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Post by Noriko on Dec 9, 2008 22:42:22 GMT -5
Tonight on this program, they featured 'weird foods of Japan'. Around the 35 minute mark, they delved into the world of 'funazushi' (a fish called 'funa' made in the old school sushi method, fermented in rice). It's a short segment but I thought that it might be interesting to some.
Mr. Zimmern and his eating companions are... not exactly fond of the fish... but he looks like he's having fun.
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Post by Imagawa Tadamori on Dec 10, 2008 2:22:00 GMT -5
I saw it too. The part that got me was imagining the smell based on the description. That, combined with the overall look of it, seriously turned me off.
There were some tasty looking things, too. The street food made with the octopus meat and batter (they made it into balls, eaten with toothpicks... tako-something...). I've had squid ink pasta before, so I would imagine the squid ink soup that they featured would be good.
Anthony Bourdain's show "No Reservations" had a repeat of his Japan episode a couple of days ago.
- Imagawa
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Post by solveig on Dec 10, 2008 2:31:35 GMT -5
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! The street food made with the octopus meat and batter (they made it into balls, eaten with toothpicks... tako-something...). They are called takoyaki and, as I recall, have a distinctive sauce. |
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Post by Imagawa Tadamori on Dec 10, 2008 10:31:28 GMT -5
Yes, that was the name. They had green onions over the top, too. Andrew made a comment on the sauce as well; I'll have to watch the episode again.
Thanks for the word help, Solveig-hime.
- Imagawa
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Post by takadainotora on Dec 11, 2008 23:14:45 GMT -5
Takoyaki rock! Crispy outside, tender inside, like good waffles or fritters, tasty bits of octopus and minced veggies and a sauce somewhat like A-1 or okonomiyaki sauce. And anyway, anything you eat out of a rectangular paper dish (like nachos and chili dogs) is good, right?
I'd had them in southern California at festivals and liked them, then had them in Kyoto in a department store basement food court on a cold, damp, windy night and loved them.
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