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The ramen shop that's been open for about two months and doesn't serve ramen. Sweet.

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Hey Nidaime Tsujita, Start Serving The Ramen Already!


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Ramen from TsujitaPhoto: Sekimura via Flickr

Discouraging news lingers on Sawtelle as Nidaime Tsujita, the Japanese imported "artisan noodle" restaurant continues to tease us with its ramen, without actually serving the stuff. A manager at Tsujita now tells us its highly anticipated ramen won't likely be served until the end of October, even though the whole "noodle issue" and reception to its other dishes continues to split public opinion.

We're all for perfecting the recipe and everything, even if a Facebook fan already claims that the ramen here doesn't resemble the Tokyo version, but we really wish these guys would put their foot on the gas. We'd think it'd be in their interests, seeing as the opening day for Ramen Jinya on this street is fast approaching.

Fortunately, while we wait for Tsujita to complete its mission, there's a worthy list of new ramen spots to still knock off, from the new Culver City location of Yamadaya to Hollywood's recently opened Ikemen.

Tu_triky wrote:I could already tell from the photographs though that the Daikokuya gyoza are better though. :beaten:

The ramen place in Cerritos, Shisen Ramen, also has dinky gyoza... No good. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
The ramen place in Cerritos, Shisen Ramen, also has dinky gyoza... No good. :bleh:

Hehe. Yeah, that's no good, man...but that's how it is man! In my experience, most noodle shops don't have the entire package. They might do one or two things really well but that's fine because given the proliferation of ramen shops there are many more places to choose from, even compared to two or three years ago.

Preparation of Osaka-style eel which is commonly known as "mamushi" as opposed to the more common term "unagi" used in Tokyo (Kanto area).

2 minute video:

http://youtu.be/_Qjcom5p7LU

^ Yow. :drooling:

Binchotan lives!!!! :woot:

bmwracer wrote:^ Yow. :drooling:

Binchotan lives!!!! :woot:

I need of those containers so I drizzle 5 streams of kabayaki sauce on my head all at once.

Tu_triky wrote:I need of those containers so I drizzle 5 streams of kabayaki sauce on my head all at once.

I always thought those containers were sorta wacky.

Tu_triky wrote:The ramen shop that's been open for about two months and doesn't serve ramen. Sweet.

THink Im going to our sushi restaurant that doesnt serve fish tomorrow. :victory:

Eve wrote:

THink Im going to our sushi restaurant that doesnt serve fish tomorrow. :victory:

:hehe: It's been too long already, this shop should have not opened their doors yet and put forth more energy preparing all aspects of serving ramen behind close doors, instead of serving everything but noodles and delaying their ramen service for so long.

Oh well.

bmwracer wrote:
I always thought those containers were sorta wacky.

Yup. Highly specialized sauce ladle.

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Obama Fried Chicken in China.

Full story: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/chinese_give_barack_the_bird_noesFfsLzH9n1JGghJgBYO

Tu_triky wrote:[image]

Obama Fried Chicken in China.

Full story: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/chinese_give_barack_the_bird_noesFfsLzH9n1JGghJgBYO

Hmm. :shakehead:

We should have a Panda Express with a picture of Mao Tse-Tung on it and see how they like it. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm. :shakehead:

We should have a Panda Express with a picture of Mao Tse-Tung on it and see how they like it. :mrgreen:

LOL. Funny.

We should have a chicken shop with a photo of General Tsao...oh wait. :P

Tu_triky wrote:LOL. Funny.

We should have a chicken shop with a photo of General Tsao...oh wait. :P

LOL. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:[image]

Obama Fried Chicken in China.

Full story: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/chinese_give_barack_the_bird_noesFfsLzH9n1JGghJgBYO

HIlarious.

Eve wrote:

HIlarious.

Because the Chinese have never copied or misappropriated anything from American. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:We should have a Panda Express with a picture of Mao Tse-Tung on it and see how they like it. :mrgreen:

Close, but no prize.

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bmwracer wrote:
Close, but no prize.

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:rofl: Hilarious.

Girl Scouts Pledge To Reduce Palm Oil In Cookies

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A five-year campaign by two Michigan girls to make Girl Scout cookies more environmentally friendly has prompted the youth organization to curb the use of palm oil in its iconic baked goods.

Girl Scouts of the USA isn't eliminating the ingredient, but it says that beginning with the 2012-13 cookie season, each box will include a GreenPalm logo as a symbol of Girl Scouts' commitment to address concerns about the deforestation of sensitive lands caused by production of palm oil.

Environmentalists say the illegal clearing of rainforests in Southeast Asia to make room for palm oil plantations has pushed the orangutan to the brink of extinction and threatens other native animals.

In its announcement Wednesday, the Girl Scouts said it has directed its bakers to use as little palm oil as possible, and only in recipes where there is no alternative. It wants its bakers to move to a segregated, certified sustainable palm oil source by 2015.

bmwracer wrote:Girl Scouts Pledge To Reduce Palm Oil In Cookies

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A five-year campaign by two Michigan girls to make Girl Scout cookies more environmentally friendly has prompted the youth organization to curb the use of palm oil in its iconic baked goods.

Girl Scouts of the USA isn't eliminating the ingredient, but it says that beginning with the 2012-13 cookie season, each box will include a GreenPalm logo as a symbol of Girl Scouts' commitment to address concerns about the deforestation of sensitive lands caused by production of palm oil.

Environmentalists say the illegal clearing of rainforests in Southeast Asia to make room for palm oil plantations has pushed the orangutan to the brink of extinction and threatens other native animals.

In its announcement Wednesday, the Girl Scouts said it has directed its bakers to use as little palm oil as possible, and only in recipes where there is no alternative. It wants its bakers to move to a segregated, certified sustainable palm oil source by 2015.

They should switch to using lard.