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Surprisingly
it is unknown that pasta is healthy
food. Japanese who likes the noodles
very much never knows that fact.
Compared with rice, pasta contains
rich calcium, iron, and the three
times as much as food fibre that
of rice. And also, one can keep
ones stomach full for a long time
because of the slow digestion compared
with the other grains. Even though
pasta has a various types, penne
has compatibility with sauce, and
substantiality. It is recommended
as appetizers. Pasta in Japanese
style is cooked with green tea.
It brings the fresh color of green
to sharpen ones appetite, and vitalize
ones health. Carbonala sauce which
is made from whipped cream and eggs
tastes a little heavy, however,
its oily and heavy taste will be
soften with green tea. Chemical
reaction in the body such as anti-oxidation
effect in catechin, and anti-oxidation
ingredients contained in carotene,
vitamine C, E makes it possible. |

| Ingredients
(4 servings) |
| · | a
bunch of rape blossoms |
| · | 200g
(7 oz) pumpkin |
| · | 100g
(3 1/2 oz) bacon |
| · | 200g
(7oz) penne |
| · | salt |
| · | 3
tablespoons white wine |
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| Sauce
| · | 4
tablespoons grated cheese |
| · | a
proper quantity matcha |
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| · | 2
tablespoons black pepper |
| · | (optional)
preparing powdered tea or powdered
tea |
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To
prepare all the ingredients:
Boil rape
blossoms briefly, cut into bite-sized
pieces. Cut pumpkin and bacon which
is soften in oven into 1cm length. |
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boil pasta:
Bring pasta
into ample hot water, slightly salted,
make it hard-boiled. |
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To
make carbonala sauce:
Mix egg with
whipped cream and grated cheese
well, add matcha to make
carbonala sauce with tea taste.
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sauté pasta and sauce:
Sauté bacon in olive oil,
add rape blossoms and pumpkin, sauté
swiftly. Pour white wine, sauté
over high heat until the alcohol
is done, mix pasta and carbonala
sauce, and remove from the heat.
Season with salt. |
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arrange: Arrange
pasta on serving plate, sprinkle
black pepper and preparing powdered
tea on it to smell. |
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