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so what is in this?? The one I had was a bit different and probably better. I've tried to list all the contents as best I can. Two types of 'matcha' (green tea) soft ice cream Vanilla soft ice cream Whipped cream Matcha sponge cake Soft Yatsuhashi, a cinammon sweet bean paste. Anko regular sweet bean paste. Apricots Kuromame ( sweet black beans) Mochi balls Mint Broken pieces of hard Yatsuhashi A Yatsuhashi stick. Getting the correct balance between the ingredients is important. The end result is light and not cloying but almost indescribably delicious. o.k. i want to try one - can i get one in the States? LOL. I'd say that's highly unlikely but you'd better ask an American poster about that, I wouldn't know. Perhaps there is a restaurant in NYC specializing in Kyoto cuisine but I very much doubt that it would be up to the standard of the real thing. Matcha parfait is a speciality of Kyoto. Afterthought : If you can find a Japanese department store like Mitsukoshi, Seibu etc that may be your best bet. They usually have upscale tea shops and cafes that might well sell it.

Roasted black beans, crunchy and addictive.

so what is in this?? The one I had was a bit different and probably better. I've tried to list all the contents as best I can. Two types of 'matcha' (green tea) soft ice cream Vanilla soft ice cream Whipped cream Matcha sponge cake Soft Yatsuhashi, a cinammon sweet bean paste. Anko regular sweet bean paste. Apricots Kuromame ( sweet black beans) Mochi balls Mint Broken pieces of hard Yatsuhashi A Yatsuhashi stick. Getting the correct balance between the ingredients is important. The end result is light and not cloying but almost indescribably delicious.

The amazingly delicious mattcha parfait I had in Kyoto, the gourmet capital of the world imho. The photo does it no justice.

Skype. Great for international communications, great for compulsive talkers. I use it quite often.

Treme Can somebody tell me what the tune was the kid was playing on keyboards when Sonny posted the note on the noticeboard? I know I've got in somewhere but can't remember the title !

Homicide Life On The Streets Season 3 Outstanding.

House Chicago Code Only my opinion but House is at or past it's sell by date. Hugh Laurie seems to be becoming a caricature of himself. His antics are tiresome.

Fringe. Can't wait for next week !

A lovely voice, Poetry Man was a magic song.

Fringe.

I have come from yonder star, take me to your leader, wait a minute, I am the leader. PM Kan visiting a ' safe' part of Fukushima.

The Killing - Canadian remake version I'll be burned as a heretic for this but, based on the first four episodes, the remake is better than the original imo.

Many happy returns

Wonders Of The Universe BBC2- Professor Brian Cox Most impressive. Highest recommendation.

change the constitution Correct me if I'm wrong but UK doesn't have a single written constitution stating the rights of it's citizens but a series of constitutional documents the best known being the Magna Carta. Am I wrong?

Fortunately I'm far enough away to be able to completely ignore it and pretend it never happened. Sue Townsend summed up my feelings in The Queen & I.

You beat me to it. I was going to say much the same. The sudden 'format change' was very cool.

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2.10pm. Yet another sizable quake, 6.3M in Fukushima, 3 in Tokyo although it felt bigger.

I've been trying to keep a positive frame of mind and not succumb to stress but I don't mind telling you that these continuing aftershocks, three yesterday, two today as of lunchtime are pretty hard on one's nerves. Hisako was telling me of a big increase in outpatients at neurology departments. One problem a lot of people are having, myself included, is imagining that the building is trembling when it isn't. I don't know how many times a day I find myself glancing up at the lights. Swinging lights being the first indication of a quake. Gotta chill out somehow

Two more quite big aftershocks.Last night I arrived for a dental appointment to find the doors wide open and the staff standing around looking worried. This morning it was shake rattle and roll again. everyone's on edge after a month of aftershocks. Wish it would end.

The final two episodes of Mildred Pierce. So different to the Michael Curtiz version that making comparisons is a bit futile. I thought is was brilliant and will watch it all again in the near future.

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