Going through some of my recipes I found one from Tokyo, Japan that was given to me by a friend while working in Shinjuku. It is based loosely on a traditional recipe from Nara Prefecture, called Tatsuda-Age. The original recipe calls to deep fry the marinated chicken parts, here I used some of the same ingredients but pan-fried the chicken breast. I serve it with a small salad with a light Dijon vinaigrette and Scottish salmon.

Tatsuda Chicken

1 medium size Chicken breast

20 gram Sugar

1 glove Garlic, pressed

10 gram Ginger, pressed

3 gram Sesame Oil

10 gram light soy sauce

30 gram Sake, Sasaichi (fruity)

30 gram Oil

Pepper, Salt

Combine all the ingredients and marinade the chicken breast over night in the chiller. Heat a frying pan with some oil and pan fry the chicken breast from both sides while covered. Slice and dish up with the salad.

I do not understand people who do not appreciate Garlic except for those who are not allowed to consume it for health? or religious reasons.

Garlic has been regarded as a force for both good and evil. A Christian myth considers that after Satan left the Garden of Eden, garlic arose in his left footprint, and onion in the right. In Europe, many cultures have used garlic for protection or white magic, perhaps owing to its reputation as a potent preventative medicine. Central European folk beliefs considered garlic a powerful ward against demons, werewolves, and vampires. To ward off vampires, garlic could be worn, hung in windows or rubbed on chimneys and keyholes.

Colloidal silver is often used as antibacterial agent. As with silver, the association of garlic to evil spirits may be based on the antibacterial, anti parasitic value of garlic, which could prevent infections that lead to delusions, and other related mental illness symptoms.

In Northeastern India, it is believed that garlic mixed with water spread around the home will keep snakes from entering