Nanbanzuke

When you live in a foreign country, there are times when you suddenly get a craving for food from your own country.　I once read a book on brain science, and it seems that there is a phenomenon in which the sense of taste of food eaten as a child is memorized for a long time, making us want to eat that food.

I've heard that McDonald's has linked that phenomenon to business, and McDonald's has a marketing strategy to get people to experience that taste once in their childhood.　McDonald's has a playground for children, and I have heard that getting children to taste McDonald's early on in this way has helped them gain customers throughout their lives.

My family is a frequent fish eater, and I used to eat fish a lot as a child.　I vividly remember that my mother was particularly fond of nanbanzuke, a type of fish marinated in soy sauce, and that she often made it for me.　Nanbanzuke, made with seasonal mackerel and sardines, is truly a family favorite that was often eaten in my house.

Perhaps my brain remembered the taste of nanbanzuke, but when I saw fresh sardines in the supermarket, I suddenly had a craving for nanbanzuke.　I had often eaten nanbanzuke, but this was the first time I had actually made it.　Coincidentally, Sweden also has a food similar to nanbanzuke.　It is a food made by frying sardines in oil and pickling them in vinegar.

My Sambo's grandma and mom know that I like fish dishes, so they often make this Swedish Nanbanzuke when I visit them.　Sambo's grandma used to make a container full of it and I was really impressed.　I always enjoy the warmth of Swedish home cooking.

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