A very simple yet hearty soup from Japan. With the winter months coming up one can’t have too many easy soup recipes. This one happens to be one of my favorites and stands out in Japanese cuisine for being an easier dish than most Japanese meals in terms of materials and preparation. 1 (12 ounce) […]
Read MoreCooking with Dog is going to show you how to make Yakibuta Ramen soup. I will provide you with what you need. Follow these directions as shown in the video below and you can’t fail. It’s complicated but once you get the hang of what you are doing it is an awesome dish to make […]
Read MoreDomino’s Japanese branch has launched an online campaign called the Moon Branch Project, aiming to put Domino’s Pizza on the moon before the competition. The website features an ad depicting the proposed branch and it does look neat in a retro kind of way. Domino’s is celebrating its 25th year of business in Japan and […]
Read MoreMcDonalds is one of those things everyone knows about and secretly has at least one menu item that they love. Sure, you can pretend you only eat organically raised blah blah blah with open-range na na na and it is all because you have evolved past the mechanized era of food processing into a new […]
Read MoreI adore Maangchi and her culinary delights. Samgyeopsal is the typical Korean dish I introduce to friends who have not had a lot of experience with Korean food. It requires a hot-plate type device for cooking, but I’ve always used a skillet to great effect – I’ve never been a big fan of the griddle […]
Read MoreOkonomiyaki is an art form in the cities of Osaka and Hiroshima, with the two cities each labeling it their ‘meibutsu’ or regional culinary speciality. This article will focus on the Osaka variation of this awesome recipe. Okonomiyaki is considered junk food and is not on the same level as more complicated Japanese cuisine but […]
Read MoreIn Japan, each region of the country has what is termed in Japanese ‘meibutsu’ which are regional delicacies and culinary specialities. 名物 or ‘meibutsu’ literally means a thing with a name, or something well-known. Here on this blog I am going to share various meibutsu, as well as corresponding recipes, that I know and love […]
Read MoreHuitlacoche is a fungus that grows on maize and is known in English as corn smut though, as its name would in no way imply, this is a delicacy in Mexican cuisine. Huitlacoche if of the species ustilago maris and derives its name from the burnt look it gives infected corn. Typically used as a […]
Read MoreI’m pretty proud of Paula for this. Anthony Bourdain, insufferable host of that show of his where he pretends to be simultaneously high-culture and back-alley chav but ends up coming off as a neurotic, creepy old greaser, insulted FoodNetwork chefs Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee, and Guy Fieri. Now, I understand that not everyone […]
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