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April 27th, 2006

Recipes from National Restaurant News

Warm Thai Pork Salad with Asian Ginger Dressing
Mushu Pork Lettuce Wrap
Chicken Soba Salad
Curried Chicken Salad
I’ve been following this rabbit trail all evening. Everytime I click I’m led to more and more Asian cuisine stuff. Five years ago, I would never have believed you if you had told me information would be this easily […]

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April 27th, 2006

Savoring Asia, from the Culinary Institute of America

I just found a treasury of Asian delights, from the Culinary Institute of America!
Worlds of Flavor: Savoring Asia is the CIA’s online coverage of the 2004 WOF Conference. Click on the link and you’ll find essays, recipes, videos, and all kinds of neat information on Asian food.
Some of my favorite features:

The […]

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April 27th, 2006

Census and Predictions

This press release was issued by the US Census Bureau in March. As of July 2004, there were 14 million Asians in the US. It is projected that by 2050 Asians will comprise 8% of the population.
And some statistics found in another, related press release,
Asian-Owned Businesses
* There were […]

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April 26th, 2006

Ingredient Spotlight: Kombu/Konbu

Kombu or Konbu is the name for a group of Japanese seaweeds of the genus Laminaria. There are several kinds of kombu, Laminaria angustata (mitsuishi kombu) and Laminaria ochotensis (Rishiri kombu) being utilized the most for making soup stocks. Kombu is rich in naturally occurring monosodium gulatamate. I’m tempted to write more […]

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April 26th, 2006

Inihaw na Tilapia/ Grilled Tilapia

This is one of the simplest Filipino fish dishes you can make, but ooh, so tasty. And quick to make on a busy evening too. Now that it’s warm outside you can fire up the grill, or if you would rather do it in the oven, you certainly can. All you need […]

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April 26th, 2006

“Dee Chan Kin Tae Pak”

“I eat only vegetables.” This is the phrase photographer and traveler Carl Weaver suggests you use if you’re a vegetarian traveling to Thailand. (Substitute “Pom” for “Dee Chan” if you’re a man.)
The more I learn about vegan and vegetarian diets, the more I appreciate Asian cuisine, particularly Thai. These people know how […]

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April 26th, 2006

Samgyeopsal

Linda Burum of the Los Angeles Times writes about

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April 26th, 2006

Harumi, “Japan’s Martha Stewart” Comes A-Visiting

Harumi Kurihara, author of Harumi’s Japanese Cooking, is currently
in New York promoting her book. I’ve been waiting to get it, eager to compare with Elizabeth Andoh’s Washoku. Ms. Kurihara is a native of Japan, while Ms. Andoh is an American who has lived in Japan for many years and has married into a […]

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April 25th, 2006

Asian Food Festivals and Exhibits Coming Up

Most of these are open to the public. Click on the links for more information!
April 30, Berkeley, CA: Berkeley International Food Festival
May 5, Cheung Chau, HongKong: Cheung Chau Bun Festival
May 5-9, Boseong, Korea: Boseong Green Tea Festival
May 6-7, Nacogdoches, Texas: Multicultural Festival
May 10-13, Shanghai, China: China Wine and Liquor […]

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April 25th, 2006

The China Study

This book has been sitting on my bedside table for the past two weeks, and I just picked it up this evening. I am absolutely riveted. I am at Chapter 4 right now, Lessons from China. You guys need to get this book!
Will we change our family’s diet? We […]

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