A perspective: How spicy is it?

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2021/01/17/learning-to-make-champong-jjamppong-jampong/ Given the cold season has basically arrived, I was thinking about some of the “spicy” recipes I’ve done in the past. An old friend of mine who’s a Johnson & Wales grad once told me about a native Korean author/cook that he likes. I happened upon that author’s write […]

Guacamole, Nobu Los Cabos

I recently made the discovery of a Jan 2019 pdf menu from Nobu Miami ( https://www.noburestaurants.com/assets/Menus/Miami/4fbee26ed5/Nobu-Miami-Dinner-Menu-Web-January-2019.pdf ) where a (nori) taco was filled with caviar and guacamole. Upon further searching I discovered that Nobu Los Cabos ( https://loscabos.nobuhotels.com/nobu-at-home/ ) had published their guacamole recipe which specified: 2 avocados1/4 red onion, peeled and chopped6 diced cherry […]

Morimoto Red Miso Shellfish Broth

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/arctic-char-with-morimoto-sauce-american/ A few weekends ago, I happened to see a rebroadcast of the Iron Chef America “Battle Wreckfish”. In that contest, one of Iron Chef Morimoto’s dishes was a wreckfish in red miso broth housed in a tobanyaki dish. The offering was a simple looking dish of wreckfish, baby bok […]

Nobu West Spicy Shiso Ponzu

I recently noticed I had a package of shiso from HMart, Burlington in the refridgerator and wondered how I could use that for a weekend dinner. Browsing through my cookbooks, I saw I had a bookmark on Nobu West – Dover Sole with Spicy Shiso Ponzu (p. 160, 161, 244) as a “to try” at […]

Mottainai: Nobu Beet Salad With Tofu Crema

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/nobu-bagels-and-lox/ It came as a suprise when I discovered that my wife had purchased a package of precooked prepackaged red beets. What to do? Fortunately, I just happened to remember the tofu crema recipe from my “Nobu Bagels And Lox” write up. So I proceeded to make a half-portion of […]

Nobu Now Baby Scallop Skewers And Vegetable Salsa

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/nobu-weekend-dinner-at-home/ I recently discovered that my wife had purchased a bag/container of frozen baby scallops. What to do? In the back of my memory I thought I’d seen a baby scallops dish from Nobu. And sure enough – there it was: Baby Scallop Skewers With Vegetable Salsa (Nobu Now, p, […]

Michiba Oyster ‘Gratin’ Stuffed Tomatoes

I recently was intrigued by Iron Chef Michiba’s presentation of oyster stuffed tomatoes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1z5KlkKEP8 and thought it would be a wonderful autumn meal appetizer. The google translator suggested the ingredient list to be: 2 Tomatoes (1 per person) Oysters: 8-10 (4 per tomato)Grated daikon: 2 tbsp (? for preparing the oysters – I eventually […]