of an egg-tofu custard with mushrooms inside. The “custard” was filled with air bubbles, so it was light and savory. Then came two huge pieces of eel over a small ball of rice. Next were slices of snail with mentaiko...

in please) with ponzu and scallions white salmon tartare with sesame oil, sesame seeds, avocado cream tuna poke with chilli water, sesame oil, pickled radish, hijiki (a thin stick-like japanese seaweed) a cucumber yogurt soup with...

noodles, which is completely non-gloppy, and is dressed with black vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and a good hit of sichuan pepper. Maybe it is not authentic, but if it tastes good, it is good. Some of their other sichuan...

or conditions (one reason why San Marzano tomatoes grown in Italy taste different, and better, than tomatoes from the same seed grown in the U.S.); and c)availability – some ingredients aren’t shipped because...

of the recipes may intimidate in their seeming complexity, but the basic elements within a recipe are all easily do-able. For example, her orange poppy seed cake is basically easy enough – it’s the add ons of the the...

My favorite condiments are high quality four or five pepper blends (white, black, pink, green, szechuan) freshly ground, ground celery seed, my homemade preserved lemons and limes- sweet, as well as spicy, and herbed, the garlic...

"It is alot easier to get a good quality eggplant than a good quality steak or chicken." Not to quibble, but as someone who devoted years of my life to sustainable agriculture—teaching, seed collecting, managing an organic...

, the ginger, cloves, cinammon, almonds, pistachios and vanilla. Stuff the tomatoes with this mixture; you should previously have peeled them, cut an opening in the top of each and removed the seeds. Now lightly dust the sauté pan...

have had anywhere. Next would be their gourmet hamburger buns, a long-time buy in our house — great seeded buns at an amazing price. One thing I miss is the Butterball Turkey Breast Roasts — they were great. I think...

, palm seed jelly, and slices of young coconut and other fruit in a thin, creamy coconut milk topped with ice. Very good.

Steven, Great suggestions. In addition I’d like to mention some of the stellar breads of the area. Acme breads (the walnut bread, the levain) of Berkeley and the Cheeseboard stand out in my mind – love their seeded...

of Oyster, Lobster and Uni (sea urchin) served with Sperrina (?spelling) and Lime. Sperrina is a tangy sea product, something like algae (but delicious). Not mentioned were the very spicy chile pepper seeds, which exploded in the...

kashmiri. Kashmiri food being notable for its higher meat content, kashmiri red chilis, and the use of fennel seed powder and asoefetida in spicing. excuse the rant, on with the chow

I ate at the Palms Guelaguetza, which is two blocks from my brother’s house. I also loved the mole negro — I had the tamales with mole negro and sesame seeds. On the way out, I noticed that they had mole paste (negro...

The Highland Grill in St. Paul, MN once served (and still may) a spicy turkey burger which they topped with pepper jack cheese. They gave me their bulk recipe, and I’ve adapted it into a meatloaf. 1) 20 jalapeno peppers,...