I rather enjoy Japanese food of any persuasion, but I gotta say, I had never heard of okonomiyaki before Mothering Magazine published a recipe for it. What is it? A Japanese pancake or pizza. Now that can’t be bad, right? Really, as you read the recipe for Mothering‘s okonomiyaki, you realize it’s probably better than […]
I love sushi. I love the rice, I love the fish, I love the wasabi. I love the big beautiful plates they serve it on. I love the pickled ginger. I love chopsticks, miso soup, and seaweed salad. I. Love. Sushi. Look at those beautiful slices of salmon up there… Oddly enough, salmon is easily […]
Move over Miss Manners… there’s a new-fangled bit of competition out there, and it’s all about sushi. Now that you’ve got your sushi plates, you’re ready to throw your sushi dinner party. Wait — are you? Have you learned all the ins and outs of sushi etiquette? Video Jug’s tutorial on how to eat sushi […]
As I was preparing to write this week’s Maki Clack, I realized that I’ve done you wrong, and for that, I apologize. How, oh how, could I have harassed you into embracing maki, making it at home, the easy way, with delightful and daring combinations, and not ever discussed how to serve it? My bad. […]
I’ve been reading Maki Clack since CliqueClack Food came into existence. My sushi experience is limited to trying nigiri sushi once, and it was horrifying. Raw fish is just not my friend. Yet, Debbie had me very intrigued with all of these tasty-sounding vegetarian combinations. Plus, I had never given nori a shot. Nori is […]
Scott Shulman’s back Guest-clacking for us again, after sharing his thoughts about just how super Ina Garten is in his last post…. I was sitting at my go-to sushi place the other night and noticed a man and woman having what can only be described as an awkward first date. The guy (Guy) had rigid […]
