2007 大晦日； New Year's Eve

実家で毎年恒例の、大みそか”寒中”ＢＢＱ！　兄が広島の方からお取り寄せするカキと兄の友人の野村さんから頂いたカニ、それとＳＫ－１得意の鹿肉を皆でひたすら食べました。
Our annual "Year-End BBQ in the COLD" was held on New Year's Eve. We had plenty of oysters which my brother ordered them from Hiroshima, some type of crab from Mr. Nomura and SK-1's specialty, grilled venison. We kept eating and eating and eating until it hurts... like SK-1.
See how he was concentrating on eating. The temp was below freezing and windy but we had a great time!







ＢＢＱに欠かせないのがこれ、溶岩をカットしたもの。（グリルの左側）　これで焼く食材は本当においしい！特に肉類。ジューシーで軟らかくなるんでーす。これは、個人的な感想なんだけれど、ＢＢＱをした後に髪や服につく”ＢＢＱ臭”が格段に少なくなる様な・・・ この石仕事はＧ－Ｔｏｗｎの石材屋・野村さんのお仕事です。（売られているのかは分かりませんが・・・）
What I highly recommend to have for your BBQ is the sliced lava.(inset pics left) This is an essential item of a real BBQ. This is a 2cm thick slice of lava from Mount Fuji. I bet you can enjoy tender succulent Venison when cooked on this stone;) This great stone work was a present from Mr. Nomura.


ちょっと分かり難いけれど、右の１ショットが初詣のもの。今年はラッキー！豪華おつまみに加え、甘酒や誰かの自家製・山葡萄ワイン等も。　
The inset right is when we went to Shrine for New Year's visit. As you can see, we were treated not only cold sake but also assorted snacks, amazake(it is a sweet beverage made from fermented rice or sake lees) and moon-shine (definitely appreciate the effort whether love it or hate it).




最後はこれまた恒例の朝までカラオケ！私と旦那、うりぼうは疲れて寝ちゃいましたが・・・　
Some of the younger folks enjoyed singing Karaoke until sunup. They will learn!