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Apples and Medicinal Cuisine

The word “medicinal cuisine” will make many people imagine a medicinal pot dish with Chinese crude drugs or a medicinal curry with a lot of spices. That’s not far off the mark. However, the medicinal cuisine essentially means a meal which is prepared to fit a person’s physical condition. It was developed from the Chinese medicine, based on the theory of Chinese traditional philosophy. Any meal fixed to fit the individual’s health would be called the medicinal cuisine even without using any crude drugs or spices. As for an example, most of us would share a childhood experience of being fed some grated apples when we caught a cold in… Read More »

column “A girl with bright red apples and red lips” by Rie Tsukinaga, movie writer

A girl with bright red apples and red lips ■The 1939 movie “The wonderful wizard of Oz” and the Apple Tree That was when I first saw the movie The wonderful wizard of Oz, which was made in 1939. As soon as the main character, Dorothy, passed through the sepia storm, a world full of colors awaited. Along with Dorothy, who was stunned by the scenery she had never seen, I was also stunned by the sudden appearance of the feast of colors. This fairy tale, in which 10-year-old Dorothy accidentally wanders into the magical land of Oz, has been loved by many people of all ages, from children’s literature… Read More »

“Apples and Music vol.3” by Horacio, a music writer

“Apples and Music” by Horacio, a music writer ~ All about apples ~ Horacio, a music writer, talks about apples enthusiastically, but in a relaxed manner. The long-awaited third volume is titled, “To Central Asia, gnawing at an apple” What comes to mind when you hear the word “apple” or see the fruit? Perhaps most of you would imagine an extensive apple orchard scene in Aomori or Nagano Prefecture. The close relationship between apples and these prefectures is almost common sense to most Japanese people. Conversely, many people would think of apples first when they hear the names of these prefectures.　Read more…   【Horacio】 A music writer who loves Polish… Read More »

“Apples and Music vol.2” by Horacio, a music writer

“Apples and Music” by Horacio, a music writer ~ All about apples ~ Horacio, a music writer, talks about apples enthusiastically, but in a relaxed manner. The curious second article is titled “Enhance Flavor by Mixture” One time there was an issue in the news about what to call children born between a Japanese and foreign national. We had never answered, and those children in question also have different opinions about how they want to be called. When the word, “Konketsu”, mixed blood, changed to “haafu” (half), there was a warm discussion.　Read more…   【Horacio】 A music writer who loves Polish Jazz, from Osaka, now lives in Aomori. Apple University… Read More »

A new section!　“Apples and Music” by Horacio, a music writer

“Apples and Music” by Horacio, a music writer ~ All about apples ~ The new section has begun. “Apples and Music” by Horacio, a music writer~ All about apples ~ Horacio, a music writer, talks about apples enthusiastically, but in a relaxed manner. The curious first article is titled “Excitement about the gap between the appearance and flavor of yellow apples.” “Looks” are important for most things, including food. Do you remember that once a book titled, “People Are Judged 90% by Appearance”, became a best seller? A delicious-looking food tastes really good. A gentle-looking man was found to be, as expected, really kind. Learning value only by appearance gives… Read More »