Food, Food, and More Food Thread

yebisu wrote:I'm using ground pork, chives, green onion, napa, garlic, ginger, mayo, salt, and pepper pan fried in sesame oil. I just think the amount of ginger, garlic and mayo need to be rethought. I have just been adding it and then smelling to decide how much to put in. i might have to succumb to actually measuring something for once :bonk:

Ahhh... Seat-of-the-pants cooking. :victory:

Mayo?? :shocked:

I'd leave out the ginger... People seem to always overdo that. :bleh:

i cook by smell and texture... usually too little at first. then make up for in final seasoning.

krim wrote:i cook by smell and texture... usually too little at first. then make up for in final seasoning.

It's easier to add than subtract. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Ahhh... Seat-of-the-pants cooking. :victory:

Mayo?? :shocked:

I'd leave out the ginger... People seem to always overdo that. :bleh:

mayo is good in gyoza... just a little..
yeah, i might be doing too much ginger or too little, or the same with the garlic or the mayo. ill look into it more next time i make it

yebisu wrote:mayo is good in gyoza... just a little..

Hmm.

yeah, i might be doing too much ginger or too little, or the same with the garlic or the mayo. ill look into it more next time i make it

I don't mind the garlic, but ginger is always too sharp and overpowering.

Went to my usual sushi restaurant today.

Found out that they serve two different green teas: Kona-cha at the sushi bar and Genmai-cha for those at the regular tables.... Apparently the flavor of each is best suited for the type of food being eaten.

Learn something new every day. :victory:

Itadakimasu!

bmwracer wrote:Went to my usual sushi restaurant today.

Found out that they serve two different green teas: Kona-cha at the sushi bar and Genmai-cha for those at the regular tables.... Apparently the flavor of each is best suited for the type of food being eaten.

Learn something new every day. :victory:

Itadakimasu!

Right, didn't you know that? :doh:

They also have a lighter soy sauce for the sushi. My Toshi once thought that they were being cheap! :crazy:

Itazura ichiban wrote:Right, didn't you know that? :doh:

I didn't, that's why I brought it up. :P

Itamai-san was expounding over sushi how "hotate" and "kaibashira" are both commonly translated as "scallop" but that only "kaibashira" is properly scallop. Hotate is part of another large clam.

I didn't know that, too. ;)

Itamai-san? :headscratch:

The guy what's behind the sushi bar. Actually oyakatta.

I have been noticing that there seems to be a couple of techniques for handling hashi. The way that I learned from Tosh-chan, had the sticks separated all the way, not touching except at the tips where the food was. But I also see, I think Chinese people, using them so the sticks are crossed at the fingers. They seem to be doing all right with it, but I can't manage to make that work.

Itazura ichiban wrote:I have been noticing that there seems to be a couple of techniques for handling hashi.

It comes down to comfort, I think.

Got this link from Triky a while back: http://paulstravelpics.blogspot.com/2008/06/old-master-of-osaka-style-broiled-unagi.html

Oishii so....!! :drooling:

bmwracer wrote:Itamai-san? :headscratch:

Itamae, I mean. :doh:

Everything you ever wanted to know about bentos right here:http://justbento.com/

gaijinmark wrote:Everything you ever wanted to know about bentos right here:http://justbento.com/

Some of the bento I saw on that site just looked like people just stuffed food into a container. Doesn't look neat or appealing at all.

gaijinmark wrote:Everything you ever wanted to know about bentos right here:http://justbento.com/

Cool... I should to buy a bento box set to pack my lunch. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Got this link from Triky a while back: http://paulstravelpics.blogspot.com/2008/06/old-master-of-osaka-style-broiled-unagi.html

Oishii so....!! :drooling:

It was oishikatta. :victory: I actually ate that restaurant for lunch...best unagi I ever had in my life, bar none...I'll try to post some pictures later.

Tu_triky wrote:It was oishikatta. :victory: I actually ate that restaurant for lunch...best unagi I ever had in my life, bar none...I'll try to post some pictures later.

I'd better get my drool bib then. :sweat: :drooling: