"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Musashi wrote on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:31:41 -0400:
>
>
>> "Gerry" > wrote in message
>> news:2008091510302250073-somewhere@sunnycalif...
>>> I don't read Japanese worth a damn and my wife wanted to make
>>> some japanese pickles which we both adore. We got three
>>> packages of pickling mixes at Marukai. Here is an image of
>>> the directions I scanned from the first:
>>>
>>> http://snipr.com/3qi8x-am8up0
>>>
>>> And here's my guess about what it all means:
>>>
>>> 1) Whittle up about 200 grams of vegetables and stuff.
>>> 2) Put it in a plastic bag with the contents of provided
>>> packet. 3) Shake it up and let is sit for 30 minutes. 4) Put it on a
>>> plate and admire it.
>>>
>>> How close did I get?
>>>
>>> -- Gerry
>>> --
>
>> An American colleague of mine used to say "Close enough for
>> government work".
>> Which I have always assumed meant very good.
>
>> 1) Take 200 grams of your prefered vegetables, wash in water
>> and cut into
>> appropriate size pieces.
>> 2) Put the cut up vegetables into the plastic bag, and pour in
>> the contents of
>> the small bag, then rub well from the outside of the
>> plastic bag. 3) Squeeze out the air and close the mouth of the
>> plastic bag , letting
>> it soak/rest for 30 minutes.
>> 4) Lightly drain/remove the moisture, transfer to a plate and enjoy.
>
>> Enjoy your Asazuke.
>
> I've made Japanes pickles (or possibly salads might be a better name) with
> bean sprouts and also cucumber, mostly sunomono (I gather) and they are
> good. Asazuke are a bit ambitious for me.
> http://japanesefood.about.com/od/pic...picklehaku.htm
>
> The above Asazuke recipe seems to take several hours but perhaps
> commercial packages are faster.
> --
>

James;

The commercial packages are very quick and easy and I would recommend
them. I use to buy pre-made Asazuke packs and had to go through a few brands
to find ones that I really liked. I disovered that the commercial packages
were
certainly just as good and you could pretty much control how "strong" it
will be.

Musashi