Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:A big piece of honmaguro (bluefin)...who's bringin' the shoyu :victory:

Looks like a pretty good deal: a big honkin' chunk for about $90USD... Or am I mistaken?

bmwracer wrote:
Looks like a pretty good deal: a big honkin' chunk for about $90USD... Or am I mistaken?

I think it's more like 90 USD per kilo, buddy. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:I think it's more like 90 USD per kilo, buddy. :sweat:

That sounds more like it... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
That sounds more like it... :sweat:

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Hai. This is Tsukiji (Tokyo Central Fish Market) after all. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:Hai. This is Tsukiji (Tokyo Central Fish Market) after all. ;)

Wishful thinking on my part.

bmwracer wrote:
Wishful thinking on my part.

kamoshiremasen <maybe> ;)

check out this yakitori pic...negima <thigh meat with green onions>...a staple of yakitori...and tsukune <chicken meatball with green pepper> with a side of karashi <japanese hot mustard>

oishiiso! ^_^

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Gyahhhh!

I'm going to eat dinner before these pics kill me! :bow:

bmwracer wrote:Gyahhhh!

I'm going to eat dinner before these pics kill me! :bow:

LOL...have a good meal. :victory:

From the L.A. Times:

THE RAMENIAC'S FAVORITES
Five ramen restaurants that'll bowl you over

January 2, 2008

Here are Rickmond Wong's five favorite Southern California ramen restaurants.

Santouka: Despite their pedestrian locations in Mitsuwa Marketplace food courts, these restaurants are hands-down the best in Southern California, Wong says. "That's right. The best noodler in town is roughly the Japanese equivalent of a Panda Express or an Orange Julius," he writes on his website. "Rich and luscious, Santouka's Asahikawa-style tonkotsu shio broth is the reigning champion of world-class ramen in Los Angeles." 3760 S. Centinela Ave., Los Angeles, (310) 398-2113; 665 Paularino Ave., Costa Mesa, (714) 434-1101; 21515 S. Western Ave., Torrance, (310) 212-1101.

Asa Ramen: Wong raves about this new place, open only since early fall. "Already, a bowl of Asa's kotteri shoyu ramen rates among the best in town," he writes on the website. "Though it lacks the institutionalized perfection of a Santouka shio ramen, Chef Kubo's shoyu-tonkotsu creation already stands head and shoulders above nearly everything else in the local game." Furthermore, he says, Asa is one of the few ramen shops in town to source its noodles domestically, from an artisanal maker in the Bay Area. 18202 S. Western Ave., Gardena, (310) 769-1010.

Gardena Ramen: Wong loves the spirit of this place so much that after first eating here he ranked it second, behind only Santouka. But, he now says, the quality may be slipping a little -- or maybe it's just that Asa has come on so strong. Gardena Ramen is a one-man operation run by Isao Nakamura. On his website, Wong describes the soup as a "complex (the key word here) concoction derived from torigara (chicken bones), genkotsu (pork knuckle), and niboshi (dried sardines). It is slightly opaque and just a tad too salty, but flavorful in impossibly distinctive ways. It is sweet yet savory. Rich yet light."1840 W. 182nd St., Torrance, (310) 324-6993.

Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen: In Japan, Wong says, Hakata ramen is "super popular, and is actually my favorite style of ramen overall; Shin-Sen-Gumi's version of it comes close to what I miss most about living in Kyushu." Hakata ramen is made with ultra-thin, firm noodles; is a purely pork bone soup with no shio, shoyu or miso; and has a wide range of toppings. 8450 E. Valley Blvd., No. 103, Rosemead, (626) 572-8646; 18315 Brookhurst St., No. 1, Fountain Valley, (714) 962-8971; 2051 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., No. C, Gardena, (310) 329-1335.

Daikokuya: Though this Little Tokyo standard is a favorite among Internet foodies, Wong demurs. "It is a decent place," he says, "but I have to say it's also the most over-hyped place in L.A. You have to wait for hours to get in, and it's just not that great." 327 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, (213) 626-1680.

bmwracer wrote:From the L.A. Times:

THE RAMENIAC'S FAVORITES
Five ramen restaurants that'll bowl you over

January 2, 2008

I've been to all these places. Gardena Ramen is not that good...the pork is not at all what it is at Daikokuya...you can instantly tell after the first bite. The noodles are good tho'.

Asa Ramen is pretty good, and they serve takoyaki as well instead of the more traditional gyoza. This place isn't far from Shinsengumi Yakitori.

This guy has a website, www.rameniac.com

Tu_triky wrote:This guy has a website, www.rameniac.com

I'll check it out... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I'll check it out... :victory:

yeah he has a lot of reviews on there...it's a pretty informative website...it was through his website that i found that Asa Ramen place.

Tu_triky wrote:


I think it's more like 90 USD per kilo, buddy. :sweat:

At least it should be worth it. Not like a $2 cantaloupe being sold for $200, because it's used as gift. :sweat:

tabana wrote:
At least it should be worth it. Not like a $2 cantaloupe being sold for $200, because it's used as gift. :sweat:

yeah those musk melons....those things are crazy expensive. :sweat:

Can you imagine the price of Aki Hoshino melons? :hehe: :beaten:

tabana wrote:Can you imagine the price of Aki Hoshino melons? :hehe: :beaten:

I don't have that kind of money. LOL.....ah yes, tabana is back. :beaten:

:hehe:
I missed your daily dose of food pics and takoyaki. :victory:

tabana wrote::hehe:
I missed your daily dose of food pics and takoyaki. :victory:

i believe the second half of that statement. @_@

did I post this yet? i forget..

http://noodlewhore.blogspot.com/

Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa, alternative to Pho in alhambra.

krim wrote:did I post this yet? i forget..

http://noodlewhore.blogspot.com/

Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa, alternative to Pho in alhambra.

The noodle whore was a guest on No Rerservations Los Angles with Anthony Bourdain.