Month: September 2022

Made mabodofu (mapo tofu). There are many kinds of mapo sauces available and this time I used Szechuan style medium spicy – Japan

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Grilled ichiyaboshi (salted and dried overnight) squid. Forgot to take a photo after it was grilled, though – Japan

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Made sake steamed asari (Japanese littleneck clams). They are small, about 1.5-2 inches wide, but are tasty clams – Japan

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Hot and sour ramen – Japan

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The best part was their annin tofu! (which is not actually tofu but a tofu-like desert made of apricot kernel milk or almonds) – Japan

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Tendon (tempura rice bowl) – Japan

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Cod and vegetables with black vinegar sauce – Japan

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Ramen with beef (short?) ribs – Japan

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Kinmedai (golden eye snapper). Fishmonger filleted it and my mom cooked them (I forgot to take a photo of the dish) – Japan

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Chicken and vegetables with black vinegar sauce – Japan

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