. This was a variation on the agedashi-dofu theme: a “tofu” made from potato (imo) rather than soybean, deep fried and stuffed with cubes of eel and ginko nuts, served in a dashi liquid that was flavored with eel...

recipes that were particularly lusty. Vietnamese coffee.Toasted almond and candied cherry. Green tea w/ kinako (roasted soybean) powder. Gianduja gelato. Lemon-buttermilk sherbet. Everything sounded pretty amazing, actually....

Live whole baby octopus in Korea. Was just texture, almost no taste except the sesame oil and raw garlic served with it. The strange sensation was when it didn’t want to be swallowed and used its suction cups and beak to...

topping. My dad ended up doing some cooking later on in my life. He actually makes the best miso-glazed mackerel and Korean soybean paste casserole. As my dad was North Korean, I think I inherited his love for noodles (I prefer...

, and a sunny-side-up egg): dol sut bi bim bop is served with sesame oil in a sizzling hot stone pot; san chae bi bim bop is a vegetarian version. The kalbi (marinated beef short ribs) come surrounded with greens tossed in a...

of red and it’s pretty festive and easy. I make my dressing from scratch in the bowl while the pasta cooks – anchovies/dijon/garlic whipped with some vinegar/pepper/and extra virgin olive oil. Another standing type of...

I would take you to tacos lupita for some yummy tortas and pupusas and since I am lazy I think I would just make you some really really good dwaengjang chigae (using actual homemade dwaengjang with the chunky soybeans) or some...

seed oil, masaharina, bulk spices, dried maize husks, cookware, fish sauce, oyster sauce, maple syrup, peanut butter, cheeses, dried meats, dried fish, and more. In the years I’ve been here things have improved: we can get...

normally would ask about the food. She ate what was served, and moments later died, the food had been cooked with peanut oil.