Ikigai

Tibetan Thukpa

 -Brian Mendonca 

Tibetan Thukpa 
with Miso Shiro
takes me back
to the Peace Pagoda.
Hokusai's waves
splash the walls
as a woman 
harangues her partner
for breaking a bottle.

(Yak-i Zushi restaurant 
Sangolda, Goa
28 Oct. 2025)

Notes
-Ikigai - Japanese concept of the happiness of always being busy doing things you love.
-Miso Shiro: Japanese soup made of soya.
-Peace pagoda: constructed by the Japanese at Darjeeling.
-Hokusai: Japanese painter famous for his paintings of waves.
-harangue: to scold loudly and continuously.
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Pic courtesy Brian Mendonca. Location courtesy Yaki Zushi restaurant - specializing in Japanese  and pan-Asian cuisine. Updated 29/10/25.

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