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Ice Balls: Because Ice Cubes Have Too Much Surface Area
I must lead a deprived life, having never seen ice balls before. Ice balls are popular among drink connoisseurs because, due to the lower surface area, they melt more slowly than ice cubes. The ice mold from Japan-based Taisin makes a range of perfectly formed ice balls in different sizes. If you don't need that level of perfection, not martha shows you how to make your own with a simpler ice ball mold. Related Pre-Packaged Spring Water Ice Cubes Does Cold Water Boil Faster Than Hot?...Risqué Japanese Boob Pudding
The Japanese. Known primarily for cute, they seem to have a bit of a naughty side, too. Open this box, and you'll see what I mean. On the outside, nothing big, right? Well, click through the jump and there's a bit of a NSFW surprise formed by the two pudding cups it contains. As tipster Matt Buchanan says, "BTW, purin isn't really pudding in the Bill Cosby style; it's more like flan." Full flash ahead, after the jump....Happy 50th Birthday, Sushi Conveyer Belt
Photograph from mstephens7 on Flickr 1958 was a big year. A fourteen-year old Bobby Fischer won the U.S. Chess championships, NASA was created and the very first sushi conveyor belt scooted around a restaurant! It all started in April of 1958 when a mobile stream of plates carrying tuna belly fat and salmon first rotated inside Mawaru Genroku Sushi restaurant in Osaka, Japan. Creator Yoshiaki Shiraishi called it "kuru kuru sushi," which adorably translates to "sushi-go-around" in Japanese, and eventually decided that 8 centimeters per second was the ideal speed—slow enough for safe arrivals, but also fast enough to keep up with voracious appetites. Shiraishi also invented a robotic sushi model, where robots carry the raw fish, but it didn't...More on the Butter Shortage in Japan
How bad is Japan's butter shortage? Here's some more photographic evidence: Yongfook, a web designer based in Tokyo, took this photo in a supermarket where a block of a butter blend now costs about $7. So for $14 you could get a full only-butter block. Previously Japan Is Running Out of Butter Unbelieveable! This Is Not Butter!...More in Food Shortages: Japan Is Running Out of Butter
A sign explains "that the management does not know when the next shipment of butter will come." Japanese croissant-lovers be afraid: Japan is going through an extreme butter shortage: Where is the butter? — cry Japanese consumers who have been hunting everywhere for the dairy product. The drastic reduction in raw milk production, complicated by hikes in the price of grain as well as changes in the global patterns of dairy product consumption, have caused a serious butter shortage in Japan. Empty shelves in the dairy section of grocery stores across the country have not seen a shipment of butter for days, and stores are posting signs apologizing for the shortage. [via Boing Boing]...The 2008 Sanrio Character Bento Grand Prix
Too cute to eat: The winners of the second Sanrio Character Bento Grand Prix 2008 were announced last week, with the top prize given to "Tenorikuma's Exciting Lunch Box" (pictured, center). Two Silver Charabenist (an amalgamation of "character" and "bento") awards were handed to the cutesy "Best Friend" set and the carblicious "How Do You Feel About a Bread Lunch?" set. Truth be told, all of the winning entries were way too cute and creative to herald a clear victory, if you ask me. [via Watashi to Tokyo]...Man Builds Canoe Out of 7,000 Chopsticks
Holy canoe! Not wanting to see so many wooden chopsticks go to waste at the city hall cafeteria where he worked, Shuhei Ogawara collected over 7,000 chopsticks for two years, then glued them together over three months, resulting in this 13-foot long canoe. At 66 pounds, it's a bit heavier than your average canoe, but a launching ceremony in May at Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima, Japan, will determine whether it'll be smooth sailing or not. [via Gizmodo]...Udon Noodle Shop for Gluttonous Eaters
Do you really like udon? I mean, really, really like udon to the point that you'd want to eat a bucket of it? Then Japanese competitive eater Nobuyuki Shirota has the restaurant for you: Shirotaya, a limited-time noodle shop in Osaka whose standard bowls of udon come with 16 portions of noodles for about $40. Don't be intimidated; those with normal appetites can order a sixteenth of a bowl of udon. Previously 'Major League Eating: The Game' Coming Soon for the Nintendo Wii One (or Fifty) Hot Dogs Too Many 59 and a Half! Trompe l'Oeil Udon Dessert...Instant Fresh Green Tea
The words fresh and instant don't normally go together, but Kyo no Matcha lets you make your own fresh, bottled green tea on the go. A twist of the air-tight cap releases high-grade matcha powder from Kyoto into the water. Give it a shake, and you've got your fresh serving of green tea on the spot—no chemical additives or preservatives. Other flavors include turmeric and aojiru (a kale-based health drink). Only available in Japan, but with the rise in health drinks, it might be coming Stateside in the near future. [via Trends in Japan]...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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