shin2 wrote:

is the tonkatsu really that dark?

No, my phone's camera is really that lousy.

kawaiiruna wrote:

Grilled Pork Ribs Lamb Soup

Dayem that looks good.

kawaiiruna wrote:

Grilled Pork Ribs Lamb Soup

there's something very Indonesian about these food
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Tu_triky wrote:

Dayem that looks good.

oishiiiiii desuuuuu

monta wrote:

there's something very Indonesian about these food

yup...coz i'm from jakarta
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Tu_triky wrote:

Dayem that looks good.

Agreed. Wanting a snack again. I need to stop coming to this thread until Ive lost 5 pounds.

@Monta-Good eye for cuisine.
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This guy's undertaken an interesting project. He's going to sample curry from all 47 prefectures and give a critique. Here's the first one: http://tokyotombaker.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/around-japan-in-47-curries-kanagawa-navy-curry/

Nice reason to travel.
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Kenyan Cusine anyone?

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Raining JHan wrote:

Kenyan Cusine anyone?

Looks delicious.

Ive enjoyed what African cuisine Ive tried.
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Kenyan Cusine anyone?

Wow, must be the rich side of Kenya. When I was there, this is not what we and the locals ate.
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Wow, must be the rich side of Kenya. When I was there, this is not what we and the locals ate.

I don't think outside of Kenya they serve what the locals eat.
The African food I ate here looked a lot like this.
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My brother left me in San Jose and went to LA with his pals.
Now he's asking where's a good Japanese restaurant to eat in LA.

Can you guys recommend some. From budget saving to wallet busting
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My brother left me in San Jose and went to LA with his pals. Now he's asking where's a good Japanese restaurant to eat in LA. Can you guys recommend some. From budget saving to wallet busting

Try Little Tokyo or Sawtelle Blvd. in Westwood... Then there's Gardena and Torrance.

bmwracer wrote:

Try Little Tokyo or Sawtelle Blvd. in Westwood... Then there's Gardena and Torrance.

Thanks so much man

I'll try to hit up these areas when i'm down there too
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K.T.Tran wrote:

Thanks so much man I'll try to hit up these areas when i'm down there too

Sorry I couldn't be more specific, but it should be a nice adventure searching.

I guess this would be the appropriate thread, some chopsticks etiquette: http://kencorp.metroblogs.jp/files/2012/07/2eg4ac4.jpg

gaijinmark wrote:

I guess this would be the appropriate thread, some chopsticks etiquette: http://kencorp.metroblogs.jp/files/2012/07/2eg4ac4.jpg

Disagree with shoveling food in one's mouth attached to a bowl (kaki bashi) as being taboo--how else would you eat ochazuke? I also do it when I eat tamago rice and fried rice out of a chawan but only at the very end when I'm trying to get those last few grains. Been doing it since I was a tyke--no one scolded me then; too late to change now.

The other taboos I've committed in the past were neburi bashi (licking the tips of chopsticks) and saguri bashi (looking for contents in a soup with chopsticks).

Will try to avoid these gaffes should I ever sit down to a meal with the royal family.

Hashi story-- On my last trip to Japan, we had lunch at a restaurant in Matsuyama that was a combination Japanese/Italian meal (weird, huh). Everything was delicious, but I thought it was funny when I saw some of my fellow travelers trying to eat their chicken in tomato sauce pasta dish with chopsticks. I guess they didn't notice the fork and spoon next to their plate.

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Disagree with shoveling food in one's mouth attached to a bowl (kaki bashi) as being taboo--how else would you eat ochazuke? I also do it when I eat tamago rice and fried rice out of a chawan but only at the very end when I'm trying to get those last few grains. Been doing it since I was a tyke--no one scolded me then; too late to change now.

I wondered about that one myself. I just got done watch "Kodoku no Gourmet 2" and if just about every episode that's how Yutaka Matsushige does it.

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Disagree with shoveling food in one's mouth attached to a bowl (kaki bashi) as being taboo--how else would you eat ochazuke? I also do it when I eat tamago rice and fried rice out of a chawan but only at the very end when I'm trying to get those last few grains. Been doing it since I was a tyke--no one scolded me then; too late to change now. The other taboos I've committed in the past were neburi bashi (licking the tips of chopsticks) and saguri bashi (looking for contents in a soup with chopsticks).

Same here... I always fish out the tofu in my miso soup.

Chashu miso ramen at Ramen Santouka, Mitsuwa Torrance.

Not bad... The chashu was nice and melt-in-your-mouth tender and the soup was flavorful, but a bit salty, I thought... Noodles were tender, but thin... I like my noodles al dente and thick, like at Ramen Mottainai, which is still my favorite.

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Same here... I always fish out the tofu in my miso soup.

Me too.

@shin2- thanks for the etiquette lesson. I too will be on my best behavior when dining with the Royals!
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