Tonjiru

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While most of the world knows Japan for only one soup, there’s more to the Japanese soup repertoire than miso soup. Tonjiru (豚汁), which is also sometimes called Butajiru, literally means “pork soup” and is a mainstay at the dinner table during the frigid months of winter. To make the preparation fast, the pork is [...]

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Black Pepper Beef

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Some things were made to be together. Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, Snooki and Jionni, and red on a Ferrari are a few pairings come to mind. Black pepper and beef are two ingredients that have a long history together, and whether you live in Boston, Bordeaux or Beijing, you’ve probably sprinkled some pepper on [...]

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Taco Rice

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You’ve heard of Tex-Mex, but how about Japa-Mex? Thanks to a large US military presence in Japan, dishes like this Taco Rice have become a regional staple in the southern island of Okinawa. It’s a hybrid dish with taco meat seasoned with soy sauce and chili powder over Japanese white rice and topped with cheese, [...]

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Shrimp Shumai

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Shumai are a type of Chinese dumpling often associated with Cantonese cuisine. While many in the West have become familiar with it through dim sum (yum cha), it actually exists in many forms throughout China (and the rest of Asia). Steamed or pan fried, partially or fully enveloped in dough, filled with everything from pork [...]

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Shakshouka

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I’ve always been been more of a savory breakfast kind-of-guy. Maybe it’s my Japanese roots, but given a choice, I’ll choose a savory item over a sweet item 95% of the time. This week over at PBS Food, I’ve posted one of my favorite savory breakfast items: Shakshouka. I love it because it’s not only [...]

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What to get your foodie

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It plays out the same way every year. You eat a ton of turkey towards the end of November, and then get back to work, only to find piles of stuff to do before the holidays. The next thing you know it’s December 20th and you still haven’t gotten gifts for all your loved ones! [...]

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Perfect Boiled Eggs

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Boiling eggs may sound like the simplest thing you could possibly cook, but if you’ve ever boiled an egg you’ve probably run into problems at one time or another. The challenges with boiling an egg generally fall into two categories: cooking the egg, and peeling the egg. Despite following a set of directions precisely you [...]

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Savory Zucchini Bread

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The first time I ever had zucchini bread as I child, it kind of blew my mind. “Wow, you mean you can turn a vegetable into dessert?!” I said. A few dozen years later, remixing notions of what ingredients go together is my favorite way to create new dishes. This week’s clearance basket from my [...]

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