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Chip · Posted: Apr 26, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject:

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Then there was the guy who thought the CIA was after him...[/quote]

Really...I am a secret agent for the CIA... Cool

Sushi everyday...in Japan...you're killin' me. I have a Korean friend who makes pretty good sushi...just don't see her near enough....

Prussian, sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...for sashini/sushi, I steer clear of using grades of tuna, etc. that are not designated for that use. You risk food poisoning otherwise. That is why I prepare it Xtremely rare over a very high heat, that'll kill any surphase bacteria...and it is still raw just below the surphase. It is a compromise.

On Iron Chef America, the featured food on one episode was ground beef, and one of the chefs prepared a sashini with it...I can't imagine being one of the judges and having to eat that...that's just nuts.

Prussian · Guest

Guest · Posted: Apr 27, 2006 1:08 am Post subject:

...I said ground beef...not ground human. That conjures up images of the great flick Fargo (a must see movie...at least a couple times to catch the subtle humor, hilarious, yet captures the human condition...but I am really digressing) when the guy is grinding up his partner in crime in the chipper. Laughing

Chip · Posted: Apr 27, 2006 1:09 am Post subject:

yep, that was me again...duh X2...

Franca_A · Guest

My favourite Japanese flavor is probably teriyaki. But tonkatsu is nice, chawanmushi, miso and teppanyaki. To learn about eating Japanese for the first time, go to http://www.foodvirgin.com/columns/Sushi.htm. You can also ask questions there about how to do it properly.

T · Black Belt Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 108

I bought some Tempura today.

Annathea · Guest

I love sushi and am lucky, because my roommate is studying Japanese culture and literature, and can do delicius sushi indeed Very Happy

. Come to think of it, it is time to persuade her to do it!
I also like tempura and all Japanese sweets(sorry,I forgot a name).

Hikari · Guest

I’m a sushi fan too! I love sashimi, octopus and salmon being the best. But not Sea urchin... I also love rice balls and make them at home in batches of twelve, they go over great for lunch or a midnight snack! I like to stuff them with black beans and tuna salad (not at the same time!) I also make Asuki bean cakes and porridge. Asuki beans make an excellent exfoliation for the skin! It’s cheaper to buy them and grind them yourself for this purpose. Umiboshi plums are awesome but hard to find. I must make a trek downtown to the Japanese market soon before it snows! Cool

RichardThrower · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 10

Lets see... Sushi, assorted Rice Bowls, Crab wrapped Chicken, and of course Green Tea. Very Happy

cgyh · Posted: Jul 13, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject:

Japanese food is fine, but the flavour palette is rather narrow, especially compared to other East Asian food like southern Chinese cuisine and Korean cuisine. Japanese food tends to be sugary salty or a little vinegary. Japanese food presentation is certainly top class, but again, the flavour palette is narrow.

FataliTEA · Posted: Sep 10, 2007 10:19 am Post subject:

I make a mean Teriyaki.

weaselmuffin · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 7

britt · 2nd Degree Black Belt Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 181

Although I live in the USA I eat some form of Japanese food every day. I am lucky to live near a very large Asian market with a good selection of Japanese food items. Ajimoto has a plant in the US and has a decent microwavable Chicken Teriyaki Don. There are also plenty of Japanese import items like fresh or dried noodle soup with deep fried tofu, egg, or hot peppers; various forms of mochi and other sweets; deep fried fish ball that have almost no fat or calories (how do they do that and why can't US companies do the same?); various mochi ice cream; and all kinds of candy items. I love them all, and so do the majority of people I've given things to try. Meiji's chocolate-covered macadamia nuts are a big hit with kids and adults!

For restaraunt food my first choice is sushi or sashimi, followed by udon noodles in any form, and Katsu-don if you can find a chef that can make it properly.

Throw in some quality sencha, matcha, and sake and I'll be happy for a life time.

Domn · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 13

Ive heard that ramen is delicious.
But unfortinaly i live in Slovenia (EU) and in our contry we do not know much about asian cooking.
Is there any instant ramen or some good reciepe for ramen?