I recently came back from a family trip to Tokyo and you probably know what I wanted to focus on: the food, of course! During the week I spent there, I tried to make as many observations about the cuisine as possible. Here’s what I discovered. The flavors in real Japanese food are a lot [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Japanese Food’
March 30, 2010
Off to Tokyo…Sayonara?
So, I’m off to Tokyo for a few days and I can’t wait to tell you all about my culinary adventures once I get back. I’m looking forward to the Tsukiji fish market (where tuna goes for $500 a lb), the endless bowls of dashi-tinged ramen and cute little candies shaped like My Neighbor Totoro. [...]
January 26, 2010
Steamed Jasmine Rice with Shredded Nori, Toasted Sesame Seeds and Chili Oil
My aunt came to visit D.C. and taught me how to cook many things during her two-day stay: shrimp curry, Korean tofu soup and shrimp pasta. But my favorite thing by far is this Japanese-style rice dish that she thought up to serve along side salmon fried with ginger and ponzu sauce. Add one bag [...]
October 12, 2009
Restaurant-Style Japanese Salad Dressing. You Know Which One I’m Talking About
Whenever you go into a Japanese restaurant, they give you the little salad after your miso soup, right? There’s almost always the same orange-colored ginger dressing on the salad — and I’m here to tell you exactly what it is. You’ll need a blender to mix everything together, but I guarantee it tastes EXACTLY like [...]
June 9, 2009
My Favorite Asian Candy (Hi-Chew) Is Available At Hana on U St. Hooray!
I’m going to be pretty real with you. I don’t like non-chocolate candies (well, except for Haribo gummy bears and marzipan, but let’s face it…is marzipan really even candy?) EXCEPT FOR HI-CHEW. I don’t really know how to explain it, except that it’s kind of a marshmallowy, White Rabbit-esque Starburst concoction. Hana sells it for [...]
January 15, 2009
Oh, I Totally Forgot to Tell You That Beard Papa’s Was A Total Bust So Don’t Eat There, Kay?
I was raving about Beard Papa’s, the Japanese cream puff bakery chain last month, but then I finally got the chance to eat there over my Christmas break and let me tell you: what a disappointment. My cream puff was served cold, almost frozen like those mini cream puffs that you get at Costco. It [...]
July 31, 2008
Here’s a Secret: I Want to Be a Maid at a Maid Cafe
Not to make any broad generalizations or anything, but the Japanese so get off on the whole cutesy cartoon culture thing (well, duh, I guess). Nothing symbolizes this phenomenon more than the maid cafe to fulfill the fantasies of lonely otaku, anime nerd boys, of the country. Well, they’ve moved to the States. A few [...]
