Grain is Good

I have been spending a lot of time lately learning to photograph my dinners, lunches, and breakfasts. Its always fun to have a theme, it gives me a point of reference to see if I am improving in my photography, and its been incredibly interesting working with Tomoe to research more about what we are eating.

We just received a delivery yesterday with just over $100 worth of various grains, seeds, cereals, and other assorted goodies such as mochi powders and a type of dried weed that Japanese samurai soldiers used to soak in miso and wear as a belt on their long journies - providing them with a convenient, light-weight, great tasting seasoning for soup they would then cook in their helmets.

I spent way too long photographing them, and even longer researching the cultural uses and agricultural significance of the various grains in Japan. We still have some more research to do, but can't wait to share part II of What Gaijin Eat.