Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Sembe Corners


Our boys have developed quite the appetite. Among their favorite things to eat is sembe, or rice crackers. Their insatiable appetites for the crunchy soy creations has led to some problems. Jarom pulls things off of tables and shelves looking for it, and Ammon takes bags of it and hides in order to eat more of it than he is supposed to.

It is taboo to eat at times and in places when others are not eating in Japan. It is especially taboo to feed our kids at church. Because the drive to church is far and the hours long, many families bring rice balls to eat after the meetings are all finished. We have started bringing food too. However, last week, the little stinkers got into our stash, and the two of them hid in the corner and ate their goodies during one of the meetings.