Food, Food, and More Food Thread

shin2 wrote:is the tonkatsu really that dark?

No, my phone's camera is really that lousy.

kawaiiruna wrote:Grilled Pork Ribs
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Lamb Soup
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Dayem that looks good.

kawaiiruna wrote:Grilled Pork Ribs
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Lamb Soup
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there's something very Indonesian about these food

Tu_triky wrote:

Dayem that looks good.

oishiiiiii desuuuuu :inlove:

monta wrote:

there's something very Indonesian about these food

yup...coz i'm from jakarta :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

Dayem that looks good.

Agreed. Wanting a snack again. I need to stop coming to this thread until Ive lost 5 pounds. :beaten:

@Monta-Good eye for cuisine. :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:This guy's undertaken an interesting project. He's going to sample curry from all 47 prefectures and give a critique. Here's the first one: http://tokyotombaker.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/around-japan-in-47-curries-kanagawa-navy-curry/

Nice reason to travel. :mrgreen:

Kenyan Cusine anyone?
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Raining JHan wrote:Kenyan Cusine anyone?
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Looks delicious.

Ive enjoyed what African cuisine Ive tried.

Raining JHan wrote:Kenyan Cusine anyone?
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Wow, must be the rich side of Kenya. When I was there, this is not what we and the locals ate.

Wynter wrote:

Wow, must be the rich side of Kenya. When I was there, this is not what we and the locals ate.

I don't think outside of Kenya they serve what the locals eat.
The African food I ate here looked a lot like this.

My brother left me in San Jose and went to LA with his pals.
Now he's asking where's a good Japanese restaurant to eat in LA.

Can you guys recommend some. From budget saving to wallet busting :beaten:

K.T.Tran wrote:My brother left me in San Jose and went to LA with his pals.
Now he's asking where's a good Japanese restaurant to eat in LA.

Can you guys recommend some. From budget saving to wallet busting :beaten:

Try Little Tokyo or Sawtelle Blvd. in Westwood... Then there's Gardena and Torrance.

bmwracer wrote:
Try Little Tokyo or Sawtelle Blvd. in Westwood... Then there's Gardena and Torrance.

Thanks so much man :mrgreen:

I'll try to hit up these areas when i'm down there too

K.T.Tran wrote:Thanks so much man :mrgreen:

I'll try to hit up these areas when i'm down there too

Sorry I couldn't be more specific, but it should be a nice adventure searching. :)

I guess this would be the appropriate thread, some chopsticks etiquette: http://kencorp.metroblogs.jp/files/2012/07/2eg4ac4.jpg

gaijinmark wrote:I guess this would be the appropriate thread, some chopsticks etiquette: http://kencorp.metroblogs.jp/files/2012/07/2eg4ac4.jpg

Disagree with shoveling food in one's mouth attached to a bowl (kaki bashi) as being taboo--how else would you eat ochazuke? I also do it when I eat tamago rice and fried rice out of a chawan but only at the very end when I'm trying to get those last few grains. Been doing it since I was a tyke--no one scolded me then; too late to change now.

The other taboos I've committed in the past were neburi bashi (licking the tips of chopsticks) and saguri bashi (looking for contents in a soup with chopsticks).

Will try to avoid these gaffes should I ever sit down to a meal with the royal family.

Hashi story-- On my last trip to Japan, we had lunch at a restaurant in Matsuyama that was a combination Japanese/Italian meal (weird, huh). Everything was delicious, but I thought it was funny when I saw some of my fellow travelers trying to eat their chicken in tomato sauce pasta dish with chopsticks. I guess they didn't notice the fork and spoon next to their plate.

shin2 wrote:
Disagree with shoveling food in one's mouth attached to a bowl (kaki bashi) as being taboo--how else would you eat ochazuke? I also do it when I eat tamago rice and fried rice out of a chawan but only at the very end when I'm trying to get those last few grains. Been doing it since I was a tyke--no one scolded me then; too late to change now.

I wondered about that one myself. I just got done watch "Kodoku no Gourmet 2" and if just about every episode that's how Yutaka Matsushige does it.

shin2 wrote:Disagree with shoveling food in one's mouth attached to a bowl (kaki bashi) as being taboo--how else would you eat ochazuke? I also do it when I eat tamago rice and fried rice out of a chawan but only at the very end when I'm trying to get those last few grains. Been doing it since I was a tyke--no one scolded me then; too late to change now.

The other taboos I've committed in the past were neburi bashi (licking the tips of chopsticks) and saguri bashi (looking for contents in a soup with chopsticks).

Same here... I always fish out the tofu in my miso soup. :mrgreen:

Chashu miso ramen at Ramen Santouka, Mitsuwa Torrance.

Not bad... The chashu was nice and melt-in-your-mouth tender and the soup was flavorful, but a bit salty, I thought... Noodles were tender, but thin... I like my noodles al dente and thick, like at Ramen Mottainai, which is still my favorite.

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bmwracer wrote:
Same here... I always fish out the tofu in my miso soup. :mrgreen:

Me too. :beaten:

@shin2- thanks for the etiquette lesson. I too will be on my best behavior when dining with the Royals! :victory: