Italiensk mat

I visited my Italian friend and tried to cook gnocchi.  The first time I had gnocchi was in Rome long time ago. After that I have not had a chance to have it. Finally I did and it was very good. One is with tomato source with   mozzarella, the other one is with gorgonzola and wholenuts.

My friend made my favorite Tiramisu!

Japanska efterrätter ( Japanese sweets)

Sometimes I want Japanese sweets. But it is almost impossible to buy them here so I have to give up or make by myself.
The picture is Japanese sweets served when I stayed in a traditional Japanese hotel in Japan.  Kaki sorbet (on the top ), Sesame pudding ( on the right) and Yokan ( on the left).
Yokan is a tradional Japanese sweet, which is basically made of azuki beans, kanten (agar agar), and sugar.
Unlike western style it is very common that several sweets of small pieces are served.  I like that way so I can enjoy different taste before being tired of.  

Tokyo Skytree

As you may already know, Tokyo Skytree opened to the public on May 22,2012.  This tower with height of 634.0 meters is the tallest tower in the world   The picture is from their website. The name of Tokyo Skytree was decided by the public survey.