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Let's pretend that there are no tiresome restrictions like visas and such. If eating well were the only criteria, where in the world would you move to?

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I know that quite a lot of people who follow Just Bento and/or Just Hungry are interested in Japanese culture in general. So, this is a very-infrequent plug for my Japanese language mini-lesson blog and Twitter account. The Twitter account is separate from my main chatty Twitter (@bentotips, where I actually rarely tweet any bento tips...); it's at @mainichinihongo. There is also a companion blog, Hungry For Words, which has longer lessons on occasion. The lessons are not very structured or anything - I just talk about words or phrases that pop into my mind.

So, if you are studying Japanese, or just interested in nihongo, take a look! It's all part of my mission to spread Japanese culture over the world, like gomashio on rice ^_^.

(Cross-posted to Just Hungry and Just Bento.)

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Did you win prize EU01 of Menu For Hope V? If so, you still haven't gotten in touch! Please do so via here.

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Because I have sooo much to do right now, I've started yet another small project.

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I really have no idea anymore how many people follow this site but don't follow Just Bento, and vice versa, but in case that is you, I just wanted to let you know that the brand new forum is now open. I've made sections to discuss non-bento food, or anything else that strikes your fancy too.

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You may have noticed over on Just Bento that I've now made the user login form much more visible. I'll be doing the same on Just Hungry, but for now the login/register links are at the top left of every page. This is to encourage you to register on the site. I have stopped short of requiring registration in order to comment and so on for now, but I have turned back on comment moderation for any unregistered commenters.

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Mochitsuki photo by Ivva

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[Update:] Menu For Hope has been extended to December 31st!

menuforhope2008sm.jpgI've been sick with a cold since Friday. You know the usual stuff - headache, feverish, coughing, and above all that overwhelming grumpiness and desire to make the lives of everyone in my immediate vicinity (or, 'meatspace' as the hip kids call it) as miserable as I feel. In this kind of mood, the last thing I want to do is to go out and do any last-minute holiday shopping.

Maybe you feel the same way (about the shopping, hopefully not the cold part). The last couple of days before Christmas should be spent in your cozy home, decorating your kids, hugging your presents, and wrapping your tree. Or do I have that confused... Anywho, to take care of those last, difficult-to-shop-for people on your list, how about giving them a raffle ticket or two for Menu For Hope?

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Olives

When I posted my recipe for poppy seed encrusted green pea mini-burgers over on Just Bento this week, I was a bit surprised that a few people had a problem with the inclusion of a small amount of chopped olives or olive paste. My first thought was, "How can anyone object to olives?" But then I remembered that I, too, used to have a problem with olives.

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A Christmas post from 5 years ago, during Just Hungry: The Early Years.

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