It seemed like we had only said hello to old friends and meet new ones before we had to say goodbye. Our last night in Okayama was filled with many smiles and a few tears, all played out before a pot luck dinner provided by artists, parents and friends. Spread out before us was steamed rice dumplings, stir fried pork with broccoli, fish paste, fresh fruit and vegetables. All prepared at home and brought to the Okayama Art Link Center. Biru and Okayama sake were there to satisfy artistic thirsts.
Two local artists, Manabe-san and Yuziki-san fired up the griddle and started making homemade Okonomiyaki. Okonomi means "what you want" and yaki means "grilled or cooked". We have had Okonomiyaki a few times before but we can say this was the best.
We really got to enjoy home cooking on this trip to Japan, and it made us see that maybe we could actually prepare some of these dishes at home.
Thanks All...... Ja Mata!
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