Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:
Hopefully, they're young Japanese housewives... :beaten:

seriously, i can't see me conversing with them with the the three japanese words i know....

"Oi, Oba-san...." :hehe:

Wynter wrote:

>>sends you one in the mail, makes you take a pic, puts it on her site<< :rofl:

that'd be great, perhaps they could cast me in the next Maison Ikkoku alongside Ito Misaki

Tu_triky wrote:


that'd be great, perhaps they could cast me in the next Maison Ikkoku alongside Ito Misaki

:rofl:
I would be watching it ;)

EstherM wrote:

:rofl:
I would be watching it ;)

at least i'd have the right apron for the part.

Tu_triky wrote:

at least i'd have the right apron for the part.

You'd make the perfect house wife. ;)

Wynter wrote:

You'd make the perfect house wife. ;)

yes, somebody give me some money so i can go grocery shopping.

Went to Shinsengumi in Gardena last night....because it was Tuesday it wasn't that crowded so we got seated quick and ate some great yakitori!

After the fact we headed down to Haru Ulala in Little Tokyo and drank and nibbled on a few dishes...including Buta Kakuni (theirs is awesome..even better than Musha), Fried Camembert Cheese, and Okonomiyaki which they make for you:

here's what it looked like:

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I went home a stuffed buta.........

Tu_triky wrote:

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Okonmiyaki daisuki desu yo!!! :drooling: [/list:u]

Tebasaki

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gaijinmark wrote: Okonomiyaki daisuki desu yo!!! :drooling: [/list:u]

It was pretty dayem tasty there, dude. I have had it at another place in Lomita (near Torrance) called Gaja where you cook it yourself but this was the first time I actually had it @ Izakaya Haru Ulala. It's not even on the menu but I saw the chef making it for another table so I ordered it....as the picture illustrates they put lots of okonomiyaki sauce, mayo, and bonito flakes on it...it's very flavorful.

It's nice to be able to have it there when you don't want to cook it yourself at Gaja or go there and limit yourself to eating JUST okonomiyaki. It was good..like I said the buta kakuni at Haru Ulala is simply AWESOME!

One thing I noticed that they serve at Haru Ulala that wasn't on the menu was TAKOYAKI...it looked delicious! But since I had already eaten so much with the Yakitori at Shinsengumi and the dishes we ordered at Haru Ulala...I figured I would order it next time I go there

One great thing about Haru Ulala in Little Tokyo is that it opens until midnite regularly and actually opens until 2 AM on Fridays and Saturdays...which is unheard of it in L.A. Most great dining establishments don't open that late.

For locals, interested in either Gaja Okonomiyaki or Haru Ulala here is some info online

http://losangeles.broowaha.com/article.php?id=1027
http://www.haruulala.com/

For those interested in Okonomiyaki who want another restaurant that serves it, you can try Tombo in Torrance.

Here's a blog entry re: Tombo

http://www.potatomato.com/mt/archives/000478.html

These aren't my pix but they are pix of the 3 dishes we ordered at Haru Ulala

Fried Camembert Cheese
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Buta Kakuni (SUPER tender and JUICY!)
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Okonomiyaki
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Tu_triky wrote:Went to Shinsengumi in Gardena last night....because it was Tuesday it wasn't that crowded so we got seated quick and ate some great yakitori!

After the fact we headed down to Haru Ulala in Little Tokyo and drank and nibbled on a few dishes...including Buta Kakuni (theirs is awesome..even better than Musha), Fried Camembert Cheese, and Okonomiyaki which they make for you:

here's what it looked like:

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I went home a stuffed buta.........

Yum! Does Okonomiyaki always have to have cabbage tho?

Wynter wrote:

Yum! Does Okonomiyaki always have to have cabbage tho?

it usually has cabbage in the batter which consists of flour, egg, cabbage, and other ingredients.

Wynter wrote:Yum! Does Okonomiyaki always have to have cabbage tho?

There's no crunch without the cabbage... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
There's no crunch without the cabbage... :sweat:

Ahhhhhhh I see I see. I don't mind cabbage. I was just wondering of the taste. Cabbage isn't very distinctive.

bmwracer wrote:
There's no crunch without the cabbage... :sweat:

the okonomiyaki scene from Kekkon Dekinai Otoko comes to mind, that ish was dayem funny!

Wynter wrote:Ahhhhhhh I see I see. I don't mind cabbage. I was just wondering of the taste. Cabbage isn't very distinctive.

It wouldn't be okonomiyaki without the cabbage, I think.

Wynter wrote:

Ahhhhhhh I see I see. I don't mind cabbage. I was just wondering of the taste. Cabbage isn't very distinctive.

Like bmwracer said, the cabbage is there for composition and structure.....it's the ingredients you choose to have in your okonomiyaki that impart the taste.

in fact okonomi means something like "what(ever) you want"

Speaking of Okonomiyaki I remember seeing this video documentary on Tokyo called "Tokyo Urban nation" where you can board this slow going vessel that takes you around Odaiba and Tokyo Bay for sightseeing purposes and while you are on board you can eat all you can eat okonomiyaki and drink unlimited amounts of beer all for only 50 dollars per person.