Japanese Food

How to Make California Rolls

How to Make Sushi // // California Rolls as its name implies originated in the beautiful sunny state of California. In the 1960s, a chef in Los Angeles was disappointed by the availability of fresh sushi quality fish. He thought that there must be some way to recreate that buttery taste of fresh fish with ingredients indigenous to California. [...]
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Genting Highlands Buffet

Genting Buffet

Genting Highlands has a boat load of entertainment. There is something to do for everybody no matter what your idea of fun may be. After a day of fun at the casino, arcade, and amusement park I hopped on over to the Genting Highlands Buffet to fill my empty stomach. The buffet is Las Vegas [...]

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Japanese Octopus Balls Takoyaki

Takoyaki

Takoyaki, octopus ball is a popular street snack in Japan. It is a perfect blend of batter, pickled ginger, and onion cooked on a specially designed pan.

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Conveyor Belt Sushi

Sushi belt sushi

A few days ago (I want to say that, but I haven’t posted for almost 3 weeks…sorry!) A while back, I wrote about the different types of sushi. Today, I am going to talk about a unique way in which they are served. Initially developed as a way to decrease staffing, conveyor belt sushi (a.k.a [...]

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Guide to Sushi

Sushi

Vinegar plus rice plus fish equals sushi. Sounds simple enough; right? Originating in Japan, sushi has a long line of history and it definitely shows with the styles and varieties that exist today. Nigiri, Gunkan, Maki, and Temaki. So what does all these terms actually mean and how many types of sushi are there? This [...]

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Chashu Ramen

chashu ramen

Chashu is basically the Japanese version of Chinese Cha siu.(Marinated pork in special sauce) To try one of the best, I visited Daikokuya (Hacienda Heights, Ca.) They also have locations in Little Tokyo, Monterey Park, and Costa Mesa but those locations are known to have hellish waiting times.

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Japanese Baumkuchen

Baumkuchen

It all started three summers ago… Every time I walked into the store, you had your eyes on me but my eyes were directed at something else. How foolish was I to not see your beautiful eyes? We could have met earlier but my foolishness has cost us time. Alas, this winter sale has helped [...]

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Japanese Gum Packets

japanese gum

People say great things come in small packages. I have no idea what they mean by that. Well, unless they are talking about these little Japanese Gum packets. Then, they are absolutely right.

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Yan Yan Snack

Yan Yan

Yan Yan is a Japanese snack that is instantly recognizable to many.

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Different Flavors of Ramune

Ramune Flavors Ramune drink comes in many different flavors. If you don't know what href="http://www.goodfoodandtravel.com/ramune-drink">Ramune drink is...see here. Melon flavor Ramune. Strawberry flavor Ramune. Orange flavor Ramune. Ramune also comes in many other wonderful flavors like kiwi and pineapple. My favorite is orange flavor...what's yours?
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