Food, Food, and More Food Thread

dochira wrote:There's a great article about Edo (former name of Tokyo) Soba in the current issue of Kateigaho. Thanks to Tu (no, not Toto :hehe:) for pointing me to it.

My pleasure man...i just had to share that with you....the article is extremely educational, well written and replete with information


You're welcome...

btw, dochira i posted a few restaurant listings in the japan thread for really cheap all you can eat sukiyaki or shabu shabu in tokyo......check it out if you're interested.

Tu_triky wrote:
My pleasure man...i just had to share that with you....the article is extremely educational, well written and replete with information

I totally missed that article when I was browsing the article on Akiba.

Tu_triky wrote:
btw, dochira i posted a few restaurant listings in the japan thread for really cheap all you can eat sukiyaki or shabu shabu in tokyo......check it out if you're interested.

There's so many places to eat....let me know if you see an article about kaiten-zushi places.

dochira wrote:I totally missed that article when I was browsing the article on Akiba.

yeah i've only skimmed the mag myself but the akihabara article is quite engrossing and also long. like i said the soba that i ate in Roppongi Hills was amazingly good so given the fact that the shops mentioned in the soba article are of similar caliber or BETTER you can't really go wrong there man!

dochira wrote:
There's so many places to eat....let me know if you see an article about kaiten-zushi places.

yeah you gotta pick and choose your battles! i'll snoop around for you.

25 layer tonkatsu....

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Tu_triky wrote:25 layer tonkatsu....

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That actually looks quite good right now :drooling: :drooling:

25 layers???

Tonkatsu Baklava??

im currenty eating mini donuts :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:25 layers???

Tonkatsu Baklava??

no it's actually inspired by the French pastry known as a "Mille-feuille" (which means a thousand layers in French)


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25 Delicious Layers

One example of "layered food" that is currently drawing attention is a unique type of tonkatsu (pork cutlet) originally created by Yoshimi Kimura, the owner of a Japanese restaurant in Yokohama called Sanyu. The dish is now the main attraction at Kimukatsu, a specialty tonkatsu restaurant, which has been drawing large crowds to its four locations in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. The chain can also be found in a number of other cities, including Fukuoka, Osaka, and Sendai, and another restaurant opened in Nagoya in November.

Whereas traditional tonkatsu involves frying a single cut of breaded pork until its is pleasingly firm and crunchy, Kimukatsu instead layers thinly sliced pork into a single cutlet. At Kimukatsu, this "layered" dish calls for slices of pork loin from Yamagata Prefecture to be cut to an extremely thin 0.5 mm or less, layered at least 25 slices thick, battered, and then fried.
According to the company's web site, this method produces tonkatsu in which "nearly 80% of the fat melts away, leaving the juicy meat to meld with the crispy batter coating in a sensuous harmony." The end result is a cutlet lighter and leaner than its predecessors. Even women and seniors, who typically do not care for the large amounts of fat found in many tonkatsu, have given favorable reviews. Kimukatsu also offers layered cutlets seasoned with black pepper or garlic.

Some people have nicknamed the dish mirukatsu ("mille-cutlet"), since the creation resembles the flaky layers of a mille-feuille pastry when cut in half. Origin Toshu Co., operator of a large boxed-lunch and delicatessen chain, has already put this description to use by offering layered-style tonkatsu in its Mirukatsu boxed lunch.

http://web-japan.org/trends/lifestyle/lif051209.html

dochira wrote:There's a great article about Edo (former name of Tokyo) Soba in the current issue of Kateigaho. Thanks to Tu (no, not Toto :hehe:) for pointing me to it.

you're very welcome, bro.

krim wrote:nice write up in the LA Times of K-Zo in Culver City for those interested.

what kind of japanese food is it? (i'm assuming it's japanese food)

Ginger Chicken with pad thai for lunch today. :woot: :wippee:

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Wynter wrote:Ginger Chicken with pad thai for lunch today. :woot: :wippee:

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that looks fresh and light.....yums...

i haven't had thai food in ages...i'm partial to japanese food.

Tu_triky wrote:

that looks fresh and light.....yums...

i haven't had thai food in ages...i'm partial to japanese food.

There's a thai restaurant like five minute away from work so it's easily accessable. There are a few chinese restaurants a little further day, but no Japanese. :pout:

Thai is super-popular in Australia.

There's at least 10 good Thai restaurants near me (within 15 mins drive) but only 1 Teppanyaki restaurant (that I know of)

Anime Dad wrote:Thai is super-popular in Australia.

There's at least 10 good Thai restaurants near me (within 15 mins drive) but only 1 Teppanyaki restaurant (that I know of)

WOW! That's impressive. Chinese food is REALLY popular here. Especially in Toronto. I don't know about Japanese food, but then I haven't had my eyes open for it. Next time I'm in the city I'll look around.

Wynter wrote:

There's a thai restaurant like five minute away from work so it's easily accessable. There are a few chinese restaurants a little further day, but no Japanese. :pout:

in any event, your pictures were very appetizing..thx for sharing.

Tu_triky wrote:

in any event, your pictures were very appetizing..thx for sharing.

I try, since I'm such a leetcher (sp?) on this thread. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:

WOW! That's impressive. Chinese food is REALLY popular here. Especially in Toronto. I don't know about Japanese food, but then I haven't had my eyes open for it. Next time I'm in the city I'll look around.

Chinese is popular here too, but it's always Chinese-altered-to-western-tastes. I had some real Chinese once, the flavours are much more delicate.

Anime Dad wrote:

Chinese is popular here too, but it's always Chinese-altered-to-western-tastes. I had some real Chinese once, the flavours are much more delicate.

Yea same! It's really hard to find an authentic restaurant in this city. Better in downtown areas.

Wynter wrote:Yea same! It's really hard to find an authentic restaurant in this city. Better in downtown areas.

Just go to Panda Express. :beaten: