WingspanThe Inflight Magazine of ANAJAPANESE THINGS: As You Like It- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Even a novice student of Japanese soon learns that certain terms simply can't be readily translated into English. For some reason, mealtime references are especially challenging. There is really nothing in English that comes close, for example, to...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/CSP.html UK: Posh Spice - London's Affair with Curry- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The air in Brick Lane smells of damp brick, cardamom, and coriander. We've come to eat in this east London curry Mecca, home to Europe's largest Bangladeshi community, with some 50 cafes and restaurants. Instead of eating, though, we're having a...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/ETA.html FICTION: The Old Man And The Boy- (Found July 15, 2008 ) The blossoms of today draw strength from the roots of a thousand years ago. -Japanese proverb The old man sprang from his bed and got right to work on his list. He decided to pick up the precooked turkey and dressing at the...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/FIC.html LET'S EAT - TSUKEMONO: Pickle Culture- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Images that accompany food words are often lost in translation. Most cultures have some kind of pickled foods in their diet, yet their shape, size, texture, color, and degree of pungency vary. I was brought up on kosher style dill pickles, so even...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/FOOD.html JAPAN FROM A TO B - TOKYO: Steam Away Stress- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Feeling a bit battered after a long week of suit-and-ties The pressures of work or school left you wilting Or maybe you're just footsore from sightseeing. What you want is an urban oasis, somewhere you can decompress and recharge-maybe with...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/JAB.html THE OCCASIONAL TOURIST - SINGAPORE: Edible Diplomacy- (Found July 15, 2008 ) "If all diplomats were chefs, if their documents were recipes and their conferences were feasts, who would ever imagine war" The speaker beside me was Dr. Chan Tat Hon, Assistant Chief Executive of Singapore Tourism. The occasion was a gala...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/TOT.html WORLD WIDE WATCH - USA: Put a Plug in It- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Let's say you have a roaring river, twisting for eons through the high American desert to form one of the world's deepest canyons. Next, find the highest, narrowest spot in the canyon, pour a whole lot of concrete into it, and what have you got ...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/WWW.html ANAGrams- (Found July 15, 2008 ) News & Nonsense from All Over....http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/ANAGRAMS.html BUSINESS UNUSUAL: Mobile Dimensions- (Found July 15, 2008 ) A couple of years ago, NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile telecom company, produced a promotional film about the future of telecommunications. It showed a brave new world with everyone equipped with a mobile phone, and virtually all the appliances...http://www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2005/February/BU.html |