Posted in Old World Risottos on Sunday, January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Wikipedia article on glutamates provides a handy list of some common savory food items and their respective concentrations of both free and compound glutamates. This gave me an idea.
Free glutamates are responsible for umami, the basic taste I have previously discussed here. My goal for tonight’s risotto was to make the most umami-saturated, savory, [...]
Posted in Silk Road Risottos on Sunday, January 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Today, New Risotto Sunday returns from its winter holiday with a gloriously colorful, spicy, creamy, tangy experiment in homemade fusion cuisine! In Bangkok, I stocked up on a few choice ingredients I can’t get (easily) in Japan, namely: galangal, Thai basil, kaffir lime leaves, real cinnamon, tamarind, black rice, red rice, and purple rice. This [...]
Posted in Drink, Food, Politics, Travel on Thursday, January 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thailand. Bangkok. That awful musical “Chess.” Whores and neon; I didn’t see too much of either. I did eat bugs, though. And chicken shawarma with creamy garlic sauce and pickles so Zankou-esque it made me homesick for Los Angeles. Down the street there were gaijin bars, which I suppose would be called farang bars, along [...]
