Wonderfully easy recipe with great tastesflag if inappropriate
The beef was good, but since it wasn't seared first, it came out of the oven an unappealing gray! Made the tomato confit the day before and thought it was bland. Ended up making a port balsamic sauce from the website that was awesome.flag if inappropriate
This was a fabulous recipe. We used the leftovers including the tomato confit, for shepherd's pie and it was also delicious.flag if inappropriate
Commenting on the confit (I made the recipe with chicken thighs, as my guests don't eat beef): I used a cheap madeira and found the confit to be delicious and quite forgiving after simmering it for a looong time.flag if inappropriate


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Japanese foods--Wagashi
Posted 23 April 2003 - 03:25 PM
Wagashi are broken down into 3 general types:
"raw" confections, these need to be quite soon after making because they don't preserve well. This can include fresh jellies as well as some of the mochi/bean combinations. Examples: ohagi (an oval shaped rice ball coated with red bean paste) and sakura mochi (a pink tinged, red bean paste filled rice ball wrapped in a salt preserved cherry leaf or topped with a salt preserved cherry blossom)
"half or semi-raw", these can last a little longer the the raw ones and examples can include mizu-yokan (jelly made from red beans) and manju (steamed buns filled with red bean paste, sesame paste, or some other local speciality) and dorayaki (pancakes filled with red or white beans, custards, etc).
"dry" confections, these would consist of things closer to Western style candies, as well senbei (rice crackers), though they are not normally considered sweets.
What are some of your favorite wagashi?
Posted 24 April 2003 - 01:23 AM
I don't much like higashi. I'm sure long ago when fresh fruit was rare and chocolate still unknown, higashi had it's charms. But these days there's really no use for it!
I've heard there's another category (or sub-category) of sweets are 'Nanban-gashi', (southern barbarian sweets) which are western influenced; dora-yaki and tai-yaki fall into this category. And I love both!
Also love o-shiruko.
Posted 24 April 2003 - 09:27 AM
Posted 24 April 2003 - 11:08 PM
I find mizu yokan extremely bland and rarely enjoy it.
I do like the shiro-an (white bean paste) much better then the red and
if I had to choose a favorite It would be cafe au lait daifuku (not exactly tradional) followed closely by sakura mochi.
I picked up some salt preserved cherry blossoms a litttle while ago inteding to make my own, but have yet to do it.
Posted 16 May 2003 - 07:28 PM
I've tried Dorayaki recipes but I'd like something less pancake-y. I've also heard that there are recipes using some sort of strawberry or strawberry cream filling (that would be fun) but searching on the internet is hard when I can't read the japanese characters. _ANY_ help would be appreciated .
Posted 16 May 2003 - 07:58 PM
I found a recipe in Japanese which may be a bit too simple and pancakey for you. It is in Japanese, but I'll post the link and if there is someone out there with time hopefully they can translate it properly for you:
Basicly, you mix 100g pancake mix with milk and egg (the measurement says that it's 120g total, including milk and one large egg. Strange.). Cover with plastic wrap and let sit 30 minutes, mix again roughly and add 1 Tbsp to an oiled and heated taiyaki mold. Then add 20 grams of 'tsubu-an (chunky anko) and another Tbsp batter making sure to cover the filling.
Then grill, turning over often, until golden-brown (no time is given).
Anything can be used as a filling: tsubu-an, koshi-an (smooth anko), shiro-an (white anko), custard cream, chocolate cream, mashed sweet potato, cheese etc. Small chunks of fruit or shira-tama (little balls made out of mochi-flour) can also be added to the filling.
Good luck!
PS, do you eat the head or the tail first?
Posted 16 May 2003 - 11:09 PM
Actually the 120 grams the recipe is referring to is the combined egg and milk (not the flour)
Basicly, you mix 100g pancake mix with milk and egg (the measurement says that it's 120g total, including milk and one large egg. Strange.). Cover with plastic wrap and let sit 30 minutes, mix again roughly and add 1 Tbsp to an oiled and heated taiyaki mold. Then add 20 grams of 'tsubu-an (chunky anko) and another Tbsp batter making sure to cover the filling.
Then grill, turning over often, until golden-brown (no time is given).
so but the bowl on a scale break in the egg and then add the milk til it hits 120 grams.
I have never seen them measure milk like that interesting.
Posted 16 May 2003 - 11:11 PM
If I run across any recipes I will post them.
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Posted 18 May 2003 - 11:46 AM
I do in fact like eating the tail first, especially if they get that little bit of extra an in the tail .
Posted 18 May 2003 - 04:57 PM
Posted 28 May 2003 - 07:23 AM
In my case, after an excellent Japanese dinner, I skip dessert and go find myself a western establishment for the last course.
Edited by Wimpy, 28 May 2003 - 08:03 AM.
Posted 28 May 2003 - 09:26 AM
i will agree with that as far as both japanese and chinese desserts, although i expect that to apply across asia.
Ok- prepare for a generalization: IMHO, as far as desserts are concerned, I posit that both Chinese and Japanese cuisine must bow to the superiority of desserts from the Western European continent. I mean, there is only so much you can do with sweet beans in its gazillion manifestations (and I find each type of Japanese dessert has a Chinese or Korean analog, no surprise there due to a shared cultural/genetic heritage which they are still loathe to admit).
In my case, after an excellent Japanese dinner, I skip dessert and go find myself a western establishment for the last course.
desserts probably are barely even afterthoughts, and it has been oft repeated that asians will usually just eat fruit. dessert is not viewed as a sweet end to the meal, a contrast or anything like that, IMO.
the last dish is more of a palate cleanser; even better, it is intended to settle the stomach.
i would say that the recent emergence (i expect that sweet soups and the like to have emerged within the last 30 years, although i actually haven't done any research) of desserts is more of a pressure to conform with western sensibilities than anything else.
Tom is not my friend.
Posted 28 May 2003 - 02:54 PM
you have a very good point.
I don't know about the Chinese, but the Japanese don't consider these to be desserts in the Western sense and I can't really thing of anyone who eats these after a meal. Their name okashi actually means snack, the Japanese don't really have a word for dessert. They were originally intended to me side dishes to the green tea which can account for some of their cloying sweetness (to counteract the bitterness of the tea).
Even the Western sweets eaten in Japan are rarely eaten after a meal, especially in homes) they are tea time snacks usually eaten in the middle of the afternoon.
Posted 28 May 2003 - 04:23 PM
I seem to recall reading (sorry, I don't remember the exact citation) that "high class" producers such as Toraya or Minamoto Kitchoan (the most widely distributed ones internationally) seem to put more sugar into their wagashi than is contained the ordinary supermarket product. The same overreliance on sugar also seems to be true (from admittedly unrepresentative experience) for Korean and Chinese sweets as well (other than plain ricecakes).
Snobbery aside, this seems to me extremely wrong-headed. The best and most unique indigenous East Asian sweet flavorings such as citron, mugwort, cherry blossom leaves, etc. have fairly mild flavors that are overpowered by large amounts of sugar. The same goes for perfumed ingredients adopted from Chinese medicine such as omija ("five flavored berry" Korean reading), boxthorn, and of course ginseng. The main components of East Asian sweets, such as glutinous rice and various bean pastes, also have a fairly mild flavor in comparison to butter, eggs. chocolate, etc. So, if anything, East Asian sweets ought to contain substantially less sugar than Western sweets.
I would love it if someone would launch a line of "nouveau" wagishi that are less sweet and take advantage of local ingredients in a more sensitive fashion.
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Posted 28 May 2003 - 05:40 PM
In other words, you have the best of both worlds in Tokyo without having to suffer yet another bean confection...
Posted 29 May 2003 - 07:53 PM
However, once you get used to it, there really are some excellent wagashi. Especially if you think of them as a sweet rather than a desert. True, sweet beans and mochi aren't as versatile as chocolate and pastry, but they still make great sweets.
Posted 16 July 2003 - 08:05 PM
Wagashi is more art than taste if you ask me. Certainly prettier just to look at than eat.
Posted 01 October 2003 - 11:27 AM
Shogoin Yatsuhashi company website (japanese only)
Posted 18 February 2004 - 03:44 PM
Please, please please -- if any of you have a recipe for syrup rice balls on a skewer could you give me a heads up? Is it mochi, heated under a broiler or on a grill? What is the syrup? Why is it calling to me like a hooker to a sailor? I can't get the image out of my head!
These are called mitarashi dango and there are a variety of toppings for them, popular ones include anko (red bean paste), paste made with black sesame seeds and soy based sauces, one a lot thinner than the other, and these are both heated ove a fire.
The recipes for these can vary slightly but you will need rice flour. In Japan there are two types used for these dangos, here is a picture of what they look like
on the left is shiratamako (白玉粉) and the right is joushinko (上新粉)
shiratamako is a rice flour made sweet glutinous rice and is also sometimes in the US called mochiko flour. The name means white ball flour and if you look you will see that is exactly what it is.
joushinko is rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
The recipe I use calls for both of these to be mixed together, but I have seen recipes that call just for joushinko. Normally these are kneaded with some water and then steamed for close to an hour, my recipe uses a microwave.....
I will make them a little later today with the 2 different soy sauce toppings and will then post the pictures and recipes here.
Please be patient a little longer.
Posted 24 February 2004 - 03:56 PM
mitarashi dango
(enough for 4 skewers, you can probably double this but will need to increase the microwave time)
in a microwavable bowl mix together:
70 grams joushinko
30 grams shiratamko
120 ml water
then cover it with saran wrap and place it in a microwave and heat for 2 minutes, remove the wrap and mix it well with a wooden spoon, it is quite tough.
cover the bowl with wrap again and place it back in the microwave for another 2 minutes. Place it into a wet multi layer cheesecloth or clean towel and knead it for several minutes.
(picture is before kneading)
Separate the large ball into 12 small balls and place them 3 to a skewer. My kids made these, they should be a little bit smoother.
now for the sauce, place in a small pan:
3 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon mirin
1 teaspoon flour
mix while heating to boiling and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 seconds.
spoon or brush the sauce onto the dango (balls) and place in a broiler, , on a net over a flame, or directly over the flame of your stove (this may drip and make a mess though!) until there are some blackened spots.
This was made in a Japanese microwave, where the average in only 500 watts (mine is supposedly a 900W but works like a 500W), if yours is stronger you will need to decrease the cooking time.
The sauce I made was for the thinner style sauce that I prefer, for a thicker, almost creamy sauce, in a pan add:
3 Tablespoons of sugar
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon katakuriko (Japanese potato starch) or a little bit more cornstarch
4 Tablespoons water
mix until the katakuriko is dissolved, tehn turn on the heat and simmer until thickened. Spread on the dango and heat over a flame.
Posted 05 March 2004 - 04:24 PM
These are a type of the nama yatsuhashi, they were sakura ones, made with white an (bean paste) and chopped up salt preserved sakura (cherry blossoms).
No one mentioned about Nama Yatsuhashi. It is traditional Kyoto Wagashi, and it is soooooo delicious! There are Yaki Yatsuhashi, which is Higashi, and Nama Yatsuhashi, which is Namagashi.
Shogoin Yatsuhashi company website (japanese only)
They were incredible!
Posted 12 March 2004 - 03:33 PM
Here they are <as far as I can tell, we haven't eaten them all yet) - from top to bottom, left to right:
- walnut cream, dried persimmon cream, chestnut cream, azuki cream, almond cream
- ???, chestnut mochi, dried persimmon mochi, azuki mochi, ???
- whole chestnut manju, pie (?) manju, dried persimmon manju, walnut manju, another whole chestnut manju
Sun-Ki Chai
Former Hawaii Forum Host
Posted 13 May 2004 - 04:23 PM
In the past six months, I have become seriously intregued by Asian sweets, and have made NYC Chinatown my second home. But I have a question or two...
1) Can anyone tell me the difference (if there is one) between Mochi and Daifuku?
2)And is Daifuku the exact same thing as the steamed gulutinous rice balls with an beans that one finds in all the Chinese bakeries? Or is there a different name for that?
3) Are there any books that focus on Japanese desserts/sweets?
Thanks so much in advance (Glad to be here!)
Posted 13 May 2004 - 09:04 PM
Daifuku is similar to the Chinese snack you're thinking of (jeen doy), insomuch as both are filled with sweet red bean paste, and both have that chewy rice flour coating. But the type of rice flour used is different, daifuku is made with mochiko which has a more tender texture, and jeen doy is made with glutinous rice flour, which has a chewier texture. Also, jeen doy is deep fried and covered in sesame seeds, whereas mochi and daifuku is steamed.
The red beans themselves are different too, Chinese red beans vs. adzuki beans. Though I can't especially tell the difference between the two unless I taste one after the other in a taste test. They're both good.
And welcome to egullet.
Edited by Sleepy_Dragon, 13 May 2004 - 09:06 PM.
Posted 13 May 2004 - 10:24 PM
All these are made from mochi gome (glutinous rice).
Note that certain sweets such as kuzu-mochi (arrowroot mochi) and warabi-mochi (bracken mochi) are not made from mochi-ko but from other types of starch, usually potato starch. (As their names suggest, kuzu-mochi and warabi-mochi used to be made from arrowroot starch and bracken root starch, respectively, which are now very expensive.)
Mochi used to make daifuku and other sweets contains sugar, which keeps mochi from hardening.
I wonder if ichigo daifuku (strawberry daifuku) are sold in the US. They were invented 16 to 17 years ago in Japan, and are now very popular.
Edited by Hiroyuki, 13 May 2004 - 11:57 PM.
Posted 14 May 2004 - 03:35 PM
Posted 09 June 2004 - 07:34 PM
I think that you can see both instances of assimilation and those of coexistence throughout Japan. I don't want to make any generalization.
This has been part of my answer to the following post in another thread:
QUOTE (jhlurie @ May 31 2004, 04:17 PM)
QUOTE (Jason Perlow @ Dec 3 2003, 10:06 PM)
How is Japanese Chinese different from Korean Chinese?
Well, Japan tends to assimilate more than co-exist, doesn't it? I'm wondering if the ethnically chinese people in Korea hold tighter to their ethnic identity than their counterparts in Japan.
Edited by Hiroyuki, 09 June 2004 - 09:49 PM.
Posted 10 June 2004 - 12:11 AM
various dango, with yuzu-miso, black sesame seeds and mitarashi dango with a sweet soy sauce.
these, the young peach daifuku (above) and the shuu cream (from another thread) were all bought at Chateraise, a cake shop/wagashi store chain:
for pictures of their products click on the 4th image down (looks like a cake)
Posted 10 June 2004 - 12:12 AM
Posted 15 June 2004 - 04:37 PM
Why not shop around for some good wagashi?


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He unrolls a flap of du zhong, (rubber tree bark), pulling the taut brown bark and exposing the silk threads. "Good for lower back pain, not because you're hit by a car, but old age," he said. (Photo below)
All the herbs are to be used as soup broth, or cooked like tea. Du zhong, Leung notes, is best prepared with pork bone soup.
Generally, though, Chinese medicine is not like a Western drug store, where you find a pill for your specific ailment. "Two patients can come in with a headache, but my formulas can look different than yours based on our constitutions, or presentations, age, everything," Leung said.
As a child, he dreamed of being a sports broadcaster, but his father squashed that plan. "Drop that dream real fast," Leung remembers him saying. Instead he became a licensed pharmacist and got a degree from the University of Buffalo.
Working as a supervisor at Walgreens, he liked the way they documented every transaction and conversation with physicians. "These things we take for granted in a western pharmacy, I took that and incorporated into our Chinese herbal pharmacy."
The Kamwo shop reflects Leung's diverse experiences. There are floor to ceiling drawers, like a giant card catalog stuffed with bags of fresh herbs, and ancient looking Chinese scales dangling from the ceiling.
Wearing a green smock and rubber gloves, the store's only non-English speaking staff fills herbal prescriptions, laying out orders on crisp white paper and folding concoctions for ailments like headaches, muscle pain, constipation and even breast milk production. Each paper envelope contains one-day's worth of herbs. In the basement, there is a clinically clean room for weighing the herbs that have been cooked, dried and crushed into a powder, for customers that don't like dealing with the earthy, dried herbs.
"It's not therapeutically superior to raw herbs. I tell people Folgers is never as strong as Starbucks, but then again it's better to have Folgers than no coffee. Not everyone is willing to brew herbs so this is a modern alternative to that," Leung said.
It's one of the modern conventions he's brought to the shop, which does a brisk business in person and online.
Standing near a rack of herbal face cream, which Leung's father created, Carolina Devarona, 23, visiting from Miami, made a special trip to Kamwo for some treatment. She's a nurse and suffers from bad asthma in the winter. "I don't know how to mix the teas and so I'll just get the pill form," she said. She doesn't like the steroids in western medicine. Unfortunately, she said, she's not permitted to recommend it to her patients.
Waiting for her prescription to be filled Wendy Wang, 30, thinks she might have chronic bronchitis. Her doctor tells her it's allergies, but the pills he prescribed haven't relieved her chest pain. So she's at Kamwo to pick up a concoction that includes di long (dried earthworms) and the placenta of an animal. She saw it on a TV show and is giving it a shot. "Chinese medicine is something you can try with not too much side effects. This is an ongoing course. If it's doing good, I will keep trying," Wang said.
Ayla Yavan, 35, is a local acupuncturist and a new mother. She often sends her patients to Kamwo, but today she's picking up a formula she designed herself, which she hopes will increase her breast milk production. It includes fenugreek and several other herbs, but she admits the origin of the ingredients is of some concern. "Sourcing is an issue, it's not FDA regulated. So it's difficult to know and a lot of times we're not seeing the herbs were prescribing our patients, or they're in a cooked form or granular form, but that that's why I like this place, they cater to a Western population."
Dutifully filling out prescriptions that are emailed in or written by local doctors is Chen Jian. The Chinese-born Chen, 60, has worked in traditional medicine most of his life and says the herb business is more tightly controlled in China than in America. But, he adds, "There is a strict process to select the herbs for export. Normally, the best quality is sent overseas."
Interview with Thomas Leung, owner of Kamwo Herbal Pharmacy
What do you take if you notice everyone in your office is getting sick and you want to prevent a cold?
There are certain herbs you can take to strengthen your Qi. You don't have enough Qi, your immune system is going to be weak. In Chinese medicine your immune system is described as our defensive Qi. And there are certain herbs to help strengthen our defensive Qi. Something like astragalus root (huang qi), something commonly used in Chinese medicine and Chinese food. You can put it in soup to boost your immune system. Codonopsis, (dang shen), they don't have much of taste so you can put it in soups and you get the goodness of it. It strengthens the spleen Qi, which helps build blood and give you overall strength.
But it's not about just taking a particular herb. Tt's about your lifestyle, too. Getting enough sleep helps with your Qi, also eating right, correctly. After that, if you still need boost, there are certain herbs. But if you're partying all night, I'm not sure taking astragalus root is going to help you.
When you get really sick shouldn't people just stick with Western medicine?
There's some truth to that, but certainly I wouldn't say that's true all the time. Emergency medicine, Western medicine is king. In China, if you get hit by a car no one is rushing you to the herbalist. You're going to the ER. Chinese medicine is a relatively novel concept in the United States, where you almost have to choose to "believe" in Chinese medicine or do you "believe" in Western medicine. In China they view it as medicine and they chose what's best depending on the situation. Like if you have a serious acute infection you're going to go to your western physician but for more preventive medicine they will use Chinese medicine and thirdly, often times, both of them can be used together. The people who study Western medicine they know about Chinese medicine and vice versa and they work together. But here in the U.S. because Chinese medicine is still new and novel and doesn't have the equal footing of Western medicine it seems like it's either/or, but that's certainly not the case in Asia.
What's the most expensive item in your shop?
An herb called cordyceps (dong chong xia cao), which is a fungus that took over the body of a worm. It's from Tibet and goes for $6,000 a pound or $800 an ounce. And people are actually naïve enough to think it's $800 an ounce-good like that would translate in efficacy, but actually it's not. I tell people when I was nine years old the same herb cost $6.50 cents an ounce. Very few people buy this. We only keep three or four ounces on hand. We have to carry some because certain formulas call for it, we usually call the practitioner and say, 'hey you sure you really want to use this?' Often times they back down. One of the most common uses is for asthma. But there are other herbs with comparable effectiveness that are 1/8,000 of the price. It does have this aura of superiority because of its price. If the Bill Gates of China was taking you out to dinner, I'm sure there are cordyceps in the soup.
What kind of customers do you have?
Most of our customers are not Chinese. Only 15 percent of our customers are Chinese. We're situated in the outer perimeters of Chinatown, but a lot of our business is mail order. We ship all over the United States and we have a lot of non-Chinese customers. Many certified herbalists in New York State are also acupuncturists and most are not Chinese. When they set up shop in small towns they see non-Chinese patients.
What's the best selling item?
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Grant Signing Ceremony: Agriculture Development Fund Remarks: Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Asif Rahimi
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Dr. Shah, Ambassador Eikenberry, honoured guests and friends, ladies and gentlemen...
...thank you for coming here to our experimental farm, on an historic day for Afghan farmers and the Afghan economy.
The Afghan Government has long recognised the need of farmers for affordable credit, and now USAID is providing $150 million dollars to help us take the first steps along that long road.
Everywhere in the world, farmers lead economically unpredictable lives affected by weather, changing commodity prices and more. Everywhere they need credit to borrow against the next harvest.
Virtually every country that is economically successful has government-assisted agricultural credit.
With credit, Afghan farmers will be able to invest in better seed or fertiliser. Some will borrow to rent more farmland or to help their family through a short-term crisis.
With credit, farmers can afford to modernize via new technology, improved irrigation, mechanization, storage and processing and, finally, deliver goods to markets.
The new Agricultural Development Fund will be supplied with initial finance and technical expertise by USAID, that will help the Afghan Government design credit products.
Commercial banks, and similar financial institutions, will provide loans to farm co-operatives, farmers and agribusinesses.
Then Afghan Government experts will regulate the process to protect borrowers and lenders alike.
In the first year the ADF plans to distribute US$ 18-to-24 million to 12,000 borrowers. By the end of second year, the ADF expects to lend an additional US$ 30 million to 18,000 new clients.
The ADF will also support seed enterprises by providing them with credit to help them purchase and distribute certified seed nationwide.
Today, banks are unwilling to take the risk of lending to farmers. Soon, government will assume most of the risk.
Secondly, our plan is flexible, to accommodate the needs of a farmer or a business.
An agribusiness may borrow and pass along that money to its suppliers so that they can invest in better packaging. A co-op may borrow to buy equipment for its members, or lend to individual members to lease or rent equipment.
The contract that we sign today, for US support to Afghan farm credit, is worth US$ 100 million for the Agricultural Development Fund, plus US$ 50 million for technical support.
The $ 50 million will help MAIL administer the fund and also help build agricultural value chains that cover every step in the economic process from the farm to the factory to the airport or the trucks full of exports.
This will get the process started, and test the results before lending institutions are expanded and services are increased. Soon, Afghan farmers will have an economic advantage that they never had before.
Administrator Shah and Ambassador Eikenberry, please convey our thanks to the American people.