OishiiOishii.net : Japanese Food Blog http://oishiioishii.net Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What is the sauce served with vegetable tempura at Japanese restaurants? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/what-is-the-sauce-served-with-vegetable-tempura-at-japanese-restaurants http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/what-is-the-sauce-served-with-vegetable-tempura-at-japanese-restaurants#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:03 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/what-is-the-sauce-served-with-vegetable-tempura-at-japanese-restaurants Every japanese/sushi place i’ve gone to serves tempura with a dark sauce that has the consistency of soy sauce but it’s not soy sauce. What is it called, or does someone have a recipe for it? I wanted to make some tempura at home, but it won’t be the same without that sauce. Thanks!

Tentsuyu

Ingredients:

* 1 cup dashi soup stock
* 1/4 cup mirin
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 1/2 tbsp sugar

Preparation:
Put mirin in a pan and heat. Add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil.

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/what-is-the-sauce-served-with-vegetable-tempura-at-japanese-restaurants/feed 1 How do you make seaweed salad like you get in Japanese restaurants? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/how-do-you-make-seaweed-salad-like-you-get-in-japanese-restaurants http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/how-do-you-make-seaweed-salad-like-you-get-in-japanese-restaurants#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:32:05 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/how-do-you-make-seaweed-salad-like-you-get-in-japanese-restaurants I’ve tried making seaweed salad using wakame and it’s not the same as the restaurant. The restaurant’s seaweed salad is long, thin, light green strips. I’ve tried cutting the wakame into thinner strips but in order to cut up enough pieces like the restaurants do would be ridiculously time consuming. I’m thinking that the restaurants must use a different kind of seaweed as the base. Anyone know what kind of seaweed this is?

Hi, I’m Japanese.
we use wakame for salad quite often. I’ve never heard of "konbu" salad.
in many cases it’s sold dried. then you soak it in water before usage.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2310.html

here is a recipe for wakame salad.

ingredients
5 table spoons of dried wakame
3 ounce canned tuna in water, flaked and drained
1 small cucumber, sliced round
5 lettuce leaves

dressing
1/2 ounce lemon juice
2 table spoons of soy sauce
2 tea spoons of whole-grain mustard

description
soak dried wakame in water and drain.
put vegetables, wakame and tuna in a bowl.
mix dressing ingredients and pour just before served.

easy, isn’t it?

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/how-do-you-make-seaweed-salad-like-you-get-in-japanese-restaurants/feed 3 Does anyone know of any Japanese restaurants in downtown Toronto? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/does-anyone-know-of-any-japanese-restaurants-in-downtown-toronto http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/does-anyone-know-of-any-japanese-restaurants-in-downtown-toronto#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:39 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/does-anyone-know-of-any-japanese-restaurants-in-downtown-toronto I am having my birthday party and i want to go shopping and then take my friends to Japanese downtown. I was wondering if anyone knew of a japanese restaurant in downtown Toronto that isn’t too expensive for 15 year old girls. Preferably near the eaton centre

I am a former chef and there are few over on Richmond west of University, Nami and others, right around the Eaton Center there is a palce on Gerrard St off of Bay, but as for the better ones, the best place in the downtown area in that proxcimity is on Church St, "AH-SO" is between Carlton and Wellsley.

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/does-anyone-know-of-any-japanese-restaurants-in-downtown-toronto/feed 2 Where do japanese restaurants get Nori Sea Weed? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/where-do-japanese-restaurants-get-nori-sea-weed http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/where-do-japanese-restaurants-get-nori-sea-weed#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:47:23 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/where-do-japanese-restaurants-get-nori-sea-weed Do they buy from supplier? Was it made in Japan? If someone have worked in Japanese restaurants, please answer . Thank you

We get them from a supplier. Some of the seaweeds are made in Japan and some are actually made here in the US. There are certain suppliers than only supply Japanese products that specify orders for resturants and grocery stores. You can find nori seaweed at any Asian store. You can find different types of nori. There is the nori that you use for sushi, nori that is in it’s raw form dehydrated (mostly used for miso soup or soups), nori that is seasoned with sesame oil and salt.

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/where-do-japanese-restaurants-get-nori-sea-weed/feed 2 Any good Thai or Japanese restaurants in Ithaca, NY? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/any-good-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-ithaca-ny http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/any-good-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-ithaca-ny#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:37:06 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/any-good-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-ithaca-ny I just want to go some place that is a true to form Thai or Japanese restaurant, not some little hole in the wall that serves teriyaki chicken.

Any suggestions?

Taste of Thai
(607) 256-548-7216
E State St,
Ithaca, NY

Thai Cuisine
(607) 273-203-1501
S Meadow St,
Ithaca, NY

Little Thai House
(607) 273-197-7202
Dryden Rd,
Ithaca, NY
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Kayuga Japanese Restaurant
(607) 277-7967
416 Eddy St
Ithaca, NY 14850

Plum Tree Japanese Restaurant
(607) 256-8212
113 Dryden Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850

Kyushu Hibachi & Sushi Bar
(607) 257-6788
2300 N Triphammer Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850

Miyake Japanese Restaurant
416 Eddy St
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 277-6767

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/any-good-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-ithaca-ny/feed 1 Japanese Restaurants that cook in front of you? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/japanese-restaurants-that-cook-in-front-of-you http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/japanese-restaurants-that-cook-in-front-of-you#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:06:07 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/japanese-restaurants-that-cook-in-front-of-you What is the name of the Japanese restaurants that cook in front of you? I vaguely remember it starting with an H but I could be wrong!

Hibachi.

Hibachi is a North American term for Japanese teppanyaki cooking.

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/japanese-restaurants-that-cook-in-front-of-you/feed 4 Anyone know of any authentic Thai or Japanese Restaurants in Houston? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/anyone-know-of-any-authentic-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-houston http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/anyone-know-of-any-authentic-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-houston#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:16:18 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/anyone-know-of-any-authentic-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-houston For my brother’s birthday he wants to go to a restaurant that you sit on the floor to eat (like in Along Cam Polly)…I can’t remember if it was Thai, Japanese, etc…Just wondering if anyone knows of any place like this in the Houston area. Thanks so much for your time!

I thought it was Indian.

Japanese food is not that hot (overly spicy).

You want to sit on a floor, go to Blue Nile on Richmond. Ethiopian food. Very good stuff. Try the samplers.

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/anyone-know-of-any-authentic-thai-or-japanese-restaurants-in-houston/feed 9 Top 3 Chinese and Japanese restaurants in Vancouver BC? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/top-3-chinese-and-japanese-restaurants-in-vancouver-bc http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/top-3-chinese-and-japanese-restaurants-in-vancouver-bc#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:20:04 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/top-3-chinese-and-japanese-restaurants-in-vancouver-bc What are the top 3, or just top 1 if you dont have three, Chinese/Japanese restaurants in Vancouver BC?

The Dragon Boat. It’s the best!

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/top-3-chinese-and-japanese-restaurants-in-vancouver-bc/feed 1 Can anyone recommend me some good Japanese restaurants in Phuket? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/can-anyone-recommend-me-some-good-japanese-restaurants-in-phuket http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/can-anyone-recommend-me-some-good-japanese-restaurants-in-phuket#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:11:05 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/can-anyone-recommend-me-some-good-japanese-restaurants-in-phuket I’ve found some restaurant, but most of them cannot make any Japanese cuisine. Can anyone recommend me one, please?
Thanks in advance!!

All Japanese Restaurants and Bars in Phuket.
Try this site. Have a nice trip.

http://www.discoverythailand.com/directory_japanese_restaurants_and_bars_phuket.asp

]]> http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/can-anyone-recommend-me-some-good-japanese-restaurants-in-phuket/feed 2 Should Chinese people be able to open "Japanese" restaurants? http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/should-chinese-people-be-able-to-open-japanese-restaurants http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/should-chinese-people-be-able-to-open-japanese-restaurants#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:46:07 +0000 admin http://oishiioishii.net/japanese-restaurants/should-chinese-people-be-able-to-open-japanese-restaurants It seems like most of the Japanese restaurants I know are being run by Chinese people. Sometimes they have a Japanese Sushi Chef, but the fried food is often premade frozen. If you mention Soba to them they have no idea what you are talking about. Caucasians can’t get away with opening a Chinese or Japanese restaurant, so why should Chinese be able to get away with making Japanese?

What, you do honestly think there are French citizens at your local French restaurant cooking away? Chances are, most of the line cooks have never even been to Europe, much less study cooking in France.

If you read ‘Kitchen Confidential’ by the boisterous Antony Bourdain, he explains that his personal preference for cooks were from Eucador because they don’t miss work, their food is consistent and they don’t talk back. Of course this led to him having to learn a bit of Spanish in order to get the cooking done in his French restaurant, but he admits it’s a lot of fun (for him, anyways…)

It doesn’t matter what ethnicity the cook is. So long as his food is good, what more do you need?

I do ask that if you say that if you’re running a Japanese restaurant, you actually serve Japanese food and actually know what Japanese food is. Finally, never, EVER, try to fool your customer.

One Japanese restaurant I went to took an hour to get me a simple sashimi dish because the waitress didn’t know what sashimi was. Apparently she thought it was a fried dish so she kept giving my order to the line chefs in back, instead of the sushi chef. The manager profusely apologized for that, and gave me the meal for free.

Another so-called Japanese place tried serving me bul gol gi, while claiming it was a chicken teriyaki bowl. Bul gol gi is a Korean beef dish btw… Yeah, turns out the chef was Korean. Worse still, he figured I (a caucasian) wouldn’t know the difference…in a city heavily populated by Asian restaurants of all types. Unfortunately, not only do I know the difference between Korean and Japanese cuisine, but I also know the difference between chicken and beef. The real tragedy was that if the place just said it was a Korean restaurant, they would still be in business. But trying to pass Korean food off as Japanese food in an area like that? Bad, bad idea.

Yet another place claimed to have never heard of katsudonburi, which is a fried pork cutlet that’s sliced, then tossed with some onions and a soy sauce mixture before being served over a bowl of rice. They had other doburis, and they also served the pork cutlet as a dinner, yet the chef refused to believe that someone would actually put the two items together despite his decades of training in Japan…yet he couldn’t speak any Japanese…or English for that matter.

At the same time, one of my favorite sushi places is run by a nice Chinese couple, and the Ranch 99 (Chinese grocery chain) largely employs Mexican and Hispanic people to run their registers. They can even speak a little Chinese. Hey, if you can do your job well, what does it matter what your ethnicity is?

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