Feel Like Eating Japanese Tonight?

[Buntaro]

Hey, Golgo-sama. Do you always buy Bulldog Brand sauce?

 

[Golgo_13]

Depends. I get what ever is on sale at the Mitsuwa Market or Nijiya.

At both places, by the seafood corner they play the song

"Sakana, sakana, sakana
Sakana o taberu to
Atama atama atama
Atama ga yoku naruuu . . ."

 

[Buntaro]

Is that sung to the tune of Sakura...?

 

[Buntaro]

Hey Golgo-sama. I will be in L.A.'s Little Tokyo next week. Which restaurants or whatever do you recomend?

 

[Golgo_13]

Is that sung to the tune of Sakura...?

No it's a very catchy melody . . . sang by kids. Sounds cute

 

[Golgo_13]

Hey Golgo-sama. I will be in L.A.'s Little Tokyo next week. Which restaurants or whatever do you recomend?

At night, I like "Kouraku" on 2nd St. for ramen, gyoza, etc. They have an extensive menu and they're open til 3 am. For sushi, I like "East" on 1st St. The sushi chef "Shige-san" and I go way back. We knew each other in NYC.

In the afternoon, I go frequently to a place called "Issenjoki" inside the Mitsuwa Shopping Plaza on the 4th floor of the mall. The Mama-san is a sweet lady. They have udon, soba, tempura, domburi, teriyaki, etc.

For curry rice, the best place is the Curry House inside the Weller Court Plaza.

Enjoy!

 

[Buntaro]

Golgo-sama. Cool beans! Thanks for the recommendations!

 

[mdchachi]

Chicken and egg is "Oyako" donburi = (parent and child)

True but, for those who may not know, the reverse is not always true. Oyako don is also used to refer to donburi with salmon (shake) and salmon eggs (ikura). I like them both but if I had to choose one, I'd probably go with the shake and ikura. (Assuming the ingredients are nice and fresh.) Yum.

 

[mdchachi]

Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki not dinner?! It's a matter of opinion I guess!

Okinomiyaki is much more filling than yakitori!

I've never seen takoyaki served as a meal. But somebody needs to tell all those okonomiyaki restaurants to stop serving it for dinner! I think okonomiyaki/monja should have been on the list.

Also, you could have added gyoza to the ramen category. It's never a meal all by itself (though you will see it served with rice & soup or mini-ramen as a teishoku).

 

[Buntaro]

I have had gyoza teishoku for dinner many, many times. Delicious!

 

[budd]

i ate some sushi last night, so this weekend may be nikudon
i giggle everytime i see the title, so i HAD to stop in
hee hee hee

 

[Eternal Wind]

Hohoho~
I had curry rice for dinner last nite and it tastes wonderful!!!
thanks to my mum,I had a sumptious meal ....thanks mum!!

 

[Jean-Francois]

Last night I went to this J-resturant called Mika (owner's daughter's name) and I ordered sake teriyaki and fresh seeweed salad. Usually I only eat salmon when it is raw or smoked but sake teriyaki (boiled) is really yummy.

 

[silver angel]

I'M GONNA EAT SUSHI TOMORROW NIGHT!!! *jigs* What kind should I get for a beginner sushi eater? I've had it once before, but I didn't know what the types I ate were called....

 

[kirei_na_me]

I'd say start with different kinds of makizushi(rolled sushi).

Everyone's tastes are different, but I think the best sushi (nigirizushi) is unagi-zushi. It's cooked, it's sweet, it's tender, and it's just so good. It's very palate-friendly for the Westerner, I think. Also, I think the best beginner raw fish is maguro(tuna). It's more neutral in flavor and it's texture is better than others, I think. At least, for beginners.

Just stay away from the uni...

 

[silver angel]

^_^ Thanks! I know that I tried the tuna one, and it was sooooooo yummy...^_^

 

[bezz]

腹子飯

Oyako don is also used to refer to donburi with salmon (shake) and salmon eggs (ikura).

The salmon&ikra bowl is called harako-meshi, a local speciality around Sendai area for 300 years. The same type of bowl is popular in Hokkaido too, but that is much more recent (after Meiji Restoration .)


はらこめし recipe

Oyako-don was invented in Restaurant Tamahide around 1891.

 

[kinjo]

What are Japanese twice-baked potatoes? I've had some type of potato that was boiled, mashed with sour cream and paprika and then baked...is that anywhere close?

 

[kirei_na_me]

Haivart meant Japanese flavored twice-baked potatoes, I believe. Maybe she was using miso or something to flavor the potato instead of cheese, sour cream, chives, etc. Twice-baked potatoes are baked once, then the insides of the potato are taken out and mashed with whatever flavorings you want, then you put it back into the potato peel/shell, and bake them again.

 

[DaMo]

Feel Like Eating Japanese Tonight?

I'd like to try, since all I've eaten so far are Americans

 

[Lina Inverse]

Udon rules!

 

[Golgo_13]

Udon rules!

Have you ever had "Nabeyaki" Udon? That's the best!

 

[bezz]

親子丼

Chicken and egg is "Oyako" donburi = (parent and child)

Beef and egg is "Tanin" domburi = (strangers)

I'm getting hungry

Found a nice recipe and tidbits page.

 

[Lina Inverse]

Have you ever had "Nabeyaki" Udon? That's the best!

I'll see if I can get it anywhere... what's so special about it?
...
wait - isn't Nabe casserolle? Learned that from Da Capo! :haihai:
Yes, Anime can be very educational!

 

[Bastard]

Almost.
Nabe 「鍋」 itself means "pot" or "pan"
casserol is mushiyakinabe 「蒸し焼き鍋」

musu is "to steam" and yaku is "to fry"

So nabeyaki udon is something like udon fryed in a pan. I think... Haven't had the privilege of eating it, so I'm just translating it.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong