[pct-l] at the "edge"

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Dear Diane

The flattened rice is a germinated unpolished rice which was flattened and
baked twice. This instant rice is sold for health purpose, especially for
whom wanted to be slim. I found this rice around two yeas ago, and used for
hiking. Its nutrition value is superb, cooking is very simple. I do not
think you can purchase this in US.

Japanese site: 1 kg = 1,600 yen = 16 dollar ( very expensive rice)
http://e-tamashii.com/SHOP/ke3124.html

And thanks for Low Gear Song:  I have not yet translated into Japanese.




2013/9/14 Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com>

> Yoshihiro had this really good flattened brown rice. Looked sort of
> like oats. He says it is very difficult to find in Japan. I found
> some in an Asian market but it's Indian. It's called poha. Look up
> flattened rice on wikipedia and that's what it is. I have not tasted
> this product yet, but Yoshihiro's rice was really good so I'm hoping
> the Indian version of it is okay.
>
> Yoshihiro soup:
> Water in a pot
> Add some chicken broth granules
> Add some dried green veggies and seaweed (I've dehydrated bok choy
> and green onions and have hijiki and wakame but anything will work. I
> don't know what Yoshihiro's greens were.)
> Add some wild onions and/or mushrooms if you've been lucky enough to
> find some
> Boil
> Add a little arrowroot powder to thicken it up
> Add a little toasted sesame oil for flavor
>
> That's the soup. The fewer ingredients you have, the poorer the soup
> gets until you have poor-man's soup.
>
> For the rice dish:
> Augment the basic soup with whatever meat product you can get.
> Yoshihiro could get chicken and beef in similar packets we get tuna
> and salmon, but his chicken and beef were seasoned with soy sauce and
> whatever else. Pour this over the flattened rice and let it sit for a
> little while. You'll have a tasty Japanese meal.
>
> For the potato "salad":
> Dehydrated potato flakes (we'll just have to use mashed potatoes)
> Add a little cold water, barely enough to get it reconstituted.
> Add a generous portion of mayonnaise.
> Add tuna.
> Eat up!
>
>
> On Sep 13, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Betty Wheeler wrote:
>
> > I would also like to find out about the "flattened" rice and 'all
> > kinds of dried greens" -- I'd love to hear enough info to allow me
> > to find and try those out. Brand name, source, or other info,
> > please? Anything worth telling about that is key to "Yoshihiro soup?"
> > Betty
> >
> >
> > On Sep 13, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > ... The food he cooks is great! I learned a
> > > lot from him this summer. I've got all kinds of dried greens now for
> > > my "Yoshihiro soup" and I found some flattened rice similar to what
> > > he brings.
> >
>
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2010, 2011, 2012), Wind River Range, Glacier NP (2013)

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