Merry Xmas TJP

[hyperconjugated]

Also happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa...

It's that one time of the year when rat race halts for awhile

[Harisenbon]

Except in Japan! One more week of blinding business before the new year!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!
Everyone got their Xmas chicken waiting at home? I know I do!

[becki_kanou]

Merry Christmas to everybody here at TJP! We're going out to pick up our Christmas cake soon!

[clay]

Cute!

[AJBryant]

Merry Christmas!

You know, I kind of miss KFC and vanilla-iced pound cake on Christmas...

[Infidel]

That's what Christmas Cake is? Pound cake with vanilla icing?

[becki_kanou]

That's what Christmas Cake is? Pound cake with vanilla icing?

Depends where you get it. Our Christmas cake was chocolate and raspberry mousse.

[Harisenbon]

In our area schtolen is really popular for xmas =)

[becki_kanou]

What's schtolen? Wikipedia thinks it's a beer... but that doesn't seem right somehow.

Although I guess after the holiday stress a good beer might be just what the doctor ordered.

Also... Ish that beer yoursh, or is it schtolen?

[Harisenbon]

What's schtolen?
Also... Ish that beer yoursh, or is it schtolen?

Hardy hardy har, Alice. HARdy Har har.

Schtolen is a kind of dry, spicy and fruity christmas cake.
They are absolutely amazing if you can get the actual german ones imported (Kaldi imports them from about November) but the Japanese-made ones feel a little lacking to me.

EDIT: Ok, I mis-spelled it, which is why it wasn't showing up on any searches.
Stollen is apparently correct, although my friends all pronounce it shtolen...
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3

[furrykef]

That's 'cause, in German, "st" is pronounced "sht" at the beginning of a word. (The same applies to "sp".)