The Tao Of Bao

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com –* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2022/08/22/martin-yans-char-siu/ I’d been thinking for a long time about how to make bao. One of the motivations for this was that no one, conveniently near by, would make the baked char siu bao for sale. Most places that sold char siu bao (aka 叉烧包) were making those of the steamed variety. […]

Martin Yan’s Char Siu

Imitate the best right from the start because that is the only way to learn… -Yamaoka TesshuYan Can Cook, So Can You! -Martin YanIngredients do not recognize national boundaries -Iron Chef Michiba One of my favorite things to eat as I was growing up and going out to dinner was char siu ribs. After not […]

Morimoto Masala/Epice

As I was trying to think of how to prepare hamachi tranches that my wife had purchased for dinner, I wanted to try to make something new. I just happened to be rewatching the yellowtail Iron Chef contest between Iron Chef Morimoto and Chef Hakogi. (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQVVykTjfJ0 ) What I happened to notice was that […]

Ingredient Alert: Grassfed Beef Bone Broth/Stock

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com –* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/chicken-stock/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/ingredient-alert-strauss-brands-glace-de-veau/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/veal-stock/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/on-the-importance-of-bone-stocks/ Recently I came across a product at Whole Foods market: I contacted the producer and they assured me that all the beef ingredients, including the added gelatin were from grassfed beef. So out of curiousity, I decided I wanted to know how well the product tasted. The […]

Nobu West: Nashi Pear/Apple Gyoza And Passion Fruit Sauce

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/potstickers-aka-guo-tie%e9%8d%8b%e8%b2%bc/ So in the theme of doing another recipe for a vegan omakase menu, I was thinking about what last course I could come up with to end such a meal. Fortunately, Nobu West provided an answer: Nashi Pear And Passion Fruit Sauce (p. 221). A note to the recipe […]