Food, Food, and More Food Thread

krim wrote:

stumbling to the car is usually enough exercise for me. :hehe: :hehe:
especially after wandering around a few blocks trying to remember where I parked, and remembering it was in the parking lot all along.

I know the feeling...and that's what I'm afraid of!

Had sushi at Sushi-Ya again with my brother, sis-in-law, and niece... And I finally took a picture of the amaebi:

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Those "shrimp" were more like prawns from their size... :victory:

EDIT: The restaurant carried the Kubota Manju sake... $80. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Had sushi at Sushi-Ya again with my brother, sis-in-law, and niece... And I finally took a picture of the amaebi:

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Those "shrimp" were more like prawns from their size... :victory:

EDIT: The restaurant carried the Kubota Manju sake... $80. :sweat:

Nice. The amaebi looks really succulent! It has the that fresh, translucent looking flesh.

Manju for $80....that's a fair price...I paid that much for my bottle...the restaurant where I drank it tho'...charged $160 for Kubota Manju. :sweat: :sweat:

hungry... i was at work til now... and i had a bag of doritos for dinner basically.

krim wrote:hungry... i was at work til now... and i had a bag of doritos for dinner basically.

With all the food you're skilled at cooking and those hefty batches you make...there's gotta be something scrumptous in your kitchen!

Tu_triky wrote:Nice. The amaebi looks really succulent! It has the that fresh, translucent looking flesh.

Oh yeah, it was fresh alright... The chef showed us each of the shrimp/prawns before he cut it up: they were crawling around on the counter...! :mrgreen:

Manju for $80....that's a fair price...I paid that much for my bottle...the restaurant where I drank it tho'...charged $160 for Kubota Manju. :sweat: :sweat:

Itai, I had no idea it was that pricey... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Itai, I had no idea it was that pricey... :sweat:

Neither did I.

I stumbled upon Kubota Manju in my musings on the Internet. As I might have mentioned before, this sake has won several gold medals in sake competitions.

Seriously, it's the best sake I've ever had...by a long shot.

I drank the whole bottle over dinner (it was 24 oz). I woke up fine the next day, too...and this is after not drinking any alcohol for over 3 months...I thought I was going to be in a world of hurt...but it's so clean, and pure that it didn't elicit a hangover which surprised the hell out of me.

I will definitely buy another bottle and save it for the next special meal or occasion.


Yeah the ebi you had looks fresh, I mean it's quite obvious. :) Must have been delish.

Tu_triky wrote:

With all the food you're skilled at cooking and those hefty batches you make...there's gotta be something scrumptous in your kitchen!

too tired... i'll probably end up making some korean ramen or something.

krim wrote:

too tired... i'll probably end up making some korean ramen or something.

I feel ya. Shin Ramyun to the rescue! :mrgreen:

Tu_triky wrote:

Shin Ramyun to the rescue! :mrgreen:

:drooling: :drooling: :drooling:

monta wrote:

:drooling: :drooling: :drooling:

Pretty good stuff...but I haven't had it in years...don't eat too much instant ramen these days.

Tu_triky wrote:don't eat too much instant ramen these days.

It's not the ramen itself but those insane 2000mg-sodium "flavor packets." :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
It's not the ramen itself but those insane 2000mg-sodium "flavor packets." :sweat:

Definitely, man. When you think about it criticallly, it really is insane. :sweat:

I have found some that are a bit less in terms of sodium content, but not by much.

Honestly, the small cups of Marukome Miso soup they sell at Mitsuwa are a tasty warm addition to any meal with FAR LESS sodium, about half as much. Only about 40 calories a cup.

Here are few pictures of the ones I have in my pantry. There are other flavors though such as two varieties of clam miso (Asari Clam Miso and another one), and Baby Mushroom Miso, :

Wakame Miso
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Horenso (Spinach) Miso
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Nutritional info for the Horenso Miso
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Tu_triky wrote:

Definitely, man. When you think about it criticallly, it really is insane. :sweat:

Horenso (Spinach) Miso
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eh, spinach miso sounds weird. wonder how that tastes like.
i just discovered that the carrefour in town has some shin ramyun flavors that i've never tried before. it's actually kind of exciting. :beaten:

monta wrote:

eh, spinach miso sounds weird. wonder how that tastes like.
i just discovered that the carrefour in town has some shin ramyun flavors that i've never tried before. it's actually kind of exciting. :beaten:

It's pretty good...it's spinach and fried tofu...albeit dehydrated. For 40 calories it has a lot of flavor. Having said that it's not my favorite flavor, my favorite flavor is Miso with Nameko mushrooms...I didn't have any of that left at home so I couldn't take a picture of that.

^Eek, quite a bit of sodium at 960mg.... :sweat:

*gag*

just had the kimchi flavor NongShim. gross. i really don't get the whole kimchi flavor thing. it's just weird.

bmwracer wrote:^Eek, quite a bit of sodium at 960mg.... :sweat:

yeah...it's a still a lot but I don't have it everyday...more importantly...it's what you eat it with. if everything on your plate is laden with salt then obviously that's not a smart choice...but if you had some miso and veggies or a piece of fish and some rice let's say.

let's not forget Japanese ppl have miso everyday, probably at least once a day, and they don't seem to suffer the ill effects of the sodium content....probably because of other things they eat, but miso itself is full of nutrients, being a fermented food...it has lots of enzymes, amino acids, minerals and vitamins that easily make up for sodium content if you add it to a healthy dietary regimen.

Tu_triky wrote:yeah...it's a still a lot but I don't have it everyday...more importantly...it's what you eat it with. if everything on your plate is laden with salt then obviously that's not a smart choice...but if you had some miso and veggies or a piece of fish and some rice let's say.

let's not forget Japanese ppl have miso everyday, probably at least once a day, and they don't seem to suffer the ill effects of the sodium content....probably because of other things they eat, but miso itself is full of nutrients, being a fermented food...it has lots of enzymes, amino acids, minerals and vitamins that easily make up for sodium content if you add it to a healthy dietary regimen.

True... There must be something in their daily diet that offsets their sodium intake, which I perceive to be higher than the RDA standard...

bmwracer wrote:
True... There must be something in their daily diet that offsets their sodium intake, which I perceive to be higher than the RDA standard...

Well for one they eat way more vegetables, including "sea vegetables " like seaweed and the like, which are generally high in minerals such as magnesium and potassium which are sodium antagonists which help to counteract/combat the effect of sodium. Rice is also high in potassium (brown rice moreso).

Moreover the isoflavones present in miso (because they they come from soybean) have multiple health benefits. Also, Lecithin which is really high in soybeans helps to keep your cholesterol down because it literally can liquify that sh*t so that it doesn't build up in your arteries and clog the pipes.

You can look it up, lots of ppl take lecithin to manage cholesterol and reduce or prevent artherosclorosis.

So on balance, I think eating miso far outweighs concerns over sodium...unless you are already jacked up and for some reason need to be on a low sodium diet.