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This is hilarious! Did the author read about this in the Japanese comic book Oishinbo back in the '80s? This was a technique used by the hero to expose an arrogant, overbearing sushi chef who had succumbed to money and...
Commented on Sichuan peppercorns: "There's a war in my mouth."
Mmm, MaPo Tofu... The Japanese relation, sansho, is quite good, too. The fresh young leaves taste like a cross between vanilla and lemon grass with a light tingle. The pods are ground and sprinkled on grilled eel. I've grown a...
Commented on PETA pushes to halt Seattle fish mongers from tossing fish
I live in Seattle and I do not buy from these fishmongers. Ever seen the price of wild salmon these days? The last thing I want is that expensive fish slammed around by these bozos. Most of you knee-jerk PETA...
Commented on Hindu extremists promote cow-urine soft-drink
Does this mean that Budweiser will now be unseated as "The King Of Piss"? And, if you filter it through yourself, can it be marketed as Miller Genuine Recycled Draft? If your last name is Miller, anyways....
Commented on Bat-Manga: the lost Japanese Batman comics of 1966
Kuwata Jiro was one of my favorite artists when I was growing up in Japan. As Astromonster mentions, 8-Man and Maboroshi Tantei were also done by Kuwata. His drawing style was so dynamic and cinematic that when I first saw...
Commented on Indonesian /C/h/i/n/e/s/e/ schoolgirl flips off old begging woman
The gesture has nowhere near the offensive meaning in Asia that it does in the US. I have seen Japanese shows where adults and children flash the bird together. One reason it is considered obscene here is that it's linked...
Commented on Burger King Tray liners feature vegetable porn?
You know, it's called humor, something uptight Americans seem to have very little of. A bit of truth-in-advertising as far as the post-911 world goes. Notice that the sign is in English, perhaps a "poke" at the American hysterical state...
Commented on Fasting may prevent jetlag
When I go to Germany, I eat and sleep normally before travel, drink lightly on the flight and keep drinking when I hit the ground. Start with the airport lounge, grab one or two for the train ride then drop...
Commented on Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan -- Make Magazine meets Hints From Heloise by way of postwar Japan
The term urawaza is far, far older than gaming. It may be the latest use of it but It has been used in just about any endeavor in Japan from sports to cooking, whatever. It's just a hidden and unexpected...
Commented on Guinness cupcakes
Have you ever tasted Guinness? It's not a bitter beer by a long shot. What it has is malty, chocolatey goodness. It probably makes a better, richer cupcake than the $2.00 - $3.00 ones sold at the foo-foo cafes and...
Commented on Julian Cope's Japrocksampler blog
I lived in Japan (Okinawa) from 1955 to 1973 and this stuff really brings back memories! Most of my friends in the US base schools listened to western rock bands exclusively but I listened to the Japanese bands also. I'm...
Commented on Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge of Psychic TV, RIP
Truly a shame. I just saw them about a month ago in Seattle....

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thermosiphon commented on Sichuan peppercorns: "There's a war in my mouth."
The best way I've had Sichuan peppers is in hot pot 火锅. A sea of Sichuan and chili peppers floats in oil where you cook raw food such as pig intestines and lotus root. I lived in Chongqing where this is the semi-official dish. Hot pot restaurants are on every corner. Very tasty and awesome with a group of friends. I doubt health officials in the US would allow it though....
teufelsdroch commented on Sichuan peppercorns: "There's a war in my mouth."
@7 that miracle fruit is fascinating and certainly belongs in some molecular gastronomy kitchen. Does any1 have experience with it?...
Brettspiel commented on Sichuan peppercorns: "There's a war in my mouth."
I picked up some of these at Penzey's a couple years ago. These are different from the "pink" peppercorns you see in the peppercorn blends, aren't they? I've always heard the pick peppercorns are mildly toxic....
strumpet windsock commented on Sichuan peppercorns: "There's a war in my mouth."
Anonymous: Thanks! Thermosiphon: Because it comes to the table raw? Maybe, though one can order tartar and sushi. I know we used to have a hot pot soup tureen (like a big bundt pan with a charcoal brazier burning up it's centre. And we were served a large tray of raw beef and seafood which we threw in and simmered until it was done. (it has been about 10 years since I have seen that though, and this is Canada). And I have seen chitlins fried up at our table for dim sum - but that was by the serving...
Trevor Corson commented on MRI scans of sushi
Jorgebob, right on! I know and love that story in Oishinbo. While the Oishingo sushi-scanning project was fictional, the one I blogged about was real, conducted by the researcher mentioned above in the post, Uhei Naruse, and reported his scholarly book on sushi, Sushi no Unchiku, Umasa no Himitsu すしの蘊蓄甘さの秘密 [Knowledge of Sushi and the Secrets of Taste]. I first read about Naruse's real experiment and later ran across the Oishinbo story. I don't know if one inspired the other, that would be fascinating to find out. An interesting footnote: unlike the Oishinbo episode, in his real experiments Naruse tried...

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