#but a dried persimmon is 'hoshigaki'!

[tanuki-kimono]

Heartwarming modern obi (worn here) with a cute winter scenery: you can see here a mieschievious cat playing with dangling strings of hoshigaki (dried persimmon).

Kaki are traditionally put to dry on country houses porches, a comforting colorful sight in the bleak of winter!

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[falseandrealultravival]

Big Dipper (prose poem)

making dried persimmons

One morning, at a garbage collection spot near my house, I looked for a garbage bag full of fallen leaves. The purpose is to scatter the fallen leaves in the garden and use them as blankets for hibernating plants and animals. Fallen leaves eventually return to the soil as fertilizer.

When I tried to put the bag after work into another bag, more than 30 bright red persimmons were put in a plastic bag and thrown away… I burst into tears. "Poor thing···".

I immediately picked it up and left it overnight to clean it. The next day, I picked 7 of them, peeled them off, and tried to thread a string through the calyx. I make dried persimmons. But it doesn't pass. It was bad. Only two strings were barely passing through, and when I went to the veranda to dry it under the eaves, there were no protrusions to hook. How inconvenient is modern housing compared to old private houses?

I thought I'd call it the "Big Dipper" if I could hang it up, but I was wrong. I'll think about it tomorrow.

And today, I remembered that there is a "fish net". What's wrong with drying persimmons in fish drying nets? It's the 31st star of the North Dipper.

14.12.2005

[psychopasss4]

PPP Novel is out❣️

...just in time for the Lunar New Year Eve, Feb. 9th. 🎉

Noitamina Shop will hold Arata Shindo-kun's bday campaign and at the same time promotes the PPP novel sale 🥂🥳.

Have you already prepared dried persimmons? 🤗 You know, in ancient times people used to wind-hang outside Hoshigaki, thus the Japanese lantern shape we know about today were taken from. 📸 Google Images.

Quick Review:

During the premier of PPP movie before the Global launch, fans kept asking Dir. Shiotani about

The meaning of empty liquor bottle in Kogami's desk.

Why Kogami removed his jacket during his balcony scene

And his answer were simple. Kogami didn't know the difference of wearing it inside or outside. At first, I thought it was some kind of a funny little joke, or I didn't understand the words full well (I'm not a full-bred Japanese though I studied Nihonggo way back in grade school).

But if you read the PPP novel, you will realize Kogami isn't fully adjusted from his traumatic experiences as a mercenary overseas 🤧. So he doesn't feel how to act just as he used to when he's back.

And ofcourse, we all know he and Saiga only emptied the liquor after long hours of chatting and Tonami profiling.

2. It's interesting that the writing team have taken the pulse of the fans during the Q&A session, thus some points in PPP novel is what we might've expect after all 🤭.

3. Some may say it's nothing new. As it seems the writing team pretty much remain loyal to the movie summary. But if you read between the lines, you realize how it is a bit forgiving & fan-serving, compare to the movie itself 👍🏻.

4. The locations...last minute alterations... 😆😂.

5. And ofcourse the last time Akane spent with Saiga on his detention cell 😭. She literally blame herself for asking him to come to them on Dejima in MoFA's HQ to retrieve the Stronskaya Papers a day after. Which we all know ended tragically.

6. She pulls the trigger. She question the justice. Which quotes the same kind of line from PP3 novel when she's writing her thoughts down in an analogue typewriter. From that scene she thought of Kogami's action and how Sybil judged him for that.

But in PPP novel, no doubt she puts into consideration the life of Atsushi Shindo and how he was used as a pawn, only to be a master pawn who puppets the life of another pawn like what happened to Akira Ignatov.

Aswell as Akira Ignatov's sacrifice. He volunteered to be a puppet for the sake of the future generation. For the sake of his brother in particular 😢😓😓😢.

7. Frede-chan's holding back and being indecisive to keep the truth about the mission to Kogami. Is like keeping her phone number to her crush 😹🤭. Sure, she's just conscious how would Kou-chan would react since she knows Saiga and him are pretty close 😮‍💨.

8. The writing team did a pretty good job by staying true to their plot work. They know what they're doing. As if taken up some piece of advice from Gege Akutami 😅😂.

9. The last scene is pretty much heart-aching but well executed 😘🤌🏻❤️

10. The General was a medical AI but I wonder if the creator of Sybil also created that?... how about BiFrost? Oh hello, Season 4! We're waving at you ☺️😀!

11. Many hate Akane for trying to control Kogami, again?! Let me get this straight, SHE ISN'T CONTROLLING ANYONE!

There's a MASSIVE difference when he a.) first pulled the trigger against Makishima (out of revenge) and when he b.) pulls that against Tonami.

Akane knows it best.

a) She doesn't want him to be a person swallowed by revenge like Sasuke (Naruto).

b) She hopes Kogami is back for the better but instead he acted again with his animal instinct which indicates he can still be easily outplayed by emotions instead of not letting it get the human out of him.

Akane still looks up to Kogami. She knows he was labeled as a latent criminal by Sybil. But the way Kou acted is like proving to Sybil that their labeling of him as latent criminal was right. And if there's one thing Akane isn't fond of, that is proving Sybil right.

So it's not about Kogami. It's about her campaign against Sybil's false and unfair judgement! So don't mock her! 😖

Lastly, PPP novel is enjoyable because a lot of fans are exerting efforts to translate it to English for fans abroad. Kudos to you all❣️

Not everyone have the time, capacity and dedication you've spent. Including me, I'm not good in translation. So thank you. You are the heart of PSYCHO-PASS franchise global expansion ❤️🥰.

End of Review.

Okay, so that wasn't a quick one 😋 sorry about that. I just hope you guys have a wonderful day. Have fun and enjoy everything that you do!

🥰🤗

Meanwhile, the original crew of PP1 are in their podcast discussing how the series have been progressing so far 😋😂

Nah! It's just a trace sketch of CD Discussion Vol. 1

🤣🤣🤣

[twin-azure-dragon-wave]

*SessRin Drabble*

Lips like sugar kisses.

Ao3

Dried persimmons were Rin’s autumn specialty, but they took work.

She peeled the fruit, tied a knot around each stem and hung them up to dry. Every day for weeks she pressed them until they shriveled and softened. Patiently, she waited for the sugar bloom to form, the fine, white dusting announcing that her hoshigaki were ready to be savored.

She put one—sweet and spicy—on Sesshomaru’s tongue. Fruit was one of the few things he ate and he bit into it, powdery sugar speckling his lips.

Rin enjoyed the fruits of her labor.

Especially the candy flavored kisses.

[sidewalkchemistry]

Dried Persimmons (Hoshigaki)

For centuries, the Japanese have been making dried persimmons, called hoshigaki, using a traditional method. These chewy, mildly sweet fruits are commonly enjoyed as a tea sweet, particularly with green tea.

At their most basic, hoshigaki are persimmons that are peeled and hung until they shrivel and a natural sugar coating forms on their surface. But there's more to it than that.

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Hoshigaki (from the Japanese terms hoshi, meaning dried, and kaki, persimmon) are dried persimmons, made with a centuries-old technique that’s both incredibly simple and ridiculously labor-intensive. Each persimmon must be peeled, tied, hung, and gently massaged every day for four to six weeks, until they reach the perfect level of dried-yet-pliant texture and darkly sweet, warm spice-y flavor. Over time, the fruit’s natural sugars crystallize into a powdery white skin across its surface, the prized “sugar bloom” that sets hoshigaki apart from more mundane dried fruit...

The investment in time and effort has led some to compare hoshigaki to Kobe beef, which requires ranchers to massage their cattle daily to achieve rich marbling. While the comparison is catchy, in truth, making hoshigaki is a far more accessible process. “Anyone can make it — all you need is access to the fruit, a knife, and some string,” says Rieger. “But it takes an amazing amount of your own personal time, and you cannot cheat the process. So if someone gives you a box, it means they care about you enough to invest a lot of time and effort into your gift.”

[bottleosand29]

Honestly it's been one of my dreams to come to this persimmon orchard. Over 100 years old and Japanese owned. It survived the Japanese internment. They specialize in hoshigaki (dried hachiya) but have other unique heirlooms that I can't wait to try (Hyakume or cinnamon, and Maru or chocolate brown fleshed). Pinch me.

[daimonios]

we are making hoshigaki (dried persimmons—the kind you hang up whole to dry) and you are all so jealouse :)

[inaka-edu]

Amazingly delicious Japanese Hoshigaki, persimmon 'fruit of the gods'!

We tried a new thing this year, making hoshigaki (干し柿)! Nestled in the heart of rural Japan, where time seems to move at a slower pace and nature’s beauty is omnipresent, the art of making Hoshigaki, or Japanese dried persimmons, has been passed down through generations. This age-old tradition combines patience, skill, and an intimate connection with the land, resulting in a delicacy that…

[nlgrhm]

Chaya

new cocktail!

2 oz sake

1 oz matcha Kahlua

Garnished with a hoshigaki (dried persimmon)

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[theothervonkarmagirl]

"My neighbor gave these to me from her tree."

In Clara's hands were two long strings of hoshigaki, sugary dried persimmons with a silky texture. "She told me to share them, so would you like one?"

[momobud]

Japanese Ichida Hoshigaki (Dried Persimmon, 200g pack)

29 March 23 $97 cost 10x200g sell $17/pk, $32/2pks

[paworn]

Sakizuke (amuse-bouche) & Senzai (appetizers) - Tofu with salmon roe - Tatami Iwashi (dried baby sardine sheets) - Mukako Isobeage (Japanese yam tubercles coated with seaweed batter) - Kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) - Hoshigaki (dried persimmon) with cream cheese - Braised quail egg - Ankimo (monkfish liver) - Baigai Umani (braised sea snails in soy sauce) - Izaki - 19 November 2022 (at IZAKI Japanese Restaurant / 料理 ゐざき) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn_OE7iL6Tc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tokumon]

Dried Persimmon World from Zenkaiger ep. 30

[bottleosand29]

Honestly it's been one of my dreams to come to this persimmon orchard. Over 100 years old and Japanese owned. It survived the Japanese internment. They specialize in hoshigaki (dried hachiya) but have other unique heirlooms that I can't wait to try (Hyakume or cinnamon, and Maru or chocolate brown fleshed). Pinch me.