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Noodles and Rice

November 27th, 2007

Deep fried Renkon

This is the real Heaven on a Stick.
Thick sliced of fresh Renkon (Lotus root).  Washed and white.  About half an inch thick.  Crumbed lightly and then deep fried relatively slowly on a butterfly skewer.  Eaten straight from the kitchen and dipped in Ponzu sauce, they have to be my favourite thing in the world at the moment.  […]

By Tom -- 2 comments

August 1st, 2007

StirCrazy

If you love Asian stirfry, but investing in a high-powered stove with 35K BTU is out of the question, this might be one answer for you. StirCrazy is a restaurant chain with several locations in the Midwest, plus New York and Florida. Their first restaurant opened in September ‘06 with more popping up […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2007

Amazon Grocery

I have been denying this for the longest time. But Amazon is the behemoth that no one can avoid. I always search for the best prices on everything and sometimes, sometimes, other folks beat Amazon. But they’ve become this one-stop shop. It’s like Walmart (only nicer, and with a better selection) […]

By Stef -- 1 comment

April 26th, 2007

Super Cao Nguyen, Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City has a large Asian — particularly Vietnamese — population, being one of the cities chosen for refugee relocation when Saigon fell in the ’70’s. Through the years more Vietnamese and other Asian migrants moved to the area and today there are approximately 30,000 Asian-Americans here. Asian businesses are thriving and more […]

By Stef -- 9 comments

June 13th, 2006

Dragon Beard Candy

a.k.a. Dragon Whisker Candy, Dragon Whisker Sweet, Dragon Hair Candy, Dragon Moustache Sweet…. in Chinese long xu tang.
You can buy them at Harmony Sweets, though they are also currently on sale at Jason Truesdell’s online shop YuzuMura.com. Mr. Truesdell imports them from Bamboo Garden in Hong Kong (the site is best viewed with MSIE).
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By Stef -- 5 comments

April 25th, 2006

Ingredient Spotlight: Wasabi

I recently received this link to an NPR broadcast that talks about the way wasabi triggers receptors that send signals to our brain. The article attempts to explain why people would “want” to experience pain, specifically that which comes from ingesting wasabi. Quite an interesting listen, especially since I’ve never equated eating wasabi […]

By Stef -- 1 comment