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Ohhh, first post! My fave Chinese food would have to be a tie between my family's secret-recipe noodles and pork dumplings.....and Din Tai Fung's soup dumplings. Yum!
Grocery Ninja: Thousand-Year-Old Eggs and the Horse Urine Myth
My family has always eaten them in a tofu 'salad' - cubed silken tofu, cubed pidan, a handful of spring onion and pork floss, topped with a little soy sauce and sesame oil. I remember as a kid being a bit leery of the way it looked, but having grown up with the taste, I love how creamy and rich it tastes, and it provides a good contrast to the other ingredients in the dish (sometimes I still cringe a bit looking at it). I don't think I've ever noticed a smell, however.
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
I must admit, I'm a sucker for Cadbury's mini-eggs. Mmmm.
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Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
Ohhh, I ate a lot of these types of snacks when I was a kid while visiting family in Japan. I think a lot of the appeal of these is being able to make something....even if they don't taste that great (heck, I was 5. Small spoons? AWESOME). Glad to see they're still being made.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Ohhh, first post! My fave Chinese food would have to be a tie between my family's secret-recipe noodles and pork dumplings.....and Din Tai Fung's soup dumplings. Yum!
Grocery Ninja: Thousand-Year-Old Eggs and the Horse Urine Myth
My family has always eaten them in a tofu 'salad' - cubed silken tofu, cubed pidan, a handful of spring onion and pork floss, topped with a little soy sauce and sesame oil. I remember as a kid being a bit leery of the way it looked, but having grown up with the taste, I love how creamy and rich it tastes, and it provides a good contrast to the other ingredients in the dish (sometimes I still cringe a bit looking at it). I don't think I've ever noticed a smell, however.
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
I must admit, I'm a sucker for Cadbury's mini-eggs. Mmmm.
Cook the Book: 'My Last Supper'
Japanese curry and rice, the way my mom makes it!
Cook the Book: Simple Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate mousse cake with chocolate frosting. And shaved chocolate bits on top.
Cook the Book: Black Bottom Cupcakes
Vanilla cake with any sort of frosting as long as there's not _too_ much of it (sugar...high... :P)
best baking chocolate: what do you use?
I've always used the Lindt 72%, although that's primarily because it's the easiest higher quality bar to get my hands on (plus its sold in large boxes at Costco :) ). I've also used Guittard chocolate chips, and those turned out pretty good as well.
Chopsticks vs Fork
jayfallon: I remember learning to use chopsticks as a child - I had a trainer version with loops along the chopstick that you could slip your fingers through. It makes managing them a lot easier when you aren't a super motor-coordinated child (mine were blue with little birds on the top!) But after I outgrew that, it was just practice and eventually your hands remember how to use them.
The Japanese are like that too Young! I've seen Japanese people eat western spaghetti with chopsticks.
An apple a day...
I definitely also enjoy Pink Ladies. But given an option, I'll almost always go for Fuji or Pacific Rose. I think it's because I grew up on Fuji apples as a kid.
I love crunch and crisp apples, so it's always so disappointing when they're not sweet! I've never actually had a really good Delicious apple (either red or gold). Just my bad luck?
Question of the Day: It's hot! What foods do you eat to stay cool?
Oh, and cold mugi-cha (barley tea) to wash it all down. :)
Question of the Day: It's hot! What foods do you eat to stay cool?
Sweet, juicy, chilled watermelon. Nectarines as well.
Tomato bruschetta is fantastic in the summer.
My most difficult cooking task is_____
Pudding/custard from scratch. I always add too much cornstarch/turn the temperature up too high/cook the eggs/let it sit on the heat too long. Ah well! It's amazing how much overcooked pudding is like rubber.
Question of the Day: What weird things did you like as a child?
I'm with grampart - I used to have my mom make me mayo sandwiches on white bread (crusts removed, of course). I can't even imaging eating mayo alone nowadays.
Apparently I also loved pig ear as a toddler (so chewy!).
Grocery Ninja: Thousand-Year-Old Eggs and the Horse Urine Myth
The first time I spotted these on Wikipedia, I swore I'd never try them, and that's saying something because I love trying new weird foods from other cultures. But you really have a talent with words concerning food, because now I really want to try a "diluted" version sometime just to see what it tastes like! I'll have to hunt down a restaurant in Chinatown that makes a dish with this in it!
And as a side note, I've been reading your column non stop between calls at work since I found it yesterday and I love it! I'm like you in that I love to go to ethnic grocery stores and try new things. It makes me want to go out and buy some new stuff soon. Thank you!
Chopsticks vs Fork
I am Chinese and have been using chopsticks for as long as I can remember. However, I only use them for Chinese-style food. In contrast, my father uses chopsticks for everything, claiming that they are the perfect utensil. He even uses them to eat potato chips and cake!
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
As long as the candy engineers at Meiji are concentrating all their deliciousness creating energies on making the Melty Kiss as awesome as possible, this lapse of judgment will be forgiven. That said, I'm curious, I think I want one.
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
I heart Japanese candy too! You have no idea, I have tons of the stuff and cannot walk away from the cute little cartoons beckoning me.
Even though it didn't taste good, it's a neat concept, making your own gummy balls. Probably fun for kids too. Ack! I just remembered I have a tube of Meiji Apollo Chocolate! Strawberry! Yay!
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
So pleased I'm not alone:-). Every time I go shopping to our Asian Supermarket (2-3 times a month), I first run to the sweets aisle, mumbling to myself à la Homer Simpson, "mmmm...crazy Japanese sweets!"
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
@missvenuz: It wasn't directly in the candy aisle at my Mitsuwa...but near it. With the limited edition Halloween candy, heh.
@feistyfoodie: The sweets aisle is THE BEST! My favorite ever since I was little. :) I also saw the fish-shaped cracker at Mitsuwa so I hope you get that!
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
Ahhhhhhh~! I never see interactive Japanese candy! (This is probably why I don't go through the sweets aisle at Mitsuwa too) Ahhhhhh! The link to Meiji is ridiculous! So many interactive candy making funss to be had! I'm thinking the fish-shaped-chocolate-sandwich-cracker might be good. And fun. I'm so on my way to Mitsuwa!
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
Huh, I've never seen that at my Mitsuwa, maybe they only import them to the East Coast...
But I haven't seen them at any Marukai or Nijiya, either...
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
@abstract_duck: Ahh, the spoons are for 5 year olds! That makes more sense now. ...I have the candy-making skills of a child.
@delilah: Now that's the kind of enthusiasm I like to hear! BUY IT, YOU MUST.
Japanese Snack Review: Takoyaki-ya San, or Gobs of Goo
i love stupid japanese candy. i cant help buying it either, its uncontrolable.
even though i know exactly what this is, i probably will still buy it, and eat it, if i ever see it. because its awsome.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
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Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
peanut sesame noodles, like they used to make 'em at the Chinese restaurant of my childhood. finding them again (the restaurant has closed) is my white whale . . .
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
An oldie, but still a goodie, 'Mongolian Beef'...and who said my choice had to be authentic.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Steamed dumplings, General Tso chicken, Beef Lo Mein
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Hm. House special lo mein. It isn't authentic, but it's pretty good. I do love some scallion chicken and steamed dumplings.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Any kind of crispy whole fish. If that's on the menu, and I can convince a few other people to share it with me, I'll get that every time.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Peking chicken. I guess that's my most favorite.
This is a tough choice. Good noodles and dumplings are hard to beat. The real Kung Pao Chicken I had in China was amazingly good.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Roasted duck, chicken, ribs, char siu, squid, etc. anything that's hanging in the window when you enter- it goes great with everything (rice, noodles, porridge) and by itself as well. Yum!
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
beef pancakes - i think it's a northern chinese thing? it's delicious!!
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
San Shan Jan Pong Noodle Soup at Eastern Lights in Durham, NC. Spicey, lots of seafood, and noodles you will want to write home about.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Actually, her recipe for Kung Pao Chicken
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
hot and sour seafood soup.. not too adventurous, but so good.
Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'
Homemade shrimp Siu Mai.
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Ohhh, I ate a lot of these types of snacks when I was a kid while visiting family in Japan. I think a lot of the appeal of these is being able to make something....even if they don't taste that great (heck, I was 5. Small spoons? AWESOME). Glad to see they're still being made.