01.05.2006 | Author: Mariam | Posted in Uncategorized

yummy yum yum

i spent the better part of yesterday making an array of japanese stocks, learning that bonito, iriko, and konbu are indispensable tools for success. the results were well worth it:


miso soup with enoki mushrooms


rice with vegetables and chikuwa


moon-viewing noodles in broth


soy-braised sun-dried daikon


konbu and shiitake relish


tuna bagnat (okay, so this one isn’t japanese.)

7 Responses

  1. lalagigi January 7th, 2006 at 9:38 pm

    i thought you would be interested in this film series at ucla:

    http://www.calendar.ucla.edu/event_detail.cfm?MeetingID=101431

  2. mariam January 7th, 2006 at 11:12 pm

    i’d like to see that! i live in the bay area though, and i doubt i’ll be in LA around that time. hopefully next year.

  3. Jess January 8th, 2006 at 8:55 am

    I take it from the dishes that you finally found the authentic/non-fusion Japanese cookbook you were looking for! Details?

  4. Yassi January 8th, 2006 at 3:13 pm

    ya! is it Washoku? can u tell us the title?

  5. mariam January 9th, 2006 at 12:29 am

    jess and yassi – yes, i finally got washoku. so far its a great cookbook – a lot of the recipes are time-consuming and build on other ‘base’ recipes in the book, and much of it is regional (sanuki province), but the results have been well worth it.

  6. Ehimen January 10th, 2006 at 10:58 pm

    Looks delicious!

  7. mariam January 11th, 2006 at 5:41 pm

    thanks ehimen! (btw what are you up to these days?)

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