The other day, Beaujolais Nouveau was released. The other day, Beaujolais Nouveau was released.

My son Janbo reserved and bought it for us. My son Janbo reserved and bought it for us.

Suntory Beaujolais Villages Nouveau, a set of two bottles, one red and one white.

Since we had the chance, we enjoyed it in Baccarat wine glasses.

However, the menu didn't really go well with the wine...

Fresh wasabi and pickled wasabi from Maruiwa Ando Wasabi Shop, which we bought at Joren Falls on our trip to Izu.

Fresh wasabi and pickled wasabi from Maruiwa Ando Wasabi Shop, which we bought at Joren Falls on our trip to Izu.

I wanted something light, so I had fresh wasabi rice bowl and boiled pumpkin. I wanted something light, so I had fresh wasabi rice bowl and boiled pumpkin.

"Wappa" fried chicken, just cut up cabbage.

Wasabi rice bowl, the wasabi was creamy and delicious.

I heard that very fine wasabi can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month,

so I'd like to enjoy it again in hand-rolled sushi.

I've only ever drunk red wine, but when I think that my son Janbo bought it for me,

it feels especially delicious.

Sorry for the slightly creepy photo. Sorry for the slightly creepy photo. It's cabbage rolls. The cabbage is held in place with spaghetti so that it doesn't unravel.

Everyone in my family wants to taste cabbage more than meat, so I'll make it by wrapping it with lots of cabbage. This cabbage is from the vegetable cabbage sold at the "Tokyo Rusk" factory store in Izu. A big, heavy cabbage was 150 yen per head, and a nice radish was made into oden yesterday. I also bought onions, spinach, broccoli, and tomatoes, but even if I bought a whole green bag from Costco, it was only 1,500 yen. This cabbage was so sweet that I used one head to make cabbage rolls, so I wish I had bought two more heads and made them into salads or okonomiyaki.

Now, later on. Now, later on. I also had the white cabbage. It had a refreshing acidity and was delicious. Oden on this day. Oden on this day. Beaujolais Nouveau and oden?! The radish I bought in Izu was delicious. But it was oden. I was lazy and bought AEON Top Value (pink one) ganmo and mochi-kinchaku from My Basket. I put in Top Value Best Price (yellow one) hanpen, but it was no good! I knew that the yellow Top Value, or Top Value Best Price, was all about price, but after simmering it for a bit, it fell apart when I picked it up with chopsticks. I bought Top Value because that was all they had at My Basket, but I'll never buy hanpen again. In fact, I'll stay away from yellow Top Value in general. And the pink Top Value ganmodoki and ganmodoki motogi. They were completely different from what I expected. I need to buy good quality fish paste products for oden, like Kibun, Kanetetsu, or Ichimasa. But if I buy too many, I'll end up eating oden all the time, and it'll be surprisingly expensive per meal, so I'll make a point of carefully selecting the manufacturer and type of oden I buy in the future.

It's finally getting colder, but I'm always complaining that it's so hot - maybe it's because of menopause - and I'm always struggling with whether I should have something light or warm for dinner.