In 1902, Willis Carrier in the United States invented a device to control humidity in order to protect paper at a printing plant.
Although its purpose was different from that of today’s air conditioners, it is said to be the world’s first electric air conditioner.
It’s been running nonstop, to the point where I wonder if it might break.
It’s a souvenir from the Osaka-Kansai Expo.
It seems the number of visitors, which had been a concern, has reached the line needed to turn a profit.
After cutting it back, it started to bloom again.
The flowers have become smaller and fewer, but they’re still cute, right?
Since I started taking evening walks because of the heat, the sun has begun setting about 30 minutes earlier.
It’s only available this time of year.
So delicious.
The flavor is on the stronger side, but it’s filled with shrimp and shellfish, and so delicious.
Aioli sauce is a garlic mayonnaise, and here it’s spread generously over cod laid on a bed of zucchini, then baked to perfection.
So delicious!
It’s deliciously finished with the flavors of seafood and mushroom broth.
When it’s hot and I don’t have much of an appetite, this kind of soba is perfect.