"manchurian rice:" "The success of the crop depends on the smut fungus Ustilago esculenta. The grass is not grown for its grain, as are other wild rice species, but for the stems, which swell into juicy galls when infected with the smut. When the fungus invades the host plant it causes it to hypertrophy; its cells increasing in size and number"
simple recipe for fried zuccini flowers (in italian)
I was looking for this song for years! it's the one that starts with the phrase "if the mountains were made of sauce and the mountains made of polenta"
Strongly recommended by Alan and Ines. "Sung Park, who worked as chef at Jean-Georges and most recently at Brasserie Seoul in Boerum Hill, will helm the 70-seat venture named Windrose, set to open October 5. He’ll be focused on Korean and American South home cooking using French techniques in small plates priced from $15 to $25. Park made a name for himself recently at Le Petit Bistro in Williamsburg, where he became known for dishes such as seafood bouillabaisse with kimchi, fried tofu, and rice gnocchi."
Related to Avital's interests. I'm interested in the Johnnh's Hots version with the fishcake. Let's do that one veggie! It's apparently an undervalued Philly classic!
Maybe something to check out on Lisa's wedding cruise?
"The motivation for the about-face is simple, restaurateurs said: Diners just hate QR-code menus."
I'm particularly interested in the falafel sandwich.
This was (roughly) the recipe we used for Bryan Newbold's birthday dinner.
Veggie version of this banger should be banging.
A very very nice write-up about how to make ricotta. Keep at between 175-185°F. Add 1T+1t white vinegar per liter.
Awesome article by Chemical and Engineering News. "Yan Xu of Jiangnan University and Keliang Ji, former president of Kweichow Moutai Distillery, describe Moutai’s chemical composition in a chapter in the book “Alcoholic Beverages: Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Research” as containing 873 chemical components, including 380 esters, 85 acids, 155 alcohols, 96 ketones, 73 aldehydes, 36 nitrogenous compounds, and 48 other chemicals, although this complexity is not unique to Moutai."
