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.

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Should you tip for take-out?

  • No: All they had to do was put my food in containers! (70%, 14 Votes)
  • Yes: At least a dollar or two-- it must be a pain to package all that food. (30%, 6 Votes)

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August 12, 2010

Japanify: Simmered Mackerel in Miso

by yoko

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For those who are curious to eat more responsibly in the seafood arena, mackerel is an ideal option.

For the rest of us who don’t care about being responsible, mackerel is also an ideal option because of its salty-savoriness that’s addictive and a great complement to a glass of shochu.

Succeeding last week’s Japanify
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August 5, 2010

Japanify: How to Clean a Sardine

by yoko

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I love sardines – canned or fresh. My addiction started as a child when my mother would serve sardines from a can with a dab of kewpie mayonnaise. Packed with protein and fun to eat, they are also better for big blue because they are low on the food chain.

When you can
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July 15, 2010

Japanify: The Japanese Canned Fish-Off

by yoko

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When the heat rolls in, laziness comes in the form of “I don’t want to cook.” Maybe it’s also an instinctual thing where I am unconsciously preparing for a fire or earthquake which is more likely to happen in the hot summer months by hoarding a bunch of canned booty.
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February 23, 2010

ReCPY: Fish in a Blanket (Chikuwa Pan)

by Yamahomo

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In Japan, there are a LOT of food items you can only find in a specific to a town, city, or area. ご当地グルメ or “local gourmet food” items are something tourists must get when they visit the area. Some of the foods are too weird to ever become popular, and others get
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January 14, 2010

Packaging Whore: Fish in a (Cake) Box

by Yamahomo

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On New Year’s Eve in Japan, my mama came home with this box. This looks exactly like an Asian cake box, right? I thought, from the shape, this was probably a log cake or something.

Very celebratory color and pattern on the box. Must be something
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December 24, 2009

Tokyo JUNKtion: Usaya

by yoko

Usaya ShimokitazawaShimokitazawa is hands down my favorite part of Tokyo. It’s teeming with youth and the elderly, shopping for knick knacks in a part of Tokyo that has no high-rise buildings — preserving a quaintness that is absent in the major hubs of the city like Shibuya
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November 24, 2009

Umamiventure #21: SD Fish Taco Crawl, Stop 1 (South Beach Bar)

by kayoko

November 4, 2009

Heads Up – Umamiventure #21: The Nemo Taco Crawl (SD)

by kayoko

UPDATE:

Hi everyone! I hope you all are ready for the Fish Taco Crawl in San Diego THIS SUNDAY! It’s gonna be a blast.

So a few new details for you:

- I’ll be staying in North Park– please feel free to meet us at our
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June 23, 2009

Dozeu Iidaya: Serving Small, Slippery Fish for 100 Years (Tokyo)

by kayoko

I’m finding all these pictures from my Japan trip that
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March 14, 2009

Portsmouth Seafood Chowder

by Paystyle

I’m still hopeful that winter will make its curtain call as scheduled, despite the seemingly unrelenting frigidness of late. So to get through this late-stage frostiness I knew some hearty comfort food would be
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