Five Friday Favorites posts feature news articles from the food world, recipes which look amazing, or anything I find interesting, want to share, or think readers might like too.
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1. Japanese Food: Almost like a food glossary for Tokyo, this cnngo article, “40 Tokyo Foods We Can’t Live Without” really intrigued me. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been obsessively looking at summer airfare to Tokyo (not gonna happen this year I’m afraid), but this article seemed really useful in describing all the different dishes available ranging from the recognizable (sushi and tempura) to the obscure (raw horsemeat anyone?) to the downright odd versions of “foreign” food (Naporitan spaghetti). There are also photos and descriptions of things I’d really like to try such as oden, okonomiyaki, and kabayaki. This is definitely something I’d print out and take with me if going to Japan.
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, Michael Pollan says “Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself.” His theory is if you have to make the french fries yourself, you are less likely to eat them as often as you would if you got them from the drive-thru window.
. I don’t want to debate the merits of charcoal vs gas, so let’s just leave it …
