Kuniko made up a batch of curry the night before last for our dinner last night. One of the fresh vegetables she put in was goya – a very bitter gourd that is popular around here. Each one has enough health points to just about bring someone back from the dead, but the drawback is an intense bitterness overwhelms just about everything.
Luckily the curry held up against the bitterness, but I had to eat some chocolate afterwards to balance the bitter aftertaste. I think in the future I’ll take my curry without the bitter gourd.
Tonight after work I’ll meet up with one of the factory inspectors at the tachinomi for what is turning out to be our monthly meeting. Kuniko has a party tonight after work, so it works out well for me. Hopefully it won’t rain all over us tonight – a typhoon is inching its way towards the center of Japan. Maybe just in time to rain on my BBQ plans.
