Dinner Tonight: Miso Soup 101
I like to add some powdered dashi (the kind I buy is like a tea bag) to the water after it has come to boil. Gives it a nice flavor base before you start adding ingredients.
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Chopsticks vs Fork
It's really simple, people.
If the food is cut into pieces when prepared, use chopsticks.
If the food is cut into pieces when eaten, use a fork and knife.
The reason Asians use chopsticks is because they consider cutting to be the cook's work. Whites think it's fine to have the diner finish preparing the meal.
The Myth of French Golden Arches Revulsion
klg19 wrote:
""" Very sad. """
Why is it sad? They are French, living in France - they've had their food for thousands of years, and are willing to try new things. It shouldn't be sad to anyone. I can think of sadder things. How about "Freedom Fries"?
Did the harsh reality of the world intrude upon your idyllic vision of what France *should* be? Is it your job as an American to dictate the terms of development in countries you visit?
I'd love to hear your reaction when you go to Shanghai or Tokyo and discover Asians have better cellular phones, more efficient vehicles, and don't live in mud huts and shit in holes in the ground.
Dinner Tonight: Potato Chip–Crust Salmon
I saw a recipe somewhere that applied this technique to onion rings for that extra crunch.
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Dinner Tonight: Miso Soup 101
South River miso is the best I've had! It seems to last a LONG time, which is good, as most recipes only require a little.
Dinner Tonight: Miso Soup 101
Ha ha! I was going to ask about how long miso keeps, too! Good to know!
Miso soup is my favorite food when sick. I used to order take-out, but then I got crafty last year and realized I could BUY miso ahead of actually getting sick and have it in my fridge. A little goes a long way, though, so I still have a bunch left for this cold-season!
Dinner Tonight: Potato Chip–Crust Salmon
How about this:
-take a piece of chicken (breast? boneless? thighs?)
-crumble lots of cornflakes (or chips) on top
-pour on a generous amount of Italian dressing (over the flakes and chicken)
-bake as usual
-serve with potato buds or baked squash
Chopsticks vs Fork
Having always been a pretty coordinated individual the, one of the few things that I have tried, but have never been able to master are chop sticks. I have, however, mastered fork, knives, spoons and fingers.
Chopsticks vs Fork
Flying back from that first trip to China, I sat next to a hapless engineer from Texas. For the first couple of weeks, he had been in Shanghai -- and he couldn't stop bitching about the lousy room-service cheeseburgers. But for a month he had been out in the provinces, where there just aren't any forks to be had. Completely unable to manage chopsticks, he had starved for a couple of days and then -- he was, after all, an engineer -- he came up with a solution: He WHITTLED chopsticks into little wooden spears, and jabbed at his food that way. I think somebody probably wound up taking pity on him and giving him a spoon.
Chopsticks vs Fork
spaghetti with chopsticks sounds like a great idea. Noodles are so much easier to eat with chopsticks.
Chopsticks vs Fork
We discuss this all the time in my multicultural circle of friends. When I was hip and stylin and profilin in the 80's would use chopsticks whenever I could. I also had fabulous (enhanced) fingernails and was always looking to show off my claws. Being a Jerzee girl some of you will understand this.
After I turned 35 (UGH) I no longer felt the need to show off my claws or pick grains of rice out of my clevage. What once was stylish was now not so much so. I know that most of you do not get all the rice in your mouth without having the bowl in a short proximity to your mouth. My asian friends back me up on this. The rice has to be fairly sticky and your hand action has to be fairly adept.
Interesting enough recently when I went to some teppanyaki place with my parents my father who is 69 was using chopsticks. He never did this when I was a child or ever in front of me. He was not so good at it and was wearing his rice.
I do not begrudge those who use chopsticks but if your going to use them use them well or just to quote Luna slide that fork on over. My chopstick days are over I think.
What I really want to talk about (Looking for Adam) is people who eat pizza with their hands.......huge pause and people who use a spoon to twirl pasta.
Bracing myself for debate.
Chopsticks vs Fork
I not only eat Asian foods with chopsticks but also stir fry with them too.
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