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September 11, 2008
Shiso Juice: A Healthy Mixer for Unhealthy Boozing
Shiso, as you might know, comes with your sashimi dish at any Japanese restaurant. It is usually green, and looks as if they are recycled since no one eats them. I like them wrapped in a piece of sashimi since it absorbs fishy-ness from fish. People call it “Japanese basil” or perilla. There is also […]
September 9, 2008
Taco… Rice!?!?!!
After Yoko’s post this weekend about taco ricing in Okinawa, I was super intrigued. Have you ever heard of such a thing??? As Yoko mentioned, taco rice origins lie in Okinawa, and is a product of the US occupation of the island. More about taco rice on Wiki– it’s fascinating. Leave it up to the […]
September 8, 2008
Coffee Snobbery: The French Press
A few weeks ago, Amy and I were eating pizza and discussing how exactly to best brew coffee from a French press. I’ve been using a French press for a few years now (initially cause I don’t have counter space for my drip machine), but have never been tutored on how to properly make coffee […]
September 5, 2008
Dream Shop TOMURU (Ishigaki)
I would like to go by the 1992 Vanessa Williams’ hit “Save the Best for Last” regarding my reviews for the various eats I experienced during my 5-day trip to Ishigakijima (Okinawa). Ishigakijima is the most beautiful place I have ever been to. It was the ideal vacation spot to chill out and enjoy a […]
August 30, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.030
Cupcakes 2.0: the new generation (via Hamamama, NY Post) Umami in the news- check out this commercial! (via Merriberry, Youtube) Which reminds me of the Kikkoman soy sauce commercial from a few years ago which is friggin hilarious- SHOW ME, SHOYU! *What did I miss? Email what you’re skimming these days to umamimart@gmail.com
August 23, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol. 029
Foraging for food in the Finger Lakes and beyond: “Just drive until you see the lake.” (via Christy, NYTimes) A wonderfully nasty Domino’s commercial on the (non)limits of what humans will eat: “The plan is to just top the pizza with actual garbage.” (via Amy Ann, Milk and Cookies) *What did I miss? Email what […]
August 16, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol.028
Top 3 Reads of the Week: Nattophiles speak up: what Michael Pollan really needs to write about next (via Fuminatto, Chowhound) Top 15 of the nastiest, bizarrest, most fucked up places to get your meal on: eat inside a coffin, slice into an edible woman’s body, get waited on by a staff of “hobbits”, munch […]
August 9, 2008
The Umami Reader, vol. 027
Top 3 reads: “No beer, no civilization”: how alcohol has saved lives over centuries (via Paystyle, Real Clear Politics) A fantastic 3-part video about the extensive menu collection at the NY Public Library (via Jud-san, Chow) A Swiss gourmand on a culinary world tour goes missing after his meal at El Bulli (via Tmonkey, Reuters) […]
August 6, 2008
The Mentai Mash
I adapted this recipe from a mag I was thumbing through. The original recipe tells you to serve cold and in thin strips, like say if you were to make strips with a potato peeler. I just turned it into mashed potatoes because I can’t resist the smoothness of mash. I often come across mentaiko […]