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Spicy Corn Fritters

October 13, 2009
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Earlier this year I was up in Boston for a trade show and had some amazing corn fritters at Legal Test Kitchen. I’ve been meaning to come up with my own take on them, but somehow summer slid by like a penguin on melting ice. In a last ditch attempt to wring a few more [...]

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Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

August 4, 2009
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Karaage (唐揚げ), also known as Tatsutaage (竜田揚げ), is the Japanese rendition of fried chicken. Pronounced kah-rah-ah-geh, the name literally means “Tang fried” (Tang as in the Chinese dynasty). Like Gyoza and Ramen, Karaage is an example of Wafu-Chuka (Chinese style Japanese) cuisine, whereby dumplings, noodles, or in this case fried chicken, was borrowed from the [...]

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Tonkatsu

July 27, 2009
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Tonkatsu (豚カツ) is a cutlet of pork, breaded and deep fried until crisp and golden brown. While it’s become a ubiquitous cafeteria staple in Japan, there are many restaurants that specialize in tonkatsu and related dishes.
Maybe I’m just a total geek, but I’ve always been fascinated with tracing the origins of a dish. The [...]

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Chop Suey

July 20, 2009
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Chop Suey is a stir-fried dish which can include a variety of meat and vegetables in a cornstarch thickened sauce. While allegedly from the Guangdong Province, chop suey is widely believed to have originated in the US during construction of the Transcontinental Railway. Whatever Chop Suey’s origin, it’s become synonymous with American Chinese food.
One of [...]

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Crispy Halibut with Wasabi Panzanella and Earl Grey Potatoes

June 26, 2009
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Sometimes inspiration hits you on the head like a coconut falling from a tree. Other times, it’s more subtle, like a thicket of nettles hiding in the underbrush, or a scarlet box of strawberries at the farmers market. Then there are the times that the route is so circuitous, anything short of a full explanation [...]

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Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake)

April 1, 2009
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Okonomiyaki is often described as a “Japanese pizza”, but it’s actually more like a savoury pancake in composition. The name roughly translates to “fried as you like it” and refers to the fact that you can put anything you like into it.
It’s a great dish that you can make in a pinch because all [...]

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Spicy Yakisoba

March 26, 2009
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As much as I struggled with my Asian identity growing up, I have very fond memories of visiting Japan as a kid. One of my favourite activities was going to summer festivals, or Matsuri, which always had rows of brightly colored stalls with games for kids, and even more stalls hawking food. It’s hard to [...]

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Skate with wine braised Cipollini and fennel

March 8, 2009
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After a morning interview and an afternoon spent scouring Circuit City closeout sales, I was tired and not in a mood to cook. On my way home, I stopped at the Grand Central Market to pick up ingredients for a quick-and-dirty dinner that I figured wouldn’t be worth posting about.
After a brief scan through one [...]

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