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willx · 2012-09-29, 23:46

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Originally Posted by GDiddy

Man, I haven't had sushi in years....

I tried Pocky for the first time ever recently...thanks to the local Wally World near me.

It was pretty good. Not as sweet as other Asian goodies I've tasted.

"Years" !? I'm not sure I could stand not eating it for a week or so..

Here's a picture collage that my fiance took of some of our dinner yesterday night! (not sure what the app is called, but it instant-collages your pictures!)

From top left to bottom right, Gindara (miso glazed grilled black cod, not actually sushi

), Madai (Red Sea Bream), O-toro (Tuna Belly) and Hokkigai (Surf clam)!

willx · 2012-10-05, 12:30

Lunch update! Grilled Hamachi with rice, miso soup and some assorted sides. You can tell the picture quality difference between Blackberry & iPhone

willx · 2012-11-19, 19:48

Hm.. I guess I'm a necromancer.. No one else is posting in this thread

Hot ramen on a cold Monday night! Santouka Ramen opened their first location in Toronto! Shio Ramen, Toroniku and recently.. everything's been better with Kimchi!

All signs point to yes, Yes, YES!

GenjiChan · 2012-11-19, 21:25

At least they're cooked... A friend of mine gave some seaweed snack and the smell is enough to make me nauseated... To be fair I managed to eat one strip but spare me for the next one.... LOlss..

Marina · 2012-11-20, 15:55

@willx - Wow, those foods looks good, and I'm so jealous to see a delicious ramen near where you live! Lovely pictures overall, so I hope you keep posting

Part of the reason I don't really discuss food here is because I usually post about it on my blog, but here's my recent discussion about karaage (Japanese fried chicken) in Hidamari Sketch along with a recipe and some pictures.

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poisui · 2013-01-07, 21:40

Tuna.

Yellowtail and White Tuna (I think).

Saba (Mackerel): my favorite.

Salmon and Unagi (Eel).

Okonomiyaki and Curry Rice.

Okonomiyaki Pizza.

Shoyu Ramen with Chahan (Fried Rice) and Gyoza.

Kushi Katsu (Deep Fried Breaded Pork and Onion Skewers).

Seared Tuna, Yellow Tail, Mackerel, Red Snapper, White Tuna, and Salmon.

Cabbage Roll.

Kani Tama Don (Egg and Crab Omelet over Rice).

Tonkatsu (Pork Cutlet).

Toro (Fatty Tuna) and Uni (Sea Urchin).

willx · 2013-01-30, 11:02

<begin rambling> So lately I've been musing a lot about traditional food and purists .. I'm typically one that scoffs at "asian fusion" and all that .. but recently having been to a few somewhat pricey traditional Chinese dinners, it appalls me to think about dishes that are served not because they taste good, but because they were traditionally eaten by people who were affluent. Makes me pray for a classically french trained chef to spend some time in HK/Asia and raise the standard for some of these traditional dishes. </end rambling>

Anyways, part of the reason I was musing, is because I've been recently eating a lot of "non-traditional" sushi. I can't even lift it up to dip it fish side down in soy sauce (nor was there soy sauce spread on it) because of all the "stuff" on top of it. Things like "gold leaf" are just pointless but .. I had THIS recently and it blew me away!

May I present Butterfish Sushi with a thin layer of soy sauce, lightly fried leeks, roasted garlic and seasoned lightly with garlic oil. It was sooooooooo delicious... I ate the other pieces before my honey could snap the picture ..

DonQuigleone · 2013-01-30, 13:25

Food evolves. I doubt you can ever get the "genuine" article outside the country of origin anyway.

And if we were to be purists about our sushi, wouldn't that mean we couldn't have California Roll?

As for "traditional" food, you may think it tastes bad (or bland), but the people in that country probably love it. Food is fairly subjective. For instance, I'll never particularly like Kimchi, but for Koreans...

As for "Asian Fusion", I'd actually be more keen on seeing more "Eur-Asian Fusion". Wouldn't a sushi flavoured with thyme, basil, rosemary or other European herbs be quite something?

Sumeragi · 2013-01-30, 13:32

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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone

As for "Asian Fusion", I'd actually be more keen on seeing more "Eur-Asian Fusion". Wouldn't a sushi flavoured with thyme, basil, rosemary or other European herbs be quite something?

If you mean on raw material, it'll just kill the taste. I've tried.

willx · 2013-01-30, 13:43

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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone

Food evolves. I doubt you can ever get the "genuine" article outside the country of origin anyway.

I've had the genuine article. I've been to Japan, Paris, Caribbean, etc. and although I've never been to China, I grew up eating traditional Chinese cuisine. What I'm lamenting is the lack of evolution in cuisine or people being too purist. I'm all for innovation! (That said, if you're changing it, please call it something else .. or at least emphasize it's not traditional

)

The most obvious examples are the contentious shark fin soup (even my relatives that love it agree that it has no flavour) but here's a simpler example. There is a dish that is regularly consumed during Chinese New Year, it's called (phonetically) Fat Choy (髮菜) is actually known as Nostoc flagelliforme and is a cyanobacteria -- (wiki link) it has no nutritional value and is actually a neurotoxin and can cause degenerative diseases. The reason it's consumed? It's name in Cantonese sounds similar to "Get Rich / Striking it Rich"

As for sushi, I have seen Latin and Italian takes on it -- a mix between a tuna tataki vis-a-vis ceviche with some jalapeno oil as well as an uni risotto. They were actually pretty good. I'd say the delicate flavours of raw fish go better with milder spices or something sharp but not cloying.

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willx Nyaaan~~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 29	<begin rambling> So lately I've been musing a lot about traditional food and purists .. I'm typically one that scoffs at "asian fusion" and all that .. but recently having been to a few somewhat pricey traditional Chinese dinners, it appalls me to think about dishes that are served not because they taste good, but because they were traditionally eaten by people who were affluent. Makes me pray for a classically french trained chef to spend some time in HK/Asia and raise the standard for some of these traditional dishes. </end rambling> Anyways, part of the reason I was musing, is because I've been recently eating a lot of "non-traditional" sushi. I can't even lift it up to dip it fish side down in soy sauce (nor was there soy sauce spread on it) because of all the "stuff" on top of it. Things like "gold leaf" are just pointless but .. I had THIS recently and it blew me away! May I present Butterfish Sushi with a thin layer of soy sauce, lightly fried leeks, roasted garlic and seasoned lightly with garlic oil. It was sooooooooo delicious... I ate the other pieces before my honey could snap the picture .. __________________ Nyaaaan~~

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willx Nyaaan~~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 29	Lunch update! Grilled Hamachi with rice, miso soup and some assorted sides. You can tell the picture quality difference between Blackberry & iPhone

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willx Nyaaan~~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 29	Hm.. I guess I'm a necromancer.. No one else is posting in this thread Hot ramen on a cold Monday night! Santouka Ramen opened their first location in Toronto! Shio Ramen, Toroniku and recently.. everything's been better with Kimchi! All signs point to yes, Yes, YES!

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DonQuigleone Knight Errant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 24	Food evolves. I doubt you can ever get the "genuine" article outside the country of origin anyway. And if we were to be purists about our sushi, wouldn't that mean we couldn't have California Roll? As for "traditional" food, you may think it tastes bad (or bland), but the people in that country probably love it. Food is fairly subjective. For instance, I'll never particularly like Kimchi, but for Koreans... As for "Asian Fusion", I'd actually be more keen on seeing more "Eur-Asian Fusion". Wouldn't a sushi flavoured with thyme, basil, rosemary or other European herbs be quite something?