Please order "Osechi Box for One" now

I thought that the demand for Osechi would decrease this time as everyone could now go back home to Japan, but it seems that this is not the case and we have already received several enquiries.

So here we go...

This photo is from last year, so we may not be able to make it exactly as it is, as some of the ingredients are no longer available, but we would like to start accepting orders with the condition that we will replace any missing ingredients with ones of equal or greater value.

Please send the TEXT message "Osechi order" with your name and your mobile phone number to the cafe telephone, 07923 900344. If you don't receive confirmation message in 3 working days, please contact the number again.

As for what we can definitely include...

Datemaki, Japanese-style chicken meatloaf, chestnut kinton, red and white namasu, vinegared lotus root, black soy beans, Gomame, prawns, Onishime (konnyaku, koimo, burdock, lotus root, shiitake mushrooms, dried tofu), grilled salted salmon

We may have a most problem with Kamaboko fish cakes...? We have six weeks from now, so we will do our best collecting all the ingredients.

So this year's "Osechi for one" will be £30.00 per box. (with rice cake & instant miso soup).

We will have 20 box in total (no more than two boxes per person). The box needs to be picked up from 1pm on 31 December and only those who can come to our shop to pick up their order can order.

Please pay inadvance by bank transfer (we will give you the details when you make your booking) or pay at our cafe counter.

This year is only a month and a half left.

Next year will also be a hard one for many of us... but let's all do our best.

**Additional information**.

On the first Sunday of the new year, the 8th January, we would like to hold a workshop of  Calligraphy and ink painting (Suiboku-ga).

Drinks and refreshments will be served.

More information will be in the December newsletter.

November newsletter

 We're in winter time this week and it's finally getting colder... not 💦.

The weather has been unbelievable, with daytime highs of 20°C.

Is it global warming after all?

In the UK, utility bills have recorded an extraordinary increase, and I wonder if nature is doing us a favour by helping us to not have to turn up the heating as much, or if it's the calm before the storm...

I can't make any big changes, but I may not be able to go back... but I can make a few changes in my own life alone, so I try to start there.

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You may all be wondering, when can I plant my planters...? It happened on the second weekend after they were installed at the beginning of September.

The wind became so bad in the evening that the cover of the retractable roof section of the pagola, which should have been tied securely, opened and broke. I had underestimated the sea breeze in Brighton.

So I tried to buy parts to repair it, but after folding it and sending it all back, I was told it would take another six months to be able to deliver a new one, so I'm trying to figure out what to do. So the planter has already been left for almost two months without any soil in it. Ahhh, next spring we are planning to have a cherry blossom viewing with the weeping cherry tree flowers...

I would like to manage to deal with this in an environmentally and bank account friendly way as much as possible. Sob...

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This month's planned sweets are.

Chestnut buns ￡2.50

A large chestnut bun filled with chestnuts. Perfect with Japanese tea or coffee. It is a dish that reminds you that autumn has arrived. Flour (including gluten), eggs and dairy products are used.

Chestnut Daifuku ￡2.00
This is also a large Daifuku filled with chestnuts. Try it with a cup of strong Japanese tea.

Kabocha kintsuba (pumpkin sweet) ￡2.00
Delicious pumpkins from the organic farm Nama Yasai have arrived again this year. This kintsuba is made with the flavour of pumpkin. Made with wheat flour (including gluten), PlantBase.

Inoko mochi　￡1.80

This sweet is a shape of baby wild boar.
These rice cakes are eaten on the InoHi in November, with the wish that our family will grow big and healthly like wildboars. Please eat it with a generous dusting of yellow soybean flour. Made from soya beans. (PlantBase).

Sweet potato Mont Blanc ￡3.30 a slice

Fluffy brown sugar-flavoured sponge, smooth sweet potato pacing and sweetened apples with a hint of sourness... we believe this is a cut above the original chestnut Mont Blanc. Please give it a try.








Chestnut Mont Blanc ￡3.50 a slice
After the sweet potato comes the chestnut Mont Blanc with a brandy-infused adult flavour. It never fail your expectation. Try it!

Apple pie ￡3.00 a piece
These small, single-serving apple pies are a real treat, even if they don't contain any flour or butter. I like mine with a scoop of cold ice cream (+£0.50) on top of the hot pie.
If you want PlantBase, you have a choice of ice cream.

Spiced carrot cake ￡2.80 a slice
Spiced carrot cake is a classic. It is made without nuts, but with sunflower and pumpkin seeds. The little carrots on top are sweetened carrots and should be eaten with relish. Flour (gluten) and eggs are used.

We always try to have two types of daifuku and three types of dorayaki available, but if you plan to buy more than five wagashi, please let us know in advance so we can prepare them for you.

We also take orders for whole cakes. Orders are accepted up to a week before you come to collect your cake. For more information, please contact the café at.

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Events this month

From 1 November, we will start taking orders for a special Osechi for one person. Numbers are limited, so order early. More information will be in the next edition of the newsletter.

This month's 'Okonomiyaki Evening' will be held every Thursday on the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th from 5.30 to 8.30 (last order 8.00).

It seems to be becoming quite established. There is the problem of closing too early, but we are strongly forbidden by the neighbouring residents to use the café after 9.00 am, so we do our best to stay open until 8.00 pm. We apologise for the inconvenience.




Saturday 19 November The café will be closed due to a business trip to London to sell Japanese sweets. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. As the sale is at the London Japanese Language Supplementary School, general admission will be limited. Please understand.

Sunday 27 Nov Japanese craft workshop & Christmas fair.

More details in next newsletter. Craft workshops start at 10am. It costs £35 per person (including materials) with tea and refreshments. Students are welcome. Languages will be in English and Japanese. Afterwards, the Christmas Fair will start at 14:00. Japanese knick-knacks, tableware and drinks will be on sale, as well as Japanese sweets.

Extra.

Schedule for next month. It's the start of the year ---💦.

We will close at 3pm on Friday 23 December, and on Saturday 31 December we will only be serving New Year's Eve soba (buckwheat noodles) and delivering Osechi (traditional Japanese New Year's Eve dishes).

After the New Year, we will be open from 4 Jan.