Tuesday, April 10, 2012
round & round
It looks like an empty lot
but if you look a little closer you'll spot these prehistoric confirmers of spring.
Called つくし tsukushi in Japanese these spore-bearing stalks of a variety of horsetail (Equisetum arvense) are edible and delicious.
It was my ceramics teacher Arai-Sensei who taught me how to collect, clean, and prepare tsukushi. A year later, my belly full with our lil' spore, Edo and I went collecting them again. On our way home who did we run into but Arai-Sensei (whom I hadn't seen in months) and after a brief exchange of be-wells and take-cares we continued on our way. Later I couldn't help but admire our tsukushi, dusting green spores in a bowl made in Sensei's class. Isn't it lovely how cycles complete themselves?
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Interesting plant...I've heard of horsetail, but never seen it--not any variety of it...and did not know it was edible.
ReplyDeleteI watched your latest youtube video--Anzac Cookies, but couldn't figure out where to leave a comment. They look delicious.
ReplyDeleteWas wondering--is your oven a convection/microwave combination? I know from watching your videos that most Japanese homes do not have the larger ovens like I use here in the U.S.
AND...I love the bowls that held your ingredients. So pretty. You make everything look so artful and graceful.
Sorry to be so verbose :).