Bunny Apple Slices

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In Japan, to make food more appealing to children, foods are shaped into cute creatures like Pokemon or animals. The usagi ringo, or rabbit apple, is an apple slice cut to look like a bunny. This apple slice is seen often in animes and mangas. Learn how to make your own by following the steps below.

Materials

An apple and a good knife. Please follow knife safety and have an adult supervising.

Instructions:

Step one: After washing your apple, cut it into eighths. Core it.

Step two: Make a shallow diamond-shaped cut on top of the apple. Cut the end piece off to make it easier for step three.

Step three: Cut from underneath the skin until it gives way.

Voila! You’ve made adorable usagi ringos for a snack! You can make the ‘ears’ as big as you like!

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Embark on a foodie’s journey through the world of anime–and learn to recreate delicious dishes from your favorite series–with this practical guide to anime food. Japanese animation has beautiful designs, fleshed out characters, and engaging storylines–and it’s also overflowing with so many scrumptiously rendered meals! Do you ever watch your favorite anime series and start craving the crunch of crispy seafood or the warmth of delicious noodles and broth or the fluffiness of soft, airy cakes? Now, you can make your cravings a reality with Cook Anime!

Feast of Fiction by Jimmy Wong

Recipes from Feast of Fiction, the innovative YouTube show featuring fantastical and fictional recipes inspired by books, movies, comics, video games, and more Fans of Feast of Fiction have been clamoring for a cookbook since the channel debuted in 2011. Now it’s here! Just as they do on the small screen, hosts Jimmy Wong and Ashley Adams whip up their real-life interpretation of fictional dishes to pay homage in a genuine, geeky, and lively way. Jimmy brings a wealth of gamer and nerd cred to the table, and baker extraordinaire Ashley provides the culinary wisdom. The quirky duo offer an array of creative and simple recipes, featuring dishes inspired by favorites such as Star Trek and Adventure Time, as well as Butterbeer (Harry Potter), A Hobbit’s Second Breakfast, Mini “Dehydrated” Pizzas (Back to the Future), Sansa’s Lemon Cakes (Game of Thrones), and dishes from the niches of gaming, comics, and animation such as Fire Flakes (Avatar), Poke Puffs (Pokemon), and Heart Potions (The Legend of Zelda). With 55 unique and awesome dishes, this long-awaited cookbook will help inspire a pop culture dinner party, a fun night at home with family and friends, or an evening on the couch thinking about what you could be cooking!

Japanese Cooking with Manga by Alexis Aldeguer

The Gourmand Gohan Cookbook – 59 Easy Recipes Your Friends will Love!

Three friends walk you through their best Japanese recipes-in expressive, humorous illustrations! Cooking should be fun, and this highly entertaining Japanese cookbook for beginners is packed full of humor and whimsical illustrations. Japanese Cooking with Manga started out as “Gourmand Gohan,” a hand-drawn and hand-bound edition that the three co-authors circulated among their friends in Barcelona. Each author has a unique take on Japanese food preparation-but they are all equally passionate about food and how it brings people together. Simple, step-by-step Japanese food recipes are accompanied by hand-drawn illustrations and commentary on each page, making this manga cookbook read more like a graphic novel than your average collection of recipes. Information about Japanese culture and traditional Japanese cuisine are presented in a charming and accessible way, making learning a new style of cooking as educational as it is entertaining. The colorful manga art and comic-style stories within this illustrated cookbook will appeal to the serious foodie and experimental chef alike. Easy homestyle recipes with a Japanese twist include:

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These three home cooks took on the world of Japanese food culture-and now, with the stories and recipes in this adventurous Japanese cookbook, so can you and your friends.

Art Exploration Teen Edition: Japanese Architecture

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Join us on Wednesday, April 21st at 2 p.m. for a fun filled session of Art Exploration Teen Edition, where we will learn even more about Japanese Architecture!

What is Architecture

Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. The practice of architecture is employed to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic ends. It is a complex process that involves:

Planning
Design
Construction

Early Architecture in Japan

Pit houses were the first style of house to emerge in Japan.

Buddhism Influence

During the 6th century Buddhism was introduced in Japan. This started the creation of large scale temple buildings using complicated techniques primarily completed using wood.

Horyuji Temple was created in 607 by Prince Shotoku, who is credited with the early promotion of Buddhism in Japan. Horyuji is one of the country’s oldest temples.

Tō-ji

Tō-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in the Minami-ku area of Kyoto, Japan. It was created in 796 and later became the capital of Japan for a time.

Eiho-ji

Located in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Eiho-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple.

Kinkaku-ji

Kinkau-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple located in Kyoto, Japan. It was originally the home of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu after his retirement and turned into a Zen temple upon his death in 1408. The temple was very extravagant and the outside top two floors are actually covered in gold leaf.

Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle was completed in 1622 during the Edo period and is located in the city of Hikone, in Shiga Prefecture. It is one of only 12 Japanese castles to have it’s original keep. It is one of five castles recognized as a national treasure of Japan.

Katsura Imperial Villa

Katsura Imperial Villa is considered one of Japan’s best examples of traditional architecture. It is located in the Nishikyo Ward of Kyoto. The Villa was built in 1645 as the residence for the Katsura Family who were members of Japan’s Imperial Family. It has many detailed and extravagant gardens that were popular during the time.

Negoro-ji

The Negoro-ji temple complex was completed in 1130 and was built to spread Buddhism. It is located in the Katsuragi Mountains in Iwade, Wakayama Japan.

If you enjoyed this glimpse into Japanese architecture and would like to learn more, join us for Art Exploration, Teen Edition on April 21st at 2pm and get to follow along with a fun Japanese architecture inspired art project.

Resources

If you want to know more about architecture and the Japanese culture, explore these fun titles.

Japanese – Charles County Public Library