"Did you just pick these flowers off our fence? Can't you, you know, show a little more effort?"

Look, Murasaki, at this very handsome man in the mirror. Tis I!

For your Heian trivia night, the main categories are: The Four Condiments, deep-dish items, dried items, fresh items, "tree sweets" (any guesses?), Tang sweets, mochi, soups, grilled items, soups, sake, and rice. The Four Condiments were salt, sake, hishio (similar to miso), and vinegar.

When I lecture on early Japanese cuisine, I start from the Chūjiruiki (Notes from the Palace Kitchen). The unknown author lists the main categories of Heian cuisine and examples of foods therein. We can also see illustrations of twelfth-century tableware. #manuscriptmonday