Shahjahan Siraj

Today 6th March was the “Fukushima Global Citizen Festival, 2005” in Koriama Big Parato Centre. It is a big community gathering in which motto of the festival is – “Citizen of Earth: what we could do now”. We, the team from Iino also joined in the festival. Including JICA forty three NPO and youth organisations displayed their work, activities and caliber for serving the world people and embrace the world culture. Some centers collect donation by selling folk and indigenous products of developing countries for those children education and poverty alleviation. I was very surprised to see Japanese people’s generosity to “tsunami” effected countries’ especially to the children of Sri Lanka. There was 11 countries food restaurant, served individual country’s food and test with Japanese team. I personally looked Bangladesh or Indian food as I was missing longtime to eat Bangladeshi test. At last I got a Pakistani shop where an Indian also was selling. I ate one chapatti and chicken tikka bu...

Sashimi is thinly sliced raw seafood, one of the most typical and popular Japanese food. Before visit Japan, I known about it but had strange prejudice as I had about Filipino food “Balud”. How it possible to eat raw fish! How it possible to eat baby chicken including feather and stomach! Is it heritage of primitive culture! I have taken both Sashimi and Balud. But I did not forget the surprise of Balud as I felt the feather and raw intestines test of chicken. Balud also is the most typical food in Philippines. When inside egg baby chicken grownup, before day of born – it makes boiled! Making fractures in the top of egg and mixing salty spice it is eaten. However I vomited after take half of Balud; but now I can take easily Sashimi with satisfaction. Before I thought Sashimi, the raw fish has a strong smile as like as Bangladeshi river fish. Actually Shashi fish has no strong order and bone, very soft as like as cooked fish. Because of good test and morning-sun-red looking sashimi ...