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August 28, 2007
Temaki Maki Maki
Temaki (hand-rolled sushi) is an easy way to entertain a crowd. There aren’t much prep work involved, but the spread is quite luxurious looking and it’s surely a crowd pleaser. You just make whatever you like to be inside, spread it nicely and voila, party starts. Instead of going to Japanese grocery store, and buy […]
August 15, 2007
Summer of Love
I played hookie yesterday. Law & Order was shooting a scene at one of the apartments upstairs, so I couldn’t go up to the rooftop to lay out (also it would be bad to come back to work with a tanned face when you claim you were “sick”). So I cooked. I had a couple […]
August 14, 2007
The Umami Reader, vol.006
Noteworthy readings and eatings: Washington oyster warning. SAD!!! (via Jim) How to make tofu– great video! (via Irwin) Cheapassfood.com— cheap ass eats, joints and recipes (via Irwin) An in-depth report in the NYer about the decline of bees, and what that means for the future of honey, and cross pollination. Worth the long read Informative, […]
August 3, 2007
Onsen Report
Despite the year’s first and hardest raining typhoon hitting on the same day as the first day of our one-night onsen trip to Yugawara, we got to the ryokan in one piece (after a lot of wrong turns – Japanese maps do NOT help in any way, also given that they don’t name the goddamn […]
July 25, 2007
Beet Beats Ex-Lax
Blame Mel, inspired by Ayagwa. Caution. This is my version of Aya”Orange Oil”gwa’s Fear and Loathing in the Realm of Seafood-Lovers. If you don’t like poo talk, don’t bother to read. As umami’s mission statement says, “we all eat three times a day, so let’s talk about it” To me, it’s more like, “we eat […]
July 18, 2007
The Umami Reader, vol.005
Noteworthy readings and eatings (please forgive me for being so behind!): Bittman’s 101 summer recipes in under 10 minutes Armed robber sits down for a glass of wine and hugs. This is an awesome, totally bizarre story (via Dawn) David Pasternack keeps it crudo (via Dan) NY Restaurant Week this week and next week. $24 […]
July 13, 2007
Fear and Loathing in the Realm of Seafood-Lovers
WARNING: This post is not for the squeamish, overly sensitive, or the faint of heart. Skip this post if discussion of bodily functions offends you deeply. I’m serious!!! I’ve mulled over in my mind, for almost a month, whether to blog about this or not. I wasn’t sure this was for Umamimart readers. Then TM […]
July 12, 2007
Killing a Lobster, or Myself
Lobster is hard. I am not talking about their hard shells. It’s such a bitch to cook, yet there’s never enough meat in each lobster. Think about it: you buy one for $12.99 a pound so each lobster is about $20, but you can only eat less than 40% of it, unless you are my […]