Chushu, day twelve. Thirty-one today, and the last one.
处暑第十二天。三十一度,今年最后一个。
Rain from the evening, thunder with it, and it is not meant to stop until Monday.
傍晚起下雨,带雷,说是要下到下周一。
Katsuo turns back down the coast in September. Fatter than in spring.
鲣鱼九月往南回,比春天肥。
Straw fire, thirty seconds a side, then straight into ice.
稻草火上一面三十秒,然后直接下冰水。
Garlic, raw onion, green onion, ponzu. Nothing warm on the plate.
蒜片、生洋葱、葱、橙醋。盘子上没有一样是热的。
The middle stayed out of it.
中间那部分没沾上。