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Saturday
29 November
10am-3pm
Kunibiki Messe Large
Exhibition Hall, Matsue
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A mouthwatering range of
food from around the world! |
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International flea-market − come and find a bargain! |
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A diverse range of cultural
exchange booths |
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Non-stop entertainment on
our International Stage |
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Free legal advice and daily-life
counseling for foreigners |
Look,
listen, experience −Come and get
a sense of the world.
Note: Due to limited parking around the
Kunibiki Messe, we recommend visitors
car-pool or use public transport where
possible. |
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Ashley Brooks is from the Gold Coast in Australia and
is currently working as a Coordinator of International Relations at the Shimane
Prefecture Office.
Compared with my home country, Australia, Japan is often described as a homogenous
society. Indeed, people of foreign nationality make up only 0.91% of the total
population. Today the foreign population of Shimane is 5,325, consisting of 86
nationalities. While this is proportionally lower than the national average, the
international community's presence in Shimane is a very strong one.
Something that often surprises me is the range of cuisine available in restaurants
around Japan. Menus with Indian, Sri Lankan, Italian, Korean, French, Thai, and
numerous other dishes from around the world can be seen not just in the big centres
of Tokyo and Osaka, but even in more rural areas like Matsue. Admittedly, some
of these dishes take on their own unique Japanese flavour, adjusted according
to the availability of ingredients, or in an effort to suit Japanese tastebuds
− many foreigners new to Japan are alarmed to find corn on their pizzas, seaweed
on their pasta and shredded cabbage where there should be lettuce!
I was having dinner with a Japanese friend in an okonomiyaki restaurant one night
and we were discussing how in Engish, okonomiyaki is sometimes described as “Japanese
pizza”. As we scanned the wide range of okonomiyaki available (including traditionally
non-Japanese ingredients such as kimchi and cheese), its direct translation of
“cook what you like” seemed more appropriate. Some days later, inspired by the
internationalized “Japanese Pizza”, we thought it would be fun to try and create
an international dish of our own. The result of our experimentation was a unique
taste of four different cultures − Jaga-kim-cheese. The best thing is all ingredients
are readily available in most local supermarkets and grocery stores.
Jaga-kim-cheese
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Potatoes
Kimchi
Cheese
Corn |
First, peel then cut the potatoes into
sticks, as if to make French fries. Fry
them in a wok or pan until they become
soft. Then add kimchi- the spicier the
better! While mixing, add some corn. To
top it off, add cheese and let it all
melt in together. Sounds peculiar but
in fact all your international friends
should enjoy this dish. Be adventurous
and add in your own ingredients. Bon Appetit!
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