Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:

i have to admit i enjoy it..i seasoned the chicken with fresh cracked pepper and sea salt as well as minced garlic and ginger...then i coat the chicken with a teaspoon of yogurt (a trick i learned from a japanese cooking show) to lock in the moisture of the chicken prior to frying....before frying i coat the chicken in seasoned flour, the batter, and then fry.....

the chicken comes out crispy & flavorful yet moist..... :victory:

too bad the youtube cooking clip i picked up the tip from is no longer available or else i would have posted it here. honestly, i'm not feigning modesty, it's nothing to brag about but it works out well, man! :)

simple cooking, i imagine like when you whip out the chicken katsu with bulldog sauce, bro ^_^

Mmmmmm... sounds delicious! Garlic and ginger is a killer combo!

Tu_triky wrote:

my cooking is inconsistent but this is my homemade kara-age and curry potato croquette w/broccoli over steamed rice....

i use a store bought seasoned flour to batter the chicken before frying.


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Your food looks so good Tu-Man! I like your bowl. Your dish sounded delish too b-kun! :thumbsup:

Enna wrote:

Your food looks so good Tu-Man! I like your bowl. Your dish sounded delish too b-kun! :thumbsup:

i bought the bowl from a japanese gift shop in l.a....it's actually made in japan and only cost around 5 bucks...i thought it was a steal. ^_^

Tu_triky wrote:

i bought the bowl from a japanese gift shop in l.a....it's actually made in japan and only cost around 5 bucks...i thought it was a steal. ^_^

It looked like it came from Japan. Very nice indeed! And it was a steal! :thumbsup:

Toshi-kun, your curry potato croquette looks really professional. :thumbsup:

Enna wrote:
"It looked like it came from Japan. Very nice indeed! And it was a steal!

yeah i thought so....

Wynter wrote:Toshi-kun, your curry potato croquette looks really professional. :thumbsup:

thx.

This is what I call Unagi-ju(icy) :muack:

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Tu_triky wrote:This is what I call Unagi-ju(icy) :muack:

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Is Unagi always grilled?

Wynter wrote:Is Unagi always grilled?

Probably not.

But it's the best way to eat it. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Probably not.

But it's the best way to eat it. :)

yeah probably not...but because the heat brings the fat from the eel to the surface it sears the flesh while basting it in its juices.....traditionally eel is skewered and then grilled on binochotan charcoal....not the every place prepares like so.

Just came back from a family get-together. Lots of good food--my mom's shoyu pork, mochiko chicken, spicy breaded shrimp, a delicious fresh apple crisp, and many other goodies. :victory:

cori wrote:Just came back from a family get-together. Lots of good food--my mom's shoyu pork, mochiko chicken, spicy breaded shrimp, a delicious fresh apple crisp, and many other goodies. :victory:

You have to learn to take pics so you can post 'em here. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:


yeah probably not...but because the heat brings the fat from the eel to the surface it sears the flesh while basting it in its juices.....traditionally eel is skewered and then grilled on binochotan charcoal....not the every place prepares like so.

Ahhhhhh okies. Just curious, since they're almost always grilled in the pics. :)

Wynter wrote:

Ahhhhhh okies. Just curious, since they're almost always grilled in the pics. :)

that's binchotan charcoal...sorry i misspelled that. in any event, yeah i think i've only seen it being grilled as well. after grilling it, i can be eaten as unagi-ju but is often chopped up and included in other types of dishes including rice and other ingredients.

pictures from Maguro-bito kaiten sushi in Asakasa Tokyo...probably the most famous kaiten sushi in Tokyo...opens late too. Too lazy to post pix myself


http://flickr.com/search/?q=Maguro-Bito&w=all&s=int

Kappa Sushi Kaiten Sushi chain....also serving 100 Yen per plate sushi

http://www.kappa-create.co.jp/

Maguro-bito

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That's ridiculous! So cheap... so tasty looking... Love the turtle characters on that site :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:That's ridiculous! So cheap... so tasty looking... Love the turtle characters on that site :hehe:

info on Kappa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)

Thanks for those pics and info on the cheap sushi Tu. They look so good! OK now I am getting hungry again and I ate a delicious sea bass dinner at my friend's house this evening.