Imoni (芋煮) party with Laboratory Members (Nakazawa Lab)

My First Imoni Party in Sendai with LABORATORY members

It was 2 weeks ago I and other laboratory member including Professors and Assoc. Professors had imonikai. Another good time in Sendai! Love Japan, Love Sendai, Love My Laboratory!

here is if you want to know more about my Laboratory but unfortunetaly the website was latest updated on 2011 :(
however you can still take a look at the link here --> Nakazawa Laboratory

Imoni (芋煮) is a type of thick potato and meat soup eaten traditionally in the autumn in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Yamagata Prefecture in particular is famous for its imoni, but other prefectures in the region also have their own different varieties.

Imoni is eaten like any soup, primarily during the late summer and early autumn, but is most famous as an outdoor food. In the autumn, groups of people preparing imoni around a fire near a river is considered a sign of the season, and convenience storesmaintain a stock of firewood and other supplies just for the occasion. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imoni)

Imoni party was so fun, the food was very delicious. We cooked two types of soup. One is butaniku (pork) and other is beef. Of course I didn't eat the pork. 

This is the pork soup

Beef soup with Imo (small potato but not really tasted like potato)

It was cooked by my senpai-s in the lab. There're 2 B4 student (4th year Bachelor), 2 M1 (1st year Master), 2 M2, 2 D2 (2nd year Doctoral), 1 D3, 1 Postdoctoral Researcher, 1 Secretary, 1 Asst. Professor, 2 Assoc. Professors, and 2 Professors. We had a great time at that time.

students & lab members ( /from left/nakao-san, seya-san, and yu-san)

Not only that we also grilled some beefs and other foods. The party supposed to be held close to the Hirose river but unfortunetely the weather was not pretty good do we decided to have the party near the building. The lab only has 2 women member and one secretary, moreover I'm the youngest member in the lab tho. 

(from left)Seya-san, Nakazawa sensei, me, and Kasai Sensei were posed during grilled the fish

dat fish..... dat eggplant...

having barbecue party and the air was so cold

use your own chopstick

Beside cooking we also have a great time talking each other and of course taking picture together, kampai for the beer (of course i didn't, I drank juice and tea).

Kampaiiii

Good time with shinozaki-san, hirooka sensei, kasai sensei and wang-san (she's from china)

After our stomach is full then we take a photo together

with 2 Professors in my Laboratory. Nakazawa Sensei and Inutake Sensei.

full team!

Okay, that was my imoni party with all of laboratory members. Good time, amazing people, fascinating place. Alhmadulillah...