Asparagi and Other Musings

How do you say Asparagus plural?

Is it Asparagi?

The reason I ask is because today, I saw the smallest bunch of Asparagus I have ever seen in my life... It was hardly worthy of the title "bunch".

See that little bunch there...the one with like 4 "asparagi"...

how many people do you think that will feed?

I'm gonna guess a (Japanese) family of four. Especially if you get creative and cut them up then wrap them in bacon like we did...Yummmmmmmmmmm!Everything is small here. Look at these very cute, colorful and TINY snack bags...think super mini bags of Doritos (flavored like shrimp or seaweed)

In Japan you would hardly think of buying a whole watermelon...these slices are more than enough. Partly because no one would eat a whole watermelon and partly because a regular size, whole watermelon is a minimum of $70.All the small stuff aside, let's talk about Japanese food.

If you were a regular Japanese person, you might opt for one of these friendly creatures to feed your family...

Or you might get them all prettied up like this...
Or this...Mmmmmm...this sashimi looks good to me. I'll opt for these two...And this roll with cucumber and salty plums...None of those work for you? How about some frozen food then? There's lots to choose from...Japanese Chow Mein (Yaki-Soba), Dumplings, Pizza's you name it!

If you've got a sweet tooth, my brother has a suggestion for you.

Chococo Cookies = Yum!

Or you could get some candy...
Or something cold...

Or some fresh pastries...made today...

Along side these sweet breads...
To wash it all down, some soda...

Or any kind of ice tea, coffe, juice, water of your choice...

If you're like me, you'll have a little bit of everything. Here's my plate at one point during my home cooked dinner tonight...
Believe me, the items on the plate changed frequently and it was all delicious!

Now it's time to hunt down my immaculate dessert...