[acneman]

You been eating refried Poi again?

The first time I ever went to the Big Island I went to this little burrito-shack-like establishment in Hilo someone had recommended to me and my wife and I ordered their traditional lunch plate. In addition to other insundries I don't remember, it contained the unappetizing-looking purple mush known as poi.

It was indeed as disgusting to eat as it was to look at; and the next two times we went back to the Big Island, we didn't eat a single meal in Hilo.

[uchetrip]

I might pass on the kim-chee..dont know why but I dont see the two going together.

I'll be classic and add some cilantro etc.

Washoku.

While Tamagoyaki is really great any time, it's super tasty for breakfast!

Rice, Shishamo, tsukemono, (I like various Kim-Chee) Misoshiro...hopefully clam or crab flavored, YUM!
and of course..
Mwhahaha..
Natto! (with a raw egg!..)

It's not just a meal,
It's a deliciously stinky adventure!


Ok...Ok..so now that I've thoroughly grossed you out, here's another recipe:

Kenzan's Seriously killer salad dressing......which I TOTALLY ripped off from Daikoku Ramen in L.A.

1. One quarter of one large red onion
2. 1 half of a small carrot
3. 1 small clove of garlic
4. 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
5. pinch of sea salt
6. 1 tablespoon of sea salt.
7. I tablespoon of Masago. (optional)

Puree' the onion, the garlic and carrot until it has the consistency of baby food.
Fold in the mayonnaise, salt, and Masago.

Spoon over shredded cabbage or regular salad, and your mouth will be very happy.

Best served with meat.

Or fried Kittens...I forget which...

[GZFL2tDA]

... it contained the unappetizing-looking purple mush known as poi.

Sigh. Unfortunately, this is the mark of a barbarian. Forget the restaurant, keep the panko-encrusted Australian lobster tails, the white wine and the fancy tablecloth and give me an evening in a friends backyard with the poi, the lomi lomi and a pig in the imu every time.

...and a six-pack or two, of course.

[Caregrasy]

I'd be flat on my ay-ess-ess after drinkin' that, Neil-sensei!!!

I'm thinking that's the point. It makes more sense when it's 15 degrees outside, like Portland today.

I mean, the damn snow squeeks.

[Slchtjgb]

I like various Kim-Chee

New market near us has an entire wall full of kimchee. Glorious. Almost as good as zanahoria (Mexican marinated carrots and jalapenos).
Natto! (with a raw egg!..)

It's not just a meal,
It's a deliciously stinky adventure!
No. Hell, no. You can't make me. I'd rather take the waterboarding.

[ScosyGissiok]

I mean, the damn snow squeeks.

It rained in L.A. yesterday.

We collectively looked up at the sky quizzically, wondering what is this water which is falling from the sky?
Oh..The cars spinning in circles around on the freeway, the drownings on the curbside, the ruined hairdoos and shorted-out Ipods!!

It was horrible, I tell you!

Oh the humanity!

And to make matters worse, they..they say that the temperature will drop to a death-dealing 53 degrees!
If I cease to report back, it means my Double-Green Tea Chai Latte has become..GASP! .....

Dare I say it....Luke-warm.

[FreeDownloadOEMsoftware]

New market near us has an entire wall full of kimchee. Glorious. Almost as good as zanahoria (Mexican marinated carrots and jalapenos).

NOW you're talking!

No. Hell, no. You can't make me. I'd rather take the waterboarding.

That was just for you, bro.

Yeah,Baby!

LOL

[Fsfkkkjz]

It rained in L.A. yesterday.

We collectively looked up at the sky quizzically, wondering what is this water which is falling from the sky?
Oh..The cars spinning in circles around on the freeway, the drownings on the curbside, the ruined hairdoos and shorted-out Ipods!!

It was horrible, I tell you!

Oh the humanity!

And to make matters worse, they..they say that the temperature will drop to a death-dealing 53 degrees!
If I cease to report back, it means my Double-Green Tea Chai Latte has become..GASP! .....

Dare I say it....Luke-warm.

When I was in California I remember there was one day when the temperature at night dropped below freezing and it even snowed briefly (it didn't stick though). A whole bunch of bums died.
I also remember that when it rained (I think that happened maybe 3 times) there was an obscene ammonut of traffic accidents... more than usual! Funny you'd think with all the driving you do down there you'd be hell of a lot better at it, but it's quite the opposite.

Rice cooker cornbread:
For those living in Asian countries sans ovens. Take a normal cornbread recipe made from cornmeal but use a little less oil and milk. Mix it up and pop it in the rice cooker and let it run 3 or 4 cycles (depends on your cooker). It comes out perfect, the only difference is it doesn't rise like it does in an oven so one normal slice is super heavy and fills you up.

[esenesesinas]

A whole bunch of bums died.

~And The Clippers have never really seem to have recovered.

[barsikjal]

Funny you'd think with all the driving you do down there you'd be hell of a lot better at it, but it's quite the opposite.

Not that they aren't bad drivers, but I think, because it rains so infrequently, when it does rain, all the built-up oils on the roads mix with the water and make it really slippery.

On topic, I'm making Black Cake this weekend. Any cake with two bottles of liquor in it, then soaked with another bottle, is alright with me. I've got the fruits soaking right now - it's all I can do to not eat them. They smell like rum-raisin ice cream X10.

[CruzIzabella]

Not that they aren't bad drivers, but I think, because it rains so infrequently, when it does rain, all the built-up oils on the roads mix with the water and make it really slippery.

On topic, I'm making Black Cake this weekend. Any cake with two bottles of liquor in it, then soaked with another bottle, is alright with me. I've got the fruits soaking right now - it's all I can do to not eat them. They smell like rum-raisin ice cream X10.

I have lived half my adult life in Los Angeles and the other half on the east coast; mostly in Boston. In my opinion, California drivers may be more aggresive and less able to deal with inclement weather, but they are, far and away, superior to drivers in Boston. It's not even close. I could write a book about the ways in which people are sucky drivers around here.

Btw, that cake looks insane, thanks.

I'm going to try and make it.

[DailyRingtone]

I have lived half my adult life in Los Angeles and the other half on the east coast; mostly in Boston. In my opinion, California drivers may be more aggresive and less able to deal with inclement weather, but they are, far and away, superior to drivers in Boston. It's not even close. I could write a book about the ways in which people are sucky drivers around here.

That's true, but I wouldn't go as far to say superior. Bostonians definitely give the fruit-cakes a run for their money though. In my experience I found it dangerous to be a motorist in LA but dangerous to be a pedestrian in Boston.

[Starichok]

I found it dangerous to be a motorist in LA but dangerous to be a pedestrian in Boston.

You are from Osaka.
I took my dear life into my hands even just walking on the sidewalk.

Are you well?

[JonnTEN]

Yeah,Baby!

Now that soup, I'd eat.

[Theariwinna]

You are from Osaka.
I took my dear life into my hands even just walking on the sidewalk.

Are you well?

Oh? We are talking about Asia now? Well there is no denying driver in Osaka and Japan in general are terrible. I have to say that Koreans have them beat though. Have you ever seen "The Road Warriors"?

[Cuccuccaltefe]

. . . dangerous to be a pedestrian in Boston.

Used to work for a company with HQ in Wakefield. My understanding is that, upon seeing a pedestrian, Boston drivers feel it is their obligation to scare them back onto the sidewalk.

[MoreEndotte]

Used to work for a company with HQ in Wakefield. My understanding is that, upon seeing a pedestrian, Boston drivers feel it is their obligation to scare them back onto the sidewalk.

I think there's an unspoken game in Boston that involves causing an accident while remaining untouched. Yeah, Boston drivers are assholes. For two years now (after 18 years) I've been trying to drive like a normal human, and I've pretty much succeeded. But, really, I haven't noticed much difference between Boston driving and driving in other big cities. I haven't driven in the Midwest, though. I hear that's pretty sweet.

[dWSOj26H]

I'm thinking that's the point. It makes more sense when it's 15 degrees outside, like Portland today.

I mean, the damn snow squeeks.

You're breaking my heart. It warmed up to -5 F yesterday.

[margoaroyo]

But, really, I haven't noticed much difference between Boston driving and driving in other big cities. I haven't driven in the Midwest, though. I hear that's pretty sweet.

Only a partial list -- Bostonians:

take lefts from right hand lanes and right turns from left hand lanes

slow down for stop signs but do not stop

stop for yields, especially when needing to merge onto a highway, inversely proportional to how fast the highway drivers are going

don't let drivers pull in front of them when there is a need and to be courteous

but conversely, will stop in the middle of a 45-mph major roadway for a driver to pull out of a dunkin donuts, even when the road is mostly clear behind them

I have lived in Los Angeles, Virginia, Maryland (DC), Ohio, and Boston. They don't do any of these things anywhere but Boston.

(And yes, drivers and people are nicer in the Midwest).

[HQTheodore]

You're breaking my heart. It warmed up to -5 F yesterday.

Yeah, we're boxing it up and shipping it back north today. Thanks for sharing!