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red_fists
25th July 2001, 01:10
This is for the serious Japanophiles.

Today, is the Day(25th/July) when all Japanese are supposed to be eating Eel(Unagi).

The reason for this to beat the Heat & Humidity of the Summer. It is the common belief, that by eating an Unagi-Don at a certain time you can get the needed energies to survive the Heat until the end of the summer.
The Eel is normally marinated and grilled and served over a bed of white rice, while the Miso Soup has the Eel innards to it.

There is of course also a counter for the Winters Cold which involves taking a Bath with certain fruits added in and eating the same Fruit.

So for the Guys in Japan, see if you can get a place at an Unagi-Restaurant tonight and munch down on the Una-Don for the sake of your Health.

BTW, Japan is having one of it's hottest & driest Summers ever. Tokyo recorded yesterday Heats of nearly 40 Celsius and Humidity stand at over 80%.
Night time lows are a balmy 28 Degree.

red_fists
7th August 2001, 22:19
Hi.

It was supposed to be "Tsuyu" season, in short the rainy time of the Summer.
Except we had NO rain, which normally cools it down a bit, by now Temperatures have dropped a bit.

But it was and is one of the hottest/humid Summers on record.