Comments on: Yellow Ginko Leaves Fall On Shinjuku http://jasoncollin.org/2008/12/06/yellow-ginko-leaves-fall-on-shinjuku/ The website for Jason Collin featuring his photography and movie & TV show reviews. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:10:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ginnan | New Port Me http://jasoncollin.org/2008/12/06/yellow-ginko-leaves-fall-on-shinjuku/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Ginnan | New Port Me Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:23:00 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1163#comment-728 [...] There are some great pictures of the Ginkgo trees in Tokyo here. [...] [...] There are some great pictures of the Ginkgo trees in Tokyo here. [...]

]]> By: Jason Collin http://jasoncollin.org/2008/12/06/yellow-ginko-leaves-fall-on-shinjuku/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Jason Collin Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:20:43 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1163#comment-674 That does sound like quite a long process to make the nuts edible! If I have a chance to eat some before I leave Japan, I will. When I was in Chichibu last night quite a few people were out searching for the nuts, not even afraid of going into other people's yards to get some! That does sound like quite a long process to make the nuts edible! If I have a chance to eat some before I leave Japan, I will.

When I was in Chichibu last night quite a few people were out searching for the nuts, not even afraid of going into other people’s yards to get some!

]]> By: Chris (i-cjw.com) http://jasoncollin.org/2008/12/06/yellow-ginko-leaves-fall-on-shinjuku/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Chris (i-cjw.com) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:33:21 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1163#comment-673 For something that smells so bad, ginko nuts are just great - a bit of salt, a jug of Asahi, nothing better. There's an art to preparing them. First of all, you've got to mash off most of the pulp in a big sieve. This is the worst bit. Then you get rid of the pulp that is left sticking to the nuts by grinding them in a tray of sand or gravel. Then stick the cleaned nuts into a hot pan and pop the shells like popcorn. Then you've got fresh, emerald green kernels, still warm and delicious. For something that smells so bad, ginko nuts are just great – a bit of salt, a jug of Asahi, nothing better.

There’s an art to preparing them. First of all, you’ve got to mash off most of the pulp in a big sieve. This is the worst bit. Then you get rid of the pulp that is left sticking to the nuts by grinding them in a tray of sand or gravel. Then stick the cleaned nuts into a hot pan and pop the shells like popcorn. Then you’ve got fresh, emerald green kernels, still warm and delicious.

]]> By: Jason Collin http://jasoncollin.org/2008/12/06/yellow-ginko-leaves-fall-on-shinjuku/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Jason Collin Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:51:05 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1163#comment-665 I guess for things like leaves on pavement, those old style brooms are pretty effective. They have gripping power. Modern brooms would have trouble sweeping the somewhat sticky leaves I think, and a rake would make that uncomfortable grinding noise when used on pavement. No leaf blowers in Japan either. I guess for things like leaves on pavement, those old style brooms are pretty effective. They have gripping power. Modern brooms would have trouble sweeping the somewhat sticky leaves I think, and a rake would make that uncomfortable grinding noise when used on pavement.

No leaf blowers in Japan either.

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