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[MEDdMI]

Costco Bulgogi Bake

Everyone knows about the infamous Costco food court Chicken Bake, but did you know that at Costco food courts in Korea, they sell Bulgogi Bakes? Take a second to let that sink in and here’s a…

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Oh, I gotta try that sometime.

Last Sat TMM and I poked around and had lunch at a small restaurant, Elizabeth's Farmhouse in CT. Small nice place in front of some sketchy buildings.

TMM had a pizza with rib meat, fried onions, and BBQ sauce. Place had Valentines decor up, so they might have been trying for a heart shaped pizza?


I had a chicken curry salad sandwich. Got garlic truffle fries with it. There actually is such a thing as too much garlic.

For dessert we shared cinnamon cheesecake. Came with whipped cream and a chocolate cherry mouse XD

All very good, but expensive. Also the areas nearby had conservative/religious/pro-Trump vibes, so not going back anytime soon.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

(Ramen crisps)

(My gf's homemade lasagna, with minced beef/pork because minced beef by itself is far too expensive in Japan...)

She also cooked beefburgers, with hot bbq sauce, from The Meat Guy in Japan.

(As stated above, actual beef hamburgers in Japan are hard to get and/or expensive, so this was a rare well-done treat for me).

 

[Princess Viola]

Made this pizza for my dinner last night.

Gotta love the weird mix of cheap and 'fancy' ingredients I used for this:
- Premade pizza crust
- Ragú pizza sauce
- Organic basil leaves
- Baby spinach
- Danish bleu cheese crumbles
- French goat cheese crumbles

Did I have to literally get cheese imported from Denmark and France? No, but I did anyway and goat cheese seriously does hit differently.

 

[MEDdMI]

Forgot to post this when I made it a few weeks ago. It was decent, could have used more flavor. Maybe a minced onion sauteed with the beef, broth instead of water, some tomato paste, and/or crunchy onions on top.
Also made garlic bread out of leftover hotdog rolls and the extra garlic sauce from the restaurant I posted about last time.


Tried out Kohlrouladen. Heat was too high for my ceramic pot, so the cabbage rolls got burned a bit (still ate it). Instead of straining the veg, I just left them as-is and tossed in the rest of the cabbage. Had this with mashed potatoes. It's tasty, but a lot of work.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

French (out of a packet) tomato chicken with potatoes and mixed veg. Not bad for a Sunday dinner in Japan.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

So, you like garlic spaghetti, eh?

 

[MEDdMI]

This was decent. Forgot the gravy so I made my own gravy with roux and beef buillon. Subbed the onion for a leek, since I had some leftover from last time. Also served with rice since we recently had mashed potatoes.

Also tried making a Fiesta Lasagna, that was pretty tasty but I kept forgetting to take pics and it's gone. Basically a taco lasagna.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Also tried making a Fiesta Lasagna, that was pretty tasty but I kept forgetting to take pics and it's gone. Basically a taco lasagna.

That reminds me of this quasi-Japanese version, which my friend's Japanese wife made for us once.

 

[MEDdMI]

W-what? Wontons with pasta sauce and cheese? I was expecting a different sauce, at least. How was it?

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

W-what? Wontons with pasta sauce and cheese? I was expecting a different sauce, at least. How was it?

In Japan, they're called "gyoza" and they're different, as they're not served with soup:

- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaozi#Gyōza

They're rather good. The pork meat and herbs inside are noticeably not the same taste, but it's a fun way to use up leftover gyoza in a different way. It's really easy to make too, as I just use frozen/ready-made gyoza.

 

[3210Self-Destruct]

Not exactly gourmet eating, but these are some of the tastiest chips I’ve had in a good while. More sweet than salty.

 

[MEDdMI]

I'm know gyoza, but tend to get the term mixed up b/t wontons and potstickers when trying to use the word most English speakers know.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

I'm know gyoza, but tend to get the term mixed up b/t wontons and potstickers when trying to use the word most English speakers know.

Yes, the wiki article mentions that confusion too as it seems to be a common thing! In the UK, I've never heard of the term 'pot sticker' before I encountered Americans, so I guess the term is limited to mainly the US? In the UK, people familiar with oriental food might (arguably erroneously) call them dimsum perhaps?

Also, the reverse happened to me in Japan, with the English translation for gyoza as 'dumplings', but for me, we have a different type of dumpling in the UK. To make it you need to use either vegetarian or pork suet.

Btw, I just tried to click the link for the Kohlrouladen above, but the link doesn't work.

Is this link ok?

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I love gyoza.

I need to find another Japanese restaurant. There used to be one around here that I really loved, but I don't know what happened to it.

 

[MEDdMI]

Yeah, "dumplings" makes me think of the little dough balls, too.

Edit: hmm. Weird. I have the recipe Faved on imgur and it works in there, but not when I link it.

Edit 2: Yeah, repice I had was way too long to post w/ pics. The one you found looks close.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

They're just launched a limited K-pop edition new Coke in Japan.

Coca-Cola And JYP Entertainment Acts Team For ‘K-Wave’ Flavor Celebrating K-Pop

For a new flavor, Coca-Cola K-Wave Zero Sugar teams with Stray Kids, ITZY, NMIXX and JYP Entertainment founder J.Y. Park to celebrate K-pop fans.

www.forbes.com

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Just had a cheeky Ruby at one of my favourite Indian restaurants in Japan

I ordered a mutton kadai, masala kulcha and a bottle of Kingfisher beer.

I probably will have some issues tomorrow, but I regret nothing.

It was glorious.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

I'm living dangerously as I've just had a lamb vindaloo (but lamb is referred to as 'mutton"', no matter the age, by most Indian/Asian restaurants over here). I had a sweet cheese naan to bring balance to the force (plus a mango lassi and two beers).

Wish me luck tomorrow morning!

Just be sure to play the appropriate music when you eat one for the first time.

 

[Princess Viola]

I made a steak for dinner tonight. It was my first time making a steak and I think it came out pretty decently for my first try. Had no idea what I was doing but I seasoned the steak with some Montreal steak seasoning, put it in a hot pan that had a bit of oil in it for 3 minutes, flipped it and cooked the other side for 3 minutes. Was trying to cook it at a medium-rare to medium level of doneness but I slightly overcooked it and it was more medium to medium-well (thankfully I didn't ruin my steak by making it well-done, I was legit worried but there was still pink inside when I cut into it.

The vegetables on the side are just some frozen seasoned red potato wedges and onions that I did in the air fryer.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

If you managed not to get splattered by hot oil then you did a lot better than I did with my first steak.