Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:
Did you make it yourself? :hehe:

lol, i don't think i can make a burrito that tastes that good...
Chipotle is a chain....maybe they have one in Torrance :headscratch:
but i like to go there once in awhile, probably burn off those calories fast enough with my runs.

craving some soba and onigiri. :applaud:

I had fried egg, bindhi (okra), and roti for brunch! I'm still hungry tho...

Musha for today is a bust: I have to pick up my cousin at the airport... :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:Musha for today is a bust: I have to pick up my cousin at the airport... :puppydog:

i might actually be going there today.....ironic.

Mouth-watering sanma sushi a taste treat not to be missed

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I love to eat charcoal grilled, fatty sanma while it's hot, together with authentically-brewed, dry sake. At first, I start with the liver. I feel the slightly bitter taste of the liver on my tongue. And then, I can feel the cold sake soak gradually into my tongue. It's such a happy moment.

In general, it's difficult to make an ekiben using freshly-grilled sanma. But an ekiben called Sanma-zushi, sold at Shingu Station in Wakayama Prefecture, offers cold grilled sanma that tastes as great as the hot stuff.

Sanma-zushi is actually local sushi of Kii Peninsula, where Wakayama Prefecture is situated. On ceremonial days, every family in the region makes sanma-zushi and warmly welcomes their guests.

In the Owase area, they cut sanma open along the back, while the belly is split in the Shingu and Kumano areas. The method of making sanma-zushi is subtly different depending on the area, even though they are on the same part of the peninsula.

Since the Sanma-zushi ekiben sold at Shingu Station uses the belly-split sanma, the blue black back of the fish comes in the center of the sushi. The sanma's glowing skin would probably be irresistible to bling-bling lovers. A whole sanma is used for the bozushi style sushi, and cut into bite-size pieces. The fish is also perfectly vinegar-flavored, making it tasty even for children. Accompanying the sushi is pickled ginger.

I think grilled sanma should be juicy. In fact, however, it is said that sanma which is too fatty is not good for sushi. Sanma cannot be an ingredient of superb quality until its meat becomes firmer after losing excess fat in the tides. Sanma landed at major fishing ports in northern Japan, such as Ishimaki, Kesennuma and Choshi, is usually thick and fatty. Lean sanma, which swam in the cold current from those areas down to off the coast of Kii Peninsula in winter, is perfect for sushi. Well...it's merely sanma, but more than that.

The ekiben package is adorned with an illustration of sanma against a background of sky blue waves. The haggard appearance of skinny sanma looks kind of funny.



Glossary of terms:

Sanma: Pacific saury

Sanma-zushi: Saury sushi

Bo-zushi: Log-shaped sushi


Shinobu Kobayashi
Shinobu Kobayashi is a freelance writer, editor and bento lover. The Chiba Prefecture native spends at least 150 days a year on the road and has written about 4,000 different types of bento. She has also written about some 2,000 hotels or lodgings she has covered. Kobayashi's specialties are drinking, typing and buying too many souvenirs on trips. Kobayashi enjoys drinking, traveling to casinos around the world and chilling out on tropical islands. She is one of Japan's foremost writers on bento and her books include "Ekiben: Shiru, Taberu, Erabu," "Ekiben Ou," and "Nippon Ekiben Taikai."

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20060910p2a00m0na005000c.html

Tu_triky wrote:i might actually be going there today.....ironic.

:doh:


After I picked up my cuz at the airport, I suppose we could've went there, but I figured the place would be packed... So I just went back to my fail-safe/alway reliable sushi restaurant. :)

Forgot to mention: At my tried-and-true Japanese restaurant, there were these two REALLY good looking j-girls in the next table... Both sporting nicely fitting tank tops... Impressive.

Wonder if my cousin knew I was gawking at them. :sweat: :hehe: :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:Forgot to mention: At my tried-and-true Japanese restaurant, there were these two REALLY good looking j-girls in the next table... Both sporting nicely fitting tank tops... Impressive.

Wonder if my cousin knew I was gawking at them. :sweat: :hehe: :bonk:

You know.. that could be taken the WRONG way... :rofl: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:Forgot to mention: At my tried-and-true Japanese restaurant, there were these two REALLY good looking j-girls in the next table... Both sporting nicely fitting tank tops... Impressive.

Wonder if my cousin knew I was gawking at them. :sweat: :hehe: :bonk:

takoyaki.... :twisted: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
:doh:


After I picked up my cuz at the airport, I suppose we could've went there, but I figured the place would be packed... So I just went back to my fail-safe/alway reliable sushi restaurant. :)

i understand your reservation...i went there this evening with a couple of friends.....we got lucky to be seated in ten minutes.....the food and atmosphere were superlative.....as expected....i never tire of the great tasting fare..... :dancing:

bmwracer wrote:Wonder if my cousin knew I was gawking at them. :sweat: :hehe: :bonk:

If you're cousin is a female, than yesh, she did. :beaten:

Good ol' smoked turkey sandwich for brunch! Yum-num.

Wynter wrote:If you're cousin is a female, than yesh, she did. :beaten:

Tnen, I'm surprised she didn't say anything afterwards. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Tnen, I'm surprised she didn't say anything afterwards. :beaten:

She prolly did, while you were thinking of their eyes, and lips, and thighs. Or mebbe she realized that if they had been guys, than the roles would have been reversed. Or mebbe she was gawking too. :bonk:

Heh, went to Musha today and tried some new things, most notably the risotto. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Heh, went to Musha today and tried some new things, most notably the risotto. :victory:

I went to Musha on Saturday with two friends.....we also had the risotto....the second time for me, the first time for my friends.....they LOVED it :) cream, parmasean cheese, bacon and onions....mmmmmm

risotto about to be served

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Grilled beef tongue served with salt & pepper, shiso leaf and dipping sauce and lemon.

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Tu_triky wrote:I went to Musha on Saturday with two friends.....we also had the risotto....the second time for me, the first time for my friends.....they LOVED it :) cream, parmasean cheese, bacon and onions....mmmmmm

Yeah, it was really good... My sister-in-law and niece liked it lot, partcularly the texture... My brother even liked it, despite the parmesean. :victory:

Grilled beef tongue served with salt & pepper, shiso leaf and dipping sauce and lemon.

I might try that next time... We had the grilled beef with ponzu, wasabi, and grated daikon... Oishi...!

Oh, and two large flasks of sake. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I might try that next time... We had the grilled beef with ponzu, wasabi, and grated daikon... Oishi...!

definitely sounds tasty! man, it was packed on saturday...that place is a goldmine....it's thoroughly loved! i saw that there are four locations in japan...and we have two here in l.a.....torrance & santa monica....gosh, we're so lucky.

btw, i love the charcoal grills they bring out...with the hiragana writing down the side...as my picture demonstrates. very cool.

Tu_triky wrote:btw, i love the charcoal grills they bring out...with the hiragana writing down the side...as my picture demonstrates. very cool.

Yeah, we were totally impressed by those little grills as well... And man, they generate some heat! :sweat:

I've gotta check out the Santa Monica location one of these days... The Torrance Musha doesn't seem to have the string beans with the peanut-bacon dressing that I've read about. :puppydog:

Okay, I figured out that place Triky was talking about a ways back: not a yakitori restaurant, but a yakiniku restaurant: Gyu-kaku ( http://www.gyu-kaku.com/home.htm )

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, we were totally impressed by those little grills as well... And man, they generate some heat! :sweat:

I've gotta check out the Santa Monica location one of these days... The Torrance Musha doesn't seem to have the string beans with the peanut-bacon dressing that I've read about. :puppydog:

really? interesting about the green bean salad...sux tho....funny you mention Santa Monica because I was thinking of going to that one but without a reservation I didn't want to venture to the West Side because I felt the restaurant there would be even more crowded on a Saturday night.

yeah those grills are awesome....smokin'...literally.


we had

-hamachi no kama (broiled yellowtail color)
-ebi mayo mayo
-grilled gyu tongue
-grilled jidori chicken leg with yuzu and green pepper mixture
-maguro yuuke (sliced maguro sashimi served with raw quail egg yoke over rice crackers)
-italian risotto