Happy new year! In Hawaiian we say, Hau’oli makahiki hou and in Japanese, akemashite omedetoo. Growing up, Christmas was not the most important holiday for us but new year’s day was. Like the Scots, the Japanese have a big clean of the house to welcome the new year and thus, it metaphorically starts the year [...]
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Happy New Year – Osechi Ryori in Australia!
Posted in Asian, Australia, Hawaii, Holidays, Japanese, tagged japanese new year, kuromame, osechi ryori, ozoni on January 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Ajisen Ramen Comes to SA
Posted in Asian, Japanese, Restaurant, tagged adelaide restaurants, ajisen ramen, char siu, gyoza, leigh st., ramen, ramen broths, shio, shoyu, spare ribs, tonkotsu on August 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Adelaide doesn’t have a huge Japanese population compared to the big three (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) but we do have our share of half-decent sushi places (that are actually run by Japanese, which most aren’t). Our Chinese and S.E. Asian population on the other hand is very healthy and growing each year. I am happily [...]
Japanese-style Fried Oysters
Posted in Asian, Deep-Fried Food, Japanese, Oysters, Seafood, tagged Japanese, kaki fry, oyster fry, Oysters, panko, tonkatsu sauce on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I LOVE oysters. This is surprising because I hated them as a kid and when I tried my first raw oyster in the mid-90s (at the London Beer Show) , I got violently ill. Instead of putting me off of oysters for life, I fell in love with them and even did an in-depth study [...]
Sydney Layover
Posted in Asian, Japanese, Restaurant, tagged haymarket, kura, sushi, sydney on June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Practically every time I want to leave Australia to go back to the US, I have to stopover in Sydney for a few hours. Sometimes I schedule my flights so that I have a whole day to hang out in Sydney before I board my (usually) evening flight home. This time, I decided not to [...]
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