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Note: This is the earliest English-language document<br />
seen (May 2012) that contains the term “treasure balls.”<br />
It refers to Chinese-style t<strong>of</strong>u mixed with various fi nelychopped<br />
vegetables, rolled into balls, <strong>and</strong> deep-fried t<strong>of</strong>u. (8)<br />
A wooden keg <strong>of</strong> red miso <strong>and</strong> a plastic bag <strong>of</strong> barley miso.<br />
(9) Shoyu in a metal can, wooden keg, glass bottle, <strong>and</strong> tabletop<br />
dispenser. Traditional Japanese kitchen tools: Miso-koshi<br />
(woven bamboo strainer used in making miso soup). cutting<br />
board, Japanese vegetable knife, wooden spatula, bamboo<br />
rice paddle (shamoji) <strong>and</strong> spoon, woven bamboo col<strong>and</strong>er or<br />
tray (zaru), suribachi, Japanese grater (oroshi-gané), sudaré<br />
(bamboo mat), pressing sack for t<strong>of</strong>u or <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong>, serrated<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u-slicing knife, tawashi scrub-brush (made <strong>of</strong> natural palm<br />
fi ber), wok with draining rack <strong>and</strong> wooden lid, stir-frying<br />
ladle <strong>and</strong> spatula, long cooking-chopsticks, mesh skimmer,<br />
deep-frying thermometer, Chinese bamboo steamer (seiro),<br />
charcoal brazier (konro, shichirin), broiling screen. Covered<br />
pot steamer. Small lidded pottery pot. More kitchen tools<br />
(p. 50-51). (10) A <strong>soy</strong>bean measuring box (isshô-bako). (11)<br />
The <strong>soy</strong>bean plant. Two views <strong>of</strong> a <strong>soy</strong>bean seed with seed<br />
coat, hilum, <strong>and</strong> hypocotyl labeled. A bag full <strong>of</strong> <strong>soy</strong>beans.<br />
Roasted <strong>soy</strong>beans in a woven bamboo tray (zaru). Edamamé<br />
in the pods. Three shapes <strong>of</strong> kinako treats. Soybean sprouts.<br />
Natto on a bamboo mat (sudare). Natto wrapped in rice<br />
straw as it ferments. A h<strong>and</strong> holding chopsticks that lift natto<br />
up from a bowl <strong>of</strong> natto–connected by gossamer threads.<br />
Tempeh (round <strong>and</strong> square pieces). Wrapping a small packet<br />
<strong>of</strong> inoculated <strong>soy</strong>beans to make tempeh. (15) Two Japanese<br />
women in traditional clothing using h<strong>and</strong>-turned grinding<br />
stones (quern) to grind soaked <strong>soy</strong>beans when making t<strong>of</strong>u.<br />
(16) Push-pull grinding stones. (17) Motor-driven grinding<br />
stones. (18) Water-powered millstones. (19) Wind-powered<br />
millstones. (20) Unohana. (21) A t<strong>of</strong>u maker sitting on a<br />
traditional lever press that presses <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> from the okara<br />
in a pressing sack on a rack. A heavy iron skillet. (22)<br />
Folding okara omelet pouches. Okara doughnuts. (23) A<br />
bamboo col<strong>and</strong>er. (24) A t<strong>of</strong>u maker weighting a col<strong>and</strong>er<br />
with a brick so that whey will collect in it. (25) Ladling<br />
whey from curds; it foams! (27) A horse drinking whey<br />
from a wooden vat. Soy<strong>milk</strong> curds in a bamboo mat. (28)<br />
Ladling curds for Awayuki. (29) Fresh t<strong>of</strong>u in a plastic tub.<br />
(30) A t<strong>of</strong>u maker placing a weight on pressing lids as t<strong>of</strong>u<br />
is pressed in settling boxes (forming boxes). Transferring<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u-fi lled settling box to sink. Cutting a block <strong>of</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u into<br />
cakes under water. Eggplant halves in a yin-yang dance.<br />
Preparatory techniques used with t<strong>of</strong>u (slanting press, sliced<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u, squeezing, scrambling, reshaping, crumbling). (32)<br />
Utensils for making t<strong>of</strong>u at home. (33) Three designs for a<br />
homemade settling container. (34) Preparing homemade t<strong>of</strong>u<br />
(a-l). (35) Removing t<strong>of</strong>u from a farmhouse-style settling<br />
container (forming box). (36) Chilled t<strong>of</strong>u. Iceberg chilled<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u. A hot, moist, white towelette (o-shibori) is used to<br />
wipe the face <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s before (or occasionally after) a<br />
meal. T<strong>of</strong>u salads in three Japanese pottery dishes. Japanese<br />
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soups in three types <strong>of</strong> containers. (37) Chrysanthemum<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u. (38) T<strong>of</strong>u poached egg. T<strong>of</strong>u-stuffed green peppers. A<br />
wok. (39) Filling a wok with oil. (40) testing oil temperature<br />
in a wok. (41) Deep-frying t<strong>of</strong>u tempura–<strong>and</strong> (42) Serving<br />
it in a shallow bamboo basket. (43) Making Kaki-agé. (44)<br />
Dengaku Hoshi (from T<strong>of</strong>u Hyaku Chin). (45) Skewered<br />
T<strong>of</strong>u dengaku. Preparing T<strong>of</strong>u dengaku in old Japan (from<br />
Hokusai’s sketchbooks). (46) A variety <strong>of</strong> skewers. (47)<br />
Chinese fi repots. (48) A Simmering T<strong>of</strong>u wooden serving<br />
container heated by coals from within. (49) Miso oden. (50)<br />
T<strong>of</strong>u wrapped in rice straw. (51) Nanzenji wrapped t<strong>of</strong>u. (52)<br />
Gisei-d<strong>of</strong>u. (53) Serving freshly deep-fried agé. (54) The<br />
deep-frying area <strong>of</strong> a traditional t<strong>of</strong>u shop. (55) Deep-frying<br />
tools. (56) Wooden bamboo tray with raised sides. Chinese<br />
cleaver. (57) Nori-wrapped sushi with agé (making <strong>and</strong><br />
serving; six drawings). Eating noodles from old Japan (from<br />
Hokusai’s sketchbook). (58) Preparing homemade noodles.<br />
(59) The Oden man on a winter’s eve. A pottery bowl <strong>of</strong><br />
Oden. Kombu rolls. (60) Making konnyaku twists. (61)<br />
Nishime in a multi-layered lacquerware box. (61) Pressing<br />
t<strong>of</strong>u for thick agé in a t<strong>of</strong>u shop. (62) Deep-frying t<strong>of</strong>u<br />
for thick agé. (63) A t<strong>of</strong>u maker with deep-fried thick agé<br />
triangles on screen trays.<br />
Note 1. This is the earliest English-language document<br />
seen (May 2012) that contains the terms “deep-fried thick<br />
agé triangles” (p. 181) or “hollow agé cubes” (p. 23).<br />
(64) Stuffi ng thick agé. (65) Thick agé stuffed with<br />
onions. (66) Pressing t<strong>of</strong>u for ganmo. (67) Adding seeds <strong>and</strong><br />
vegetables. (68) Deep-frying ganmo. (69) A farmhouse openhearth<br />
fi replace with nabe kettle. (70) Preparing homemade<br />
ganmo. Ganmo balls in a draining tray. Ganmo cheeseburger.<br />
(71) Cutting t<strong>of</strong>u to make agé slices (kiji). (72) Deep frying<br />
agé. (73) Opening agé into pouches. Agé treasure pouches.<br />
Note: This is the earliest English-language document<br />
seen (May 2012) that contains the term “treasure pouches”<br />
or the term “Agé treasure pouches.” (74) Agé pouches<br />
sealed with foodpicks. Inari shrine with Shinto torii. (75)<br />
Kampyo-tied pouches [kanpyo]. (76) Making rolled agé hors<br />
d’oeuvre. (77) T<strong>of</strong>u maker ladling gô (fresh <strong>soy</strong> puree) into a<br />
cauldron. (78) Stirring down the gô. Pressing <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> from<br />
okara with a h<strong>and</strong>-turned screw press. (79) Serving fresh<br />
<strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> in a t<strong>of</strong>u shop. Six Japanese commercial <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong><br />
products. Little girl at The Farm (Summertown, Tennessee)<br />
seated on a small chair drinking a cup <strong>of</strong> <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong>. Chinese<br />
breakfast <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> soup with deep-fried crullers (Sientochiang<br />
with yu-chiao tsao pi). (80) Takigawa-d<strong>of</strong>u. (81) T<strong>of</strong>u<br />
maker pouring the <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> for kinugoshi t<strong>of</strong>u. (82) Adding<br />
solidifi er. (83) Trimming kinugoshi from sides <strong>of</strong> box.<br />
(84) Modern lactone kinugoshi (with GDL). (85) Modern<br />
kinugoshi factory. (86) Sasa-no-Yuki’s Gisei-d<strong>of</strong>u container.<br />
(87) Kinugoshi with ankake sauce. The entrance way to a<br />
traditional Japanese restaurant featuring t<strong>of</strong>u. Traditional<br />
metal skewer for making grilled t<strong>of</strong>u. (88) Traditional t<strong>of</strong>u<br />
maker grilling t<strong>of</strong>u over a charcoal brazier (hibachi). Grilling