Sushi w/Ginger
Traditionally, sushi is served with raw ginger slices in Japan as a prevention for parasites in eating raw fish.
Archive for November, 2005
MSG’s as natural as bottle water.
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been around for centuries, but its was only understood in 1908 from research in Japan by isolating this “taste-essense” from seaweed to explain why foods tasted better when served with a broth made from seaweed.
The Chinese used a “taste-essense” recipe made with dried fermented wheat gluten and/or soybean protein, often further enriched with powder dry shrimp or seaweeds. Popular sauces like soy sauce and worcester sauce, which has fermented animal protein or vegetable protein, are also good source of this “taste-essense!” Read the rest of this page »
Wikipedia - Ramen 101
Wikipedia’s Ramen has a great introduction to ramen, including types, history and other trivia.
Instant Rice Noodles
Rice noodles are a wonderful air-dried gluten-free product with less than 1% fats. Being translucent, the flat varieties are known as “cellophane” noodles. It’s already precooked, but it’s so hard that it’s not good to eat without soaking in water first. It gets lusciously soft when wet and stays very well even in hot water.
The noodles have to be thin to help it soak up water very quickly, usaully in 1-2 minute in hot water. Sometime the noodles stick together and this is a problem because thick clumps do not soften easily. I have noticed this problem occasionally with rice noodles. When adding hot water to rice noodles, stir it to prevent sticking. It’s also a problem to heat in the microwave, unless it’s soaked well first.
Rice noodles are very popular in Vietnamese “Pho” noodle soups which have been a phenomenal success as so many “Pho” noodle shops are springing up everywhere.
4000 years old noodles
Image of noodles dated over 4000 years!
As it is today, instant noodles don’t need any preservatives.
Vegetarianism amiss?
(Warning the following may contains facts not pleasant to a vegetarian while eating!)
Vegetarianism is relative, that’s because small details often go amiss. Read the rest of this page »
