2 posts tagged “chicken”

This is a crosspost from hello! yoshi. You can comment here or there.

While I was stationed in Japan in MCAS Iwakuni (1993-1995) I learned a lot of things about Japan. First of all, I was 24 years old then. When I last stepped foot in Japan prior to that, I was 15 years old. A lot of things can happen between those years. Those are life changing years. Since I was much older, and an adult then, I got to go to places that I never would have went to. Places like hostess clubs, love hotels, and such. Although honestly I never did get to go to a love hotel, as they were a bit spendy, especially when the yen rate was so horrible. Although hostess clubs weren't any cheaper either!

But no, Japan is tons of fun. One memory I have while stationed there was what everyone called "The Chicken Shack." Now, I'm betting that most people in Iwakuni are still calling it that. And if not, I don't see why not! The Chicken Shack is actually a very expensive restaurant called Sanzoku. Now I'm betting you're wondering why it's called "The Chicken Shack" and you'd be of good mind to wonder about that. Because it is the place we bring all the new folks who get stationed there, and they serve chicken (which is always a safe food option in Japan), it's thusly called "The Chicken Shack." Nevermind that it's not the real name of the place. You learn that people give nicknames to a lot of places.

But The Chicken Shack was a very cool place. Very "Japanese-y" if you will. (forgive my Engrish.) The service was great, the people were friendlly, and although they didn't speak very well english, people always managed to get their point across and get the food that they wanted. I've really got to find some old photos of that area and post them, to accompany this post.

Hey Iwakuni-ites, are you missing it? It was way too expensive there though. I think most of us really preferred going just outside the front gate, and going to California Chicken. I miss that place, because you could pay in dollars there and the chicken was exceptional.

This is a crosspost from hello! yoshi

So today I loaded up the dishwasher. While this may sound like nothing major to you, to myself, this is a major deal. I almost never use the dishwasher. Personally, I'd love to get rid of the dishwasher, if only to get more cabinet space. In our kitchen, we just don't have storage space. I had to buy one of those rolling cabinet/islands in order to get more space and an extra drawer. (of which we only have 2.)

I was just feeling overwhelmed with the number of dishes. I know I should have washed the dishes last night, but I was tired, and didn't really feel like doing much of anything. Talk about lazy huh?

Of course, on top of that I've gotta clean this house. Holy cow. I'll probably get to that right after I make this post.

Oh, btw, I did manage to make cashew chicken. Unfortunately, while it wasn't bad, I didn't quite get quite the sauce I was looking for. I think I know what I'm missing, but I'll think about it and try it out the next time I do cashew chicken. :)