What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.
Craig: Also, why did you put a cork in the cooking liquid?
Craig: I need to go to here.
Anders: Maybe the octopus wasn’t big enough? Small ambitions, small payouts bla bla bla. You should’ve...
tomo: this is exactly why I do not eat octopus, did someone say “suction cups?!” no thank you very much.
October 8, 2009
Trailing on the coattails of Yoko’s earlier Umamiventure post to the SAME EXACT RESTAURANT in Tokyo, I am finally ready to unveil the greatness that was Din Tai Fung (DTF) in LA. The only
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May 21, 2008
Went to dim sum in California- Dynasty in the former Vallco Mall (which, in my humble opinion, is better than Joy Luck Place), and got this for dessert which was totally new to me.
It’s coconut jelly, lined
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March 17, 2008
This post is dedicated to Hua and Wangster.
Whenever I go home, I gotta get my dim sum fill. My mom thinks this is so bizarre, cause she knows I always go to dim sum in NY. But it’s just
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June 7, 2007
A few weeks ago, we ventured on our first official Umami Mart field trip, which I hope we can organize once a month. The idea is to get people in the area, UM contributors and local eaters, to travel far and wide (an outer borough, OH MY!) for infamous eats.
In the five years I have lived in NY, I
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