Ichigo-Ichie

I'm a Japanese woman living in Nara. This blog tells you how to be a "YAMATONADESHIKO". "Yamatonadeshiko" means an ideal Japanese lady who is intelligent, sophisticated and thoughtful. I learn Sado-Japanese traditional tea celemony and Ikebana-Japanese traditional flower arrangement. I introduce about Japan through my experiences. So you can get to know more about Japanese culture such as Sado,Ikebana, customs and seasonal events, especially the ones in Nara.

Sunday, April 09, 2006

The manners of guests for Japanese Tea Party (5)

(5) "Kaiseki" cuisine

Kaiseki is a fullā€course of Japanese cuisine.
Kaiseki is written "the stone of one's inside pocket" in Kanji.
The meening is from this story;
In ancient days, Samurai had a warm stone in his inside pocket to stave off the pangs of hunger.

Green tea in the tea party is very strong to the stomach.
So we eat Kaiseki to lighten the burden imposed on stomach.

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