how did you get so tall?

He was a thumb-sucking toddler when he walked (or carried) in to SOY nine years ago. Yesterday this little boy was already like 5-foot tall and I had to tell him to stop taking growth hormons. It's just too much! After all these years, he still worships my ginger lemonade, soy croquettes and salmon nameshi, and still eats his croquettes mushed up and smeared with generous application of Bulldog sauce.

Oh, yes, Taiyo already knows the taste of it. This sauce we love with many fried food, can be described as thick Japanese Worcestershire sauce. In eastern Japan 'Bulldog' is the brand, vs. Otafuku, in western Japan. When Taiyo doesn't have appetite, or isn't crazy about the food, this Bulldog sauce would completely change the scenario. Must have in a house, especially the one with a boy like Taiyo.

Today, though, he didn't need any bulldog sauce. As we approached Boubouki in Essex market, Taiyo clapped his hands, "Yeaaaay!" He just loves her spinach pie to death. Today he chugged down the whole piece and didn't even want me to cut it up; he simply didn't want to share! She also has wonderful sweet delights like almond cookie or pear cake. Taiyo elegantly enjoyed the cake, which didn't like to hang around on a plate too long, either.