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Cured Tai (Japanese snapper)

April 30, 2008
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This past weekend I made my monthly run across the Hudson to Mitsuwa for Japanese groceries. Their selection is quite impressive and I’m always finding new stuff to buy. Going on an empty stomach would be a mistake for the wallet, but thankfully they have a decent food court which happens to have one of [...]

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Steamed and salt cured uni

March 23, 2008
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So sea urchin might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I made this the other day and it makes for a simple appetizer.
Uni’s creamy, uniformly rich texture makes it a bit like the foie gras of the sea (minus the animal rights abuses). I like to give it two different treatments to add a [...]

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