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.
rikomatic: ok, that market looks crazy dope. Now I have to go to C-town and get some pork buns.
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November 25, 2009
Sometimes when I’m lazy, I order delivery. And sometimes when I’m lazy, it will be during the middle of the day. When these powers combine, I seek comfort in the lunch special.
KHAO SARN
My love affair with Thai food began in 2001, when I first tried pad thai and
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September 6, 2009
Hakodate is famous for its fresh seafood, so eating sushi was necessary. Being total newbies to the area, we chose a sushi restaurant that was listed in our JTB (Japan Travel Bureau) guide magazine.
About a 10 minute walk from Hakodate JR Station, Oujousushi is located on a desolate stretch of road next
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July 6, 2009
I took a much-needed trip back home to California in May for two weeks. I risked contracting the swine flu to indulge in my second passion after eating – photography with my grandma’s 1970s Nikon EM film camera.I love taking photos of food in
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April 2, 2009
In an ultra-postmodern city such as Tokyo, where sign and meaning are often so far gone from each other, it seems fitting that a cuisine such as American Sushi finds its way “back.”
Many visitors from
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March 9, 2009
Eating while walking, talking, driving, computing and making love. Most Americans have done many or all of these things. Hopefully not simultaneously. Eating while standing in one place, however, is something that Americans don’t do
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February 24, 2009
Just before Christmas of 2007, Tyson and I went to Kanoyama for a holiday dinner. Having read about the restaurant in various online forums, we were interested in trying out a new sushi place… but
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February 18, 2009
For some reason, anago (saltwater eel) is not so popular in the States- its freshwater sister, Unagi (freshwater eel) just took the limelight and ran with it. Perhaps it’s because anago
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February 6, 2009
Although my stomach was feeling weird, it didn’t stop me from my Friday night Half-Price Sushi ritual.
I got to the store around 20:00, which is well after the markdown at 19:00. But there
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February 3, 2009
As my introductory post, I would like to tread upon virgin Umami Mart territory… DUN DUN DUN… *HOSPITAL FOOD*!
Perhaps it doesn’t have the allure of airplane foodstuffs, but hospital food is interesting in a way
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January 23, 2009
One of my favorites ways to unwind after a long five-day week in salaryman hell is to gorge on supermarket sushi on a Friday night.
If I am lucky enough to be done at work at
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