Expedition To Japan III: Into The Wilds!
Yesterday, I presented a quick refresher on styles of Japanese cuisine that some or many of us already knew or had heard about. But that’s just the beginning! Today, I’ll bring in a whole raft of dishes and cooking styles that Japanese folks love, but which aren’t well known outside of the island nation…Read More →
Expedition to Japan II: Styles of Cooking
There’s something mystical – even magical – about all things Japanese. Perhaps that’s because this land of fairy-tale pagodas and foods you’ve never heard of before was cut off from the rest of civilization for so long before the late 1800s, when western traders started visiting regularly…Read More →
Expedition To Japan: More Than Just Sushi, Sukyaki
People often ask me why Chinese Food became so much more popular in North America than Japanese Food ever did. I cut to the chase and leave them scratching their heads before they can get me wrapped up in interminable discussions. I just tell them, “It’s all because of the railroads…”Read More →
Start-Up Beats Bigs To Real-Textured Veggie ‘Meats’
The Holy Grail of Veggie Meat Substitute making has been to come up with a way to create Plant-Based meat products that look, cut and chew like the Real Deal. Now, a start-up appears to have beaten the established Plant-Protein guys to the punch with the first manufactured Filet Mignon…Read More →
Sunday Musings: The Future Of ‘Up-Cycled’ Food
I found, in a food processing industry periodical this week, an article on Up-Cycling unpreventable waste. It got me thinking about some issues on which we should probably all be musing. Producers, processors and economists have started talking about it. But what about consumers?Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News!
It’s largely – but not ‘all’ about new spring and summer desserts and beverages here at FFW this week. Sonic sets a record with 4 announcements covering the spring and summer through the end of September. In what must be a simple coincidence, Taco Bell, Chipotle and Wendy’s test new Spicy items…Read More →