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Joan Fang
- Location: NYC
A Sandwich a Day: Cuban at Chez Henri in Cambridge, MA
You forgot to mention how the plantain chips come with this incredible tomato salsa/condiment and how the sandwich is absolutely humongous and even the salad is a well dressed accompaniment! I love this ... along with their duck tamale salad with bacon on a huge pile of spinach leaves, and their mojitos :)
Snapshots from Amsterdam: The Best Street Food
Herring! KENJI I love that stuff. I love the tart smelly oniony vinegar taste and the vague sort of crispness that the fish develops as it's gone through pickling. YUMS.
Dinner Tonight: Stir Fried Rice Cake with Gochujang Sauce
This is my absolute favorite.... But be warned. The flat rice cakes that are often sold next to the tubular versions cook up much much faster and will almost definitely make a sticky mess in your pot if you're not careful!
So Long, Folks (and See You Next Week)
Adam! So sad to see you go :( But best of luck at NYCgo ... I'm a big fan of that site too :) Incredibly useful. I'm sure you'll do incredible things there!
Enter to Win a Copy of the 'Alinea' Cookbook
I had this incredible dish at TW Foods in Boston -- the ice cream had bits of tobacco leaves and tobacco smoke and if you like cigars, it tasted like smoking a strong Cuban cigar, with a bit of a tingle at the back of your throat as though you were actually smoking, from the bits of tobacco leaves. Smoky and minty. It was also surrounded by this pool of syrup made from 15 year old Macallan Scotch. Beautifully sticky and eating it made me feel as though I were sitting in the back room of an oak-paneled old boy's club. Loved it.
Australia Dairy Company in Hong Kong
going here this weekend! i live just 2 blocks away ... am so excited. @aaron mattis, hopefully this lives up to your scrambled eggs
Video: Baby in a Watermelon
Parents do ridiculous things to their kids but that is adorable. I wonder how massive the watermelon is?
Sushi Week Part 1: A Sushi Style Guide and How to Make Sushi Rice
nori turn ... ha. cannot wait to read the next post.
Sushi Poppers: A New Portable Sushi?
You ate them! So exciting :) How was the raw fish in that ..
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cheese?
@ W.Were Hong Kong is incredible - I actually just bought a massive chunk of Havarti cheese for after-dinner snack. I might gain a ton of weight from eating lots of take-out this summer. But worth it. Hoping to hit up some great restaurants over the course of the next ten weeks. :) Thanks for asking!
More Di Fara First-Timers Report on Yesterday's Field Trip
Aaron! It was your last day? What a perfect way to end :)
Fourth of July Menu Planner
That is the best cake! I love it :) I hope I can find something like that in HK
Meet & Eat: Lingbo Li, Serious Eats Intern
Your ability to handle spicy food astounds me. But can we go eat exotic meats together back in Cambridge? :)
This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters
Yogurt?! I've never seen such healthy foods in the office. Blasphemy.
Seriously Asian: Big Wontons
You know, I've only ever seen "small" wontons in Shanghai. I thought it was a strictly breakfast food. I do love those more though. The skin has the best slippery texture.
Meet & Eat: Joan Fang, Serious Eats Intern
@ulterior epicure: any time. my love for dumplings really knows no bounds.
@maotai & every other bitter melon lover: maybe.. i'll give myself some time to mature before trying it again then. also, i love your username maotai
@chascates: definitely! so excited to explore hong kong's food scene. first up is definitely street food. yuuuumm. favorite part of asia.
Meet & Eat: Leah Douglas, Serious Eats Intern
Leah, SO GLAD we did Del Posto :) Delishious. More eating in NY next time I'm back?
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sushi?
@ShowMeFood, @shoneyjoe: Yup, it's a picture of a chirashi sushi! It's beautiful but deceiving. Without a picture of the rice, it definitely looks a bit like a box of sashimi
Lunch for One: Curry-Ya
Yum. I love that they give you a pot of the "stew." Extra sauce on white rice is the best.
How to Make Yogurt
I love fresh yogurt - mostly because I dislike the chemical taste in most store bought yogurts. I mostly just start it off with live yogurt cultures though. Where can you buy freeze-dried starters and is there a difference between brands?
Sneak Preview: Eddie Huang's Xiao Ye
So excited for this! Love Taiwanese food
What am I missing in Chinatown?
I am a huge fan of the soup dumplings at Joe's Shanghai - I know the lines are huge but seriously, some of the best dumplings I've ever had and I seek them out wherever I go, especially in Shanghai.
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Ramen?
@prterrell I used to do the same thing freshman year! I'd drag my friend to my room to eat ramen ... delicious. Had no idea that prevented hangovers though.
Seasonal Octopus Salad-Topped Cod Burger from MOS Burger in Taiwan
I love Kewpie mayo. Mmm. Drooling. That sounds like a great fish sandwich
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This is like McWings in Asia! ALWAYS meaty, always freshly fried with tons of craggy fried bits just waiting for you to bite into. Finally!