Despite its name, egg roll often does not contain egg. But one thing is for sure, they are crunchy savory delight if cooked right.
Ingredients
- egg roll paper {can be found in Asian supermarkets or Asian isle in mainstream supermarkets}
- carrot
- daikon
- shitake mushroom
Carrots, daikon, and mushrooms need to be sliced , use Julienne [...]

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After a long day at work, I enjoy cooking a simple meal done well. On a hot day, I grab a pack of Myojo, a quality instant noodle (not an oxymoron). A pack of Myojo cost around $1.40, found at your local Asian super markets. My motto: quality over quantity.
On [...]

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(Matsui in Yoshinoya: Japanese fast food chain)

(Fresh cut soba in Japan)

Eating soba noodles is all about texture, temperature, and participation. Soba noodles are buckwheat noodles served either in a clear broth or cold in a special sauce. While backpacking in Tokyo a few years ago, my love for this noodle began to [...]

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(photos:seabass plated, seabass pan fried, seabass in olive oil)
Ever since I was in middle school, I enjoyed cooking at home. It was a chance for me to display my creative side. In my early years, I focused simply on taste. But now, I notice that a gourmet ensemble of different notes come [...]

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Give me a quickie. Irritated from the 80 year old lady talking so loud at YMCA hot tub, I needed release. To be more exact, I need comfort food. Racing home, I grab my bag of Ajinomoto gyoza’s. Put a few, 12 to be exact, and wait 5 minutes for these [...]

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(video source: Youtube,photos: click on thumnail to enlarge)
As a published food writer and blogger, I often am asked “can you cook?” In my British accent I answer, “but of course.” “But of course” has been a line made famous from the marketing genius of Grey Poupon. Walk through the condiment section of your [...]

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