Pondering two food documentaries: Jiro Dreams of Sushi and Kings of Pastry
If you're a fan of Just Hungry, not to mention fond of Japanese food in general, chances are you have seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi (IMDB, English Wikipedia; available on Blu-ray, and I highly recommend...
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Japanese Cooking 101, Lesson 2 Bonus: Sushi Rice (Shari) plus Smoked Salmon...
Now that you know how to cook Japanse rice properly, perfect sushi rice, called sushimeshi (すし飯) or shari (しゃり). Sushi rice is what makes sushi sushi - the topppings and things mixed in are almost...
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From what age it safe to give sushi or sashimi to kids?
As we enter midsummer in the Northern hemisphere, chances are you're going out for sushi more than in the winter since it's relatively light on the stomach. But summer heat also means you need to be a...
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Is sushi "healthy"?
I had some interesting responses to my post yesterday about feeding raw fish sushi and sashimi to kids, including at least one angry person, but that's par for the course really.One thing that was...
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What it was like to run a popular sushi restaurant in New York City, with...
Two itamae (chefs) prepping before the store opens, circa 2001.I've never ran a restaurant myself, so most of my knowledge on this matter is second hand. My mother ran a very successful restaurant in...
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Japanese Cooking 101, Lesson 2 Bonus: Sushi Rice (Shari) plus Smoked Salmon...
Now that you know how to cook Japanse rice properly, perfect sushi rice, called sushimeshi (すし飯) or shari (しゃり). Sushi rice is what makes sushi sushi - the topppings and things mixed in are almost...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From what age it safe to give sushi or sashimi to kids?
As we enter midsummer in the Northern hemisphere, chances are you're going out for sushi more than in the winter since it's relatively light on the stomach. But summer heat also means you need to be a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is sushi "healthy"?
I had some interesting responses to my post yesterday about feeding raw fish sushi and sashimi to kids, including at least one angry person, but that's par for the course really.One thing that was...
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Basic Sushi Etiquette, and more thoughts about sushi
I have been back in Japan since August, and due to various circumstances I will be here for a while. So, since I'm back in the Land of Sushi again , I have been thinking a bit about sushi restaurant...
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What it was like to run a popular sushi restaurant in New York City, with...
Two itamae (chefs) prepping before the store opens, circa 2001.I've never ran a restaurant myself, so most of my knowledge on this matter is second hand. My mother ran a very successful restaurant in...
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