https://ninjabaker.com/tags/japan-respectforagedday-chocolate-dorayaki-longlife en https://ninjabaker.com/chocolate-secret-long-life <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Respect for the Aged takes place in Japan on September 21st. (It’s always the 3rd Monday of every month.) 117-year-old Mrs. Kane Tanaka of Fukuoka is gaining a lot of respect these days. News cameras are flashing and Twitter is aflutter about this very special birthday lady.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">So you want to know what her secret? Chocolate and cola. Those are her favorite treats.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Perhaps there’s something to saying yes to oneself. Maybe it’s time to dismantle Southern California’s demigods of self-denial anything that starts with the “s” word -sugar!</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Instead of striving for Barbie doll figures, and Botox injected foreheads; what if we  defined happiness as the ultimate success? Saying yes to chocolate more often might even lead to more smile wrinkles.</span></span></span></p> <p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/chocolate-Pinterest.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 1200px;" /></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">In the US, celebrating our older generation is not yet a national holiday. In Japan, everyone gets a paid vacation.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">America’s grandparents may never be celebrated as they are in Japan. Still we can all do our part; call grandma, share a bit of chocolate and sip a cola.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">My beloved Nona passed years ago. I would have loved to share the chocolate twist (seen in the video below) on a classic Japanese dorayaki. (Pancakes stuffed with bean paste.) There is another though who is very interested in sharing my chocolate treat.</span></span></span></p> <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TkGMZfrZkFs" width="560"></iframe></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-signoff field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span style="font-size:20px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Wishing for you a long life and chocolate!!</span></span></strong></em></span></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 632px;"><tbody><tr><td> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">The Ninja Baker</font></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><strong><img alt="" src="https://ninjabaker.com/sites/default/files/aboutPageSm-v2%20copy.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: 213px; cursor: default; width: 200px; " /></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">© ™ Watkinson 2012</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 379px;"> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Ninja Baker has guest blogged and contributed recipes to numerous food sites. These additional recipes can be found <a href="https://ninjabaking.com/node/198">here</a>.</span></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="rtecenter"> </p> <p class="rtecenter"><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/804338" title="Follow ninjabaking on Bloglovin"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="https://www.bloglovin.com/widget/bilder/en/widget.gif?id=804338" /></a></p> <p class="rtecenter"> </p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/japan-respectforagedday-chocolate-dorayaki-longlife" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">#Japan #RespectforAgedDay #chocolate #dorayaki #longlife</a></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:31:11 +0000 NinjaBaker 1151 at https://ninjabaker.com https://ninjabaker.com/chocolate-secret-long-life#comments