Barcelona was interesting. The Gaudi architecture was totally worthwhile, and we walked around everywhere. La Boqueria smelled like ham, and was a complete tourist trap. Saffron at the market was uber-pricey. Although I would have loved to get a leg of Jamon iberico, those were not cheap either (I bought a 100 gram pack at […]
Author Archives: Moto Yamamoto
September 10, 2009
Yamahomo PSA: I LOVE Harumi!
Harumi Kurihara, Japan’s household goddess– often referred to as Japan’s Martha— is coming to Japan Society NYC on 9/24! This is a special program I slaved on for months to make happen so get your tickets now! Not only will the goddess herself be there, but also joining will be Daisy Martinez (Food Network’s VIVA […]
September 8, 2009
ReCPY: Xiao Long Bao
After spending two weeks in Europe, eating pasta and paella everyday, my Asian part of the body started screaming “WHERE IS MY RICE?!” Also being away from the kitchen for two weeks made me want to cook continuously this past weekend. Yes, Italy was great, food awesome, drank grappa like it was water, partied like […]
August 14, 2009
ReCPY: Pan-da
Japanese are very clever on naming things. Â They come up with some English mixing with Japanese. Â For example, Bridgestone (tire company)’s founder’s name is Ishibashi (Ishi=stone, bashi=bridge), Suntory’s founder’s name is Torii. Â Flipping Torii-san become Suntory. Â Pan (or Pain in some Euro word) means bread. Â Da in Japanese means something like “is”. Hence this […]
August 3, 2009
ReCPY: Battaglia della Mozzarella (Mozzarella Battle)
Sorry for my long absence. Summer has been occupying me and it’s also too hot to cook anything in particular. Last weekend, my friend Sal from da Bronx took me to Arthur Avenue. I’ve always wanted to check it out, but was scared to go by myself. It’s da Bronx after all, ya know? Sal […]
June 22, 2009
ReCPY: Thai Curry with Pork, Sorta…
This week’s ReCPY features pork. Pork is a very versatile meat, and a lot more flavorful than chicken. Dark chicken meat is great, but Americans usually prefer the dry and boring breast meat, which is really uncool. Pork, however, keeps its moisture pretty well, unless you totally over cook it. I was craving something curry […]
June 15, 2009
ReCPY: Perfect Baked Fries for Perfect Burgers
I had a busy weekend, and didn’t have time to cook so I dug up old pictures for this week’s ReCPY. When making burgers, inevitably you have to make fries as well. However, I cannot fry fries, since my BF doesn’t eat fried food. I have made oven baked fries, but it’s always a bit […]
June 8, 2009
ReCPY: Japanese Cheese Cake
I don’t like cheese cake. Especially NY-style cheese cake, which is like eating cream cheese as is. You are done after one bite, it’s enough. In Japan, we have baked cheesecake, which is very light and fluffy. This week’s recipe is how to make ever-so light baked cheese cake. The art of Japanese cheese cake […]
June 1, 2009
ReCPY: Aloe Yogurt
I am going to start ReCPY, sharing easy (and sometimes moderately difficult) recipes like Paystyle’s Happy Hour, every week. When you go to Japan, you will encounter many kinds of yogurt like these. Among them, aloe yogurt is always a favorite to many. Aside from soothing sunburns, aloe is actually edible, and although it’s flavorless, […]
May 26, 2009
Bacon Cup Cake – Say No More
People in this country are obsessed with bacon. Bacon-wrapped pork, bacon-wrapped hotdogs, bacon-wrapped corn, bacon is everywhere. Last summer, I posted bacon chocolate, and there are a lot of sweet/savor combo recipes popping up and I was getting very curious about this combination. Sweet and salty is something we do enjoy. Chocolate-covered salty rice crackers […]