Michiba White Fish Noodle Soup

I recently came across one of Iron Chef Michiba’s offerings – a sea bream somen noodle soup that reminded me of the New Man Pasta recipe in Nobu West (p. 204, 205). The offering, as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf9xW1XR0K0 seemed quite approachable. The translation of the ingredient list (for one) turned out to be: 1 bundle […]

Savory Custards

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/chawanmushi/ Over the years as I’ve watched the Iron Chef series (and it particular the original one), I noticed quite a few times the chefs were making savory custards, whether it be dashi-based, shanton-based or dairy-based (“royale”).  Having made the dashi and shanton versions, I began thinking about how I […]

Michiba ‘Roast Beef’

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/michiba-agedashi-tofu/ As a 2022 ‘Christmas’ present to the web, Iron Chef Michiba offered his recipe for his ‘Roast Beef’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4J92q1fAw . According to the translation, this recipe is served at Ginza Rokusantei (see: https://rokusantei.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11.2021-Kai-Course.pdf ) as tender Japanese beef prepared roast beef style served with vegetables . It should […]