Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Shindou wrote:on topic: had soba noodles tonite

Thank you.

Shindou wrote:on topic: had soba noodles tonite - wanna hv more :hehe:

did you dip tha delicious soba noodles in the tsuyu (along with wasabi and green onions)?

Tu_triky wrote:

did you dip tha delicious soba noodles in the tsuyu (along with wasabi and green onions)?

yup, didn't have any green onions available tho :doh:

Gros..saing that ood looks like a dildo is sooo disgusting...

Looks like a pile of insects following their shrimp king tangled over paris hiltons hair

Shindou wrote:

yup, didn't have any green onions available tho :doh:

that's not uncommon...did they offer you hot water/broth poured over the soba dipping sauce?


i'm not tryin' to be a snob...because until i actually went to japan i didn't know that they bring a hot kettle to the table for you to pour over your left over tsuyu that you then consume as a soup...

Here's a question...in one of the dramas I watched, the characters had their favourite inn they would hang out at after work. They always ordered this clear drink with a large ume-boshi in it. One of the characters would smash the ume-boshi with his chopstick and got his friends to do the same.

Anyone heard of such a drink? (Must have been good by the looks of it).

ganmo wrote:Here's a question...in one of the dramas I watched, the characters had their favourite inn they would hang out at after work. They always ordered this clear drink with a large ume-boshi in it. One of the characters would smash the ume-boshi with his chopstick and got his friends to do the same.

Anyone heard of such a drink? (Must have been good by the looks of it).

interesting i've never heard of such a drink....it is some sort of plum wine, at least i suspect it may be.

i found this...but i don't know if this is what you're referring to


Umeshu (”~Žð, sometimes mistranslated as "plum wine") is a Japanese liqueur made from ume fruits (while still green), sugar and shochu (alcohol). It is made by steeping green ume in shochu (à–’‘, clear liquor). It has a sweet, sour taste, and an alcohol content of 10-15%. The taste and aroma of umeshu can appeal to even those people who normally dislike alcohol. Famous brands of umeshu include Choya and TaKaRa Shuzo.

Ume liquor is popular in both Japan and Korea. A similar liquor in Korea, called maesilju, is marketed under various brand names including Mae Hwa Su, Mae Chui Soon, and Seol Joong Mae. Both the Japanese and Korean varieties of ume liquor are available with whole ume fruits contained in the bottle.

Japanese restaurants serve many different varieties of umeshu and also make cocktails. Umeshu on the Rocks (pronounced rokku), Umeshu Sour (pronounced Umeshu Sawa), Umeshu Tonic (with 2/3 tonic water) and Umeshu Soda (with 2/3 carbonated water) are popular favorites.

There exists a non-alcoholic variant, made with sugar, and called Ume-jūsu (”~ƒWƒ…[ƒX). Many people also make their own umeshu at home.

belongs in the drink thread, but i've had something similar using dry sake and a umeboshi.

At Musha I've asked for tea and they serve it with (what appears to be) a single ume-boshi floating in it...

bmwracer wrote:At Musha I've asked for tea and they serve it with (what appears to be) a single ume-boshi floating in it...

ume-cha.....i've never had it myself.

Tu_triky wrote:ume-cha.....i've never had it myself.

It struck me as unusual, but that's about it... Regular o-cha is fine by me.

bmwracer wrote:
It struck me as unusual, but that's about it... Regular o-cha is fine by me.

i'm sure the food more than made up for it :)

Tu_triky wrote:i'm sure the food more than made up for it :)

True that.

Man, sure wish they were open for lunch.... :twisted:

bmwracer wrote:
True that.

Man, sure wish they were open for lunch.... :twisted:

i love that emoticon with that statement....

have you ever eaten at the food court in Mituswa...the food there is pretty good and very reasonable in price...i one time ate there for lunch a few months back....i had a tonkatsu lunch set (salad, miso soup tonkatsu, rice, a little potato salad and a fruit cup) for about 7 bucks

Tu_triky wrote:have you ever eaten at the food court in Mituswa...

I have, but not recently... Yeah, the food pretty decent from what I recall.

bmwracer wrote:
I have, but not recently... Yeah, the food pretty decent from what I recall.

if you ever get a chance you should go to Otafuku in Gardena...it's a hole in the wall soba-ya but it's probably the best soba in L.A.....you really feel like you're in Japan when you go there....salaryman all up in there with their ties tucked in or slung over their shoulders why they slurp away....the noodles and tempura are excellent...i had the tamagoyaki there too....tasty as well.

it's also open on the weekends too....

Tu_triky wrote:if you ever get a chance you should go to Otafuku in Gardena...it's a hole in the wall soba-ya but it's probably the best soba in L.A.....you really feel like you're in Japan when you go there....salaryman all up in there with their ties tucked in or slung over their shoulders why they slurp away....the noodles and tempura are excellent...i had the tamagoyaki there too....tasty as well.

it's also open on the weekends too....

Cool.

I'm sure I've seen it, but never noticed it.

Here's a review from the Times: http://www.calendarlive.com/search/96204,0,7731062.venue

hey Beem, can you PM info on your usual sushi place, or post it here...

thanks.

bmwracer wrote:
Cool.

I'm sure I've seen it, but never noticed it.

Here's a review from the Times: http://www.calendarlive.com/search/96204,0,7731062.venue

yeah i think either you or krim posted some article from the LA times a looooong time ago and i took note of it and went one day when i had the time with my friend.

this isn't from that particular restaurant but illustrates the type of food well...


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