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Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category

April 28th, 2008

Simmered colossal squid with giant white radish

You might have read that some lucky scientists have chanced apon a frozen colossal squid weighing 500kg.  While they struggle with the process of defrosting the thing without letting it rot, I thought I would scale up a standard simmered squid with giant white radish recipe for them to use when thay are finished with […]

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June 29th, 2007

Seafood from China

The children are missing their fried fish, but for now, I am playing it safe. I haven’t bought seafood from any of our Asian markets here for the past three weeks, and the ones I have are clearly marked “harvested in US waters”. It’s getting mighty sad, this current state of affairs. […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

March 30th, 2007

Ewwww.

Just EWWW.
To his credit, Chef Tatsuo Tanabe claims this is the first time he’s done this, and that it will be the last. Eat Tokyo has gotten good reviews the past year, and if you think about it the air inside a restaurant’s kitchen isn’t exactly sterile, but still….
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Tags: eat-tokyo, In the News, Japanese, […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

February 21st, 2007

Natto Be Believed

Fake nutritional information brought to light, or why you shouldn’t trust everything you see. Just because it’s on TV, just because there are “researchers” and “experts” on it, doesn’t mean it’s true, or correct.
Tags: aruaru-daijiten, fake-information, Healthy Eating with Asian Food, In the News, Japanese, Japanese-cuisine, misinformation, natto-health-benefits, scientific-inquiry

By Stef -- 1 comment

January 5th, 2007

Farewell, Ramen King

Instant ramen inventor Ando dies at 96
Momofuku Ando (born Wu Bai Fu) died Friday afternoon, of acute myocardial infarction. Ando invented the universally-loved instant noodle when he was 48. He was president of the Nissin Food Products Co. in Osaka and chairman of the Japan Convenience Foods Industry Association.
Visit his famous […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

October 17th, 2006

UN Hopes to Curb KJI’s Luxury Food Diet

What do you think, will this work? Yesterday on NPR they were having a lively discussion on how well sanctions will do the job this time around. The general consensus seems to be that it will only work if KJI values his reputation in the international community. That remains to be seen.
Security […]

By Stef -- 2 comments

September 27th, 2006

Opening Tomorrow: Westfield San Francisco Centre

From the San Francisco Gate
Click to view the architectural fly-through (wmv file).
The exciting preview.
Asian dining establishments you’ll find at this newest Westfield location:
Charles Phan’s Out The Door (Modern Vietnamese) -
Muginoho’s Beard Papa, famous for its cream puffs
Coriander Gourmet Thai
Mr. Hana (Japanese)
Sorabol Korean BBQ & Asian Noodles
Chris Yeo’s Straits (Singaporean) (on the Fourth Floor)
Fifth and Market […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

September 19th, 2006

Spinach Recall, E. Coli and Earthbound Farms Organic Spinach

This is not specifically an Asian food post, but I had bought some Earthbound Farms Organic Spinach last week because I was planning to prepare an Asian-style salad using a recipe from Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The recipe calls for watercress, but as the market didn’t have that, I picked up the spinach instead as a […]

By Stef -- 1 comment

September 12th, 2006

Tidbits from All Over

Malaysian and Thai offerings from Calcutta, India
Everything Asian, among others, in Malaysia…. that Jackfruit Bomb Royale Cake sounds scrumptious!
Shaking Out The Family Tree: Rice Domestiction Confirmed Genetically
Les Elles: Restaurant Critic Opens Her Own Restaurant in Paris - a Thai soup recipe included, ideal for rainy days and falling temperatures.
Another recipe comes to us, this […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

August 19th, 2006

Dumping Money On Dumplings

New listing Synear Food Holdings of China has been dominating trading in Singapore the past few days. The company’s IPO has been drawing a lot of investors, and trading closed at 84 Singapore cents yesterday, up from the opening price of 54. Synear, which specializes in frozen dumplings, hopes to […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

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