What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. A martini. Tom yum. Carne asada. Fleur de sel. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.

Grocery Shopping


March 9, 2010

Culinography: Millport Dairy Butter

by erin

butter from millport dairy

This butter is fresh off the farm and totally off the hook. I bought it from Lancaster, PA (Mennonite?) farmers of Millport Dairy, at the Union Square Greenmarket. It’s big– about 5 inches in diameter– and only $5.

March 1, 2010

Sunrise Mart is Not a Porn Shop (NYC)

by kayoko

Sunrise Mart (NYC)

Sunrise Mart is a tiny little Japanese market in the East Village with a distinct, and authentically claustrophobic Tokyo feel. Located right above St. Mark’s Bookshop, the seedy porn shop-esque entrance is easy to miss. I have spent a lot of time here.

You’ve
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February 3, 2010

Ball-and-Chained to Berkeley

by yoko

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After a 4-year, 4-month hiatus, I am back in Berkeley. Robotland (a.k.a. Tokyo) was good to me, but finding myself shuffled in line at the Berkeley Bowl between one of these, and Zack de la Rocha’s doppelganger on
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February 2, 2010

Report from Bali

by Yamahomo

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I took my mom to Bali in December. I loved it. Being a visitor is good, since I didn’t have to deal with too much local crap. Bali, although thought to be one of the best resort islands, is yet a developing country. My
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January 7, 2010

Osaka JUNKtion: Strawberry Purin, Yuck

by Yamahomo

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Happy New Year everyone! This year’s resolution for me is to try to post more since I’ve been pretty lazy for some time now. I went home last month, and found a couple of interesting items that hasn’t been posted by Yoko in Tokyo JUNKtion.

1.)
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December 4, 2009

Tokyo JUNKtion: Ichimaru Unagi Bone

by yoko

Ichimaru Unagi Bone

I went to visit my dad’s grave yesterday and on my way there, we had to transfer trains at an adorable little station, Surugaoyama in Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Fuji.

At the kiosk, I spotted a snack named “Unagi Bone” made by
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October 30, 2009

USA JUNKtion: Nutz for Utz

by kayoko

UTZ!

I can’t call myself a potato chip connoisseur, but Utz is by far my favorite brand. It’s a company out of Hanover, PA, and I used to always buy a big bag of it at the store when I lived in NY. It’s totally no-frills, and
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October 23, 2009

Tokyo JUNKtion: Caramel Pudding Kit Kat

by yoko

Caramel Pudding Kit KatAfter trying two Kit Kat flavors available in Japan with gag-inducing colors: light aqua for the Ramune Kit Kat and salmony orange for the Mango Pudding Kit Kat, I was seriously relieved to see that the Caramel Pudding
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June 24, 2009

Made in Osaka, Available in San Jose

by kayoko

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My mama came home with this box of hot, just-made takoyaki (octopus balls) the other day. I guess they were having an “Osaka Fair” at our neighborhood Mitsuwa, where there was a booth from this famous takoyaki joint in Osaka called Kukuru.

When I looked
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June 18, 2009

Dorayaki with Cream

by kayoko

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My mama bought this special gift box of dorayaki at Mitsuwa the other day. I guess they were on sale for half-off ($9 instead of $18- Japanese gourmet snacks tend to be pricey); she’s so friggin’ shrewd!

Dorayaki is a Japanese dessert of azuki (sweet
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