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Learn Japanese through authentic izakaya recipes and food culture with Nami (izakaya owner) and Namihei (cooking teacher cat).
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#48 Learn Japanese Drama | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 4) (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com #48 Learn Japanese Drama | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 4) The lanterns are coming down and Nami is exhausted in the best way — the okonomiyaki sold out. Then the greengrocer comes over with news: the shopping street wants her back next year. And something she never knew — なみちゃんの おとうさんも、むかし まつりで やたいを だしてたんだよ。とてもじょうずで、みんなに よろこばれてた。 This week you'll learn the vocabulary of community and legacy —
#47 Learn Japanese: Running a Yatai | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 3) (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com #47 Learn Japanese: Running a Yatai | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 3) きょうは おまつり とうじつ！Nami closes the izakaya and does something she's never done before — sets up her own やたい. The street is packed, the ふんいき is electric, and then the first おきゃくさん walks up. "いらっしゃいませ〜！おこのみやき、いかがですか？" Suddenly all that practice matters. This week you'll learn the vocabulary of running a stall — うんえい, とうじつ, ふんいき, タイ
#46 Learn Japanese: Ingredients & Batter | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 2) (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com #46 Learn Japanese: Ingredients & Batter | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 2) The festival is next week, so Nami decides to practice: まつりの まえに、れんしゅうして おかなくちゃ！ The basics turn out to be simple — こむぎこ, キャベツ, たまご, みず, だしのもと — and then whatever you feel like adding. Which, as Namihei points out, is exactly where the name comes from: 「おこのみ」は「すきな ものを」っていう いみだからね。 This week you'll learn the vocabulary of
#45 Learn Japanese: Festival & Yatai Culture | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 1) (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com #45 Learn Japanese: Festival & Yatai Culture | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 1) A flyer lands on the counter and Nami lights up: らいしゅう、しょうてんがいで なつまつり. たいこの おと, やたいの におい, ゆかたすがたの ひとたち — August has arrived. And among the stalls, one name catches her eye: おこのみやき, grilled on a huge てっぱん with a ジュージュー sizzle you'll never get at home. This week you'll learn the vocabulary of summer festivals and stree
#44 Learn Japanese Drama | Izakaya Recipe: Nagashi Somen (Week 4) (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com #44 Learn Japanese Drama | Izakaya Recipe: Nagashi Somen (Week 4) Under a sky full of stars, Nami looks up at the あまのがわ and finally speaks the wish she's held in her heart: "おとうさんに、もういちどあいたい." Then the strange things begin. The ながしそうめん tastes better than usual. かぜもないのに、ささのはが ゆれる. And Namihei, deeply moved, lets slip a memory only Nami and her late father should possibly know. This week you'll learn
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