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From: john@JUPITER.NMT.EDU (John Shipman)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Intro to Japanese food
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:38:17 GMT

Here is a brief introduction to some of the commoner forms of
Japanese food.  Disclaimer: I am not Japanese, just a rabid
fan of their cuisine.

TEMPURA: Batter-fried.  Some of the larger restaurants have
"tempura bars", like sushi bars, where you can watch the
food being prepared.  This is a very good idea, since tempura
tastes best while it is still hot.  A good tempura batter
should not be heavy or oily; it should provide a light,
tender crunch and then almost vanish in the mouth, leaving
the food inside it for you to enjoy.  Most places have
vegetable tempura; fish and shrimp are also fairly common.

TERIYAKI: Somewhat like barbecue.  The food is usually
broiled and basted with a thick sweet sauce.  Fish and
meats are the usual foods.

SUKIYAKI: A beef and vegetable stew, usually including "bean
threads", a transparent noodle made from mung beans.

UDON: Thick noodles in broth.  I forget what Nabeyaki Udon
is, but I believe it is a meat or fish dish.

DONBURI: "Meal in a bowl", some kind of meat or other hearty
fare on a large bowl of rice.  More typical of lunch.  One
of my favorites is "oyako", chicken cooked with egg and
onion.

O-BENTO: An assortment of foods in a compartmented box.  A
good way to try lots of different foods.  The exact contents
vary widely but you can usually ask your server what's what.

SUSHI: Not always fish, and not always raw, but usually
both.  Nigiri refers to a form where the food is served on a
thumb-sized bit of sticky rice, and it also often means an
assortment.  MAKI is a variant where the food item and rice
are rolled into a sheet of dried sea vegetable ("seaweed",
if you prefer).  Examples of sushi other than raw fish
include tamago (a sweetened omelet with some seafood in
it, usually minced or ground so it is unobtrusive);
unagi (freshwater eel, cooked), kappa maki (cucumber),
and ebi (cooked prawn).  Try these for starters.

When you are feeling a bit more adventurous, try maguro (raw
tuna) and hamachi (yellowtail, a relative of the tuna).  I
have probably seen 100 non-Asians try these, and maybe 3 of
them didn't care for it (assuming the quality of the food is
good).

If you like these, here are some more "challenging" types:
saba (pickled makerel), mirugai (razor clam or "geoduk",
from the Seattle area), or tobiko (flying fish roe).

There are two things that are so awful that you shouldn't
try them until you have tried everything else.  I would
guess that out of 100 people, fewer than 20 like uni
(sea urchin roe).  It is rarely really fresh, so avoid
this one away from the coast even in good places.  Then
there is natto (fermented soybeans).  If you are not
Asian and you order this, don't be surprised if everyone
in the kitchen comes out to see if you are really going
to eat it.  I hear most Japanese don't like this!  Not
for the weak of stomach.

Please feel free to correct me, I am sure I have made
some mistakes.  I hope you enjoy your foray into Japanese
cuisine!
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: AH.PBL@forsythe.stanford.edu (Mark)
Subject: Re: Best South Bay Restaurant (continental)
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:05:20 GMT

In article <62522@cup.portal.com>,
ISW@cup.portal.com (Isaac S Wingfield) writes:
>My SO has a significant birthday coming up, and we usually celebrate those
>with nice-to-very nice dinners. I'd appreciate suggestions for a no-holds-
>barred, pull-out-the-stops, merely-fabulous-is-not-good-enough, cost-is-no-
>object continental style restaurant for dinner. Someplace below Palo Alto
>preferred, French or Italian is fine, nouvelle California need not apply.

  Well, assuming that "below Palo Alto" means south of Palo Alto,
  there's "Chez T.J." in Mtn View on Villa Street.  Expensive, but
  worth it, in my opinion.

  One of my favorite places is "Le Mouton Noir" in Saratoga Village.
  It's a little less pricey than Chez T.J. and they have this silk pie
  dessert that is to die for!  Mmmmmm!

  If you could manage to head north, there's "Ecco" in Burlingame.  I've
  only been there once, but I would love to go back.  I had this
  wonderful appetizer with pasta and the most delicious sauces!

  -- Mark
From: khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: Intro to Japanese food
Date: 24 Jul 92 06:22:41 GMT

In <70380@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:

>A couple of sushi-hacks I know and trust have both told me that uni in the
>states is primarily an ego-food, because all the good stuff is sent to
>Japan. They've both tried it there and say there's no comparison. Here, 
>it's eaten so you can lord it over the rest of us who leave the uni for
>others to eat.

I'm interested in a detailed description of the flavor differences your
"sushi hacks" found, if you can get them to elaborate.

I've only had uni in the US. The bad stuff tastes like low tide. The best
I've had tastes very much like thick cream with zero hint of fishiness.
I don't eat it to one-up other sushi eaters, but because when it's good
it really is quite good.
--
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From: gwcook@wineglass.Corp.Sun.COM (Gary Cook - ICON Edu Mgr)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Pet rabbit for adoption
Date: 25 Jul 92 00:05:11 GMT
Reply-To: gwcook@wineglass.Corp.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: wineglass.corp.sun.com



In article 25505@oracle.us.oracle.com, rstieber@us.oracle.com (Rhonda Stieber) writes:
In article <1992Jul24.003015.21420@morrow.stanford.edu> mlw@cisco.com (Monica Waldman) writes:
>In article <1992Jul21.223229.24111@oracle.us.oracle.com> rstieber@us.oracle.com (Rhonda Stieber) writes:
>>I have a pet rabbit named Oliver and I need to find him a new home.
>
>How much does he weigh?
>
>-- 
>standard disclaimer, etc. ad nauseum
>
>"When it comes right down to it, most of your perverts are really thoughtful."
>                                                            --- David Letterman


I wanted to let everyone know that Oliver the bunny has found a new home and
it seems like he will be very happy there :-)
As far as his weight (in case you still want your question answered), I've
never actually weighed him but I would guess around 6 or 7 pounds.

Rhonda





Gee.. I hope he was adopted by someone from ba.food.veg.  He might be
dinner for someone if they were from this group....  Check
rec.food.recipes for people requesting rabbit recipes.  It might not
be too late to save him!

Lucky that Oliver wasn't posted to alt.sex.beastiality..  Those people
are animals..

(for those that didn't notice, the original message was posted to several 
groups with diverse interests, including ba.food.veg)


:^)

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Newsgroups: ba.food
From: chrisk@hercules.esd.sgi.com (Chris Kotsiopoulos)
Subject: Garlic Fest Useful Info
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:29:05 GMT

______________________________

          Garlic Festival Facts

(Gleaned from the Gilroy Dispatch Newspaper)

Place: Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy

Phone: (408) 842-1625

Hours: Friday: 10am to 7pm
Sat-Sun: 10am to 6pm
General Admission: $7 on Fri, $8 on Sat or Sun,
$2 all days for seniors and children 6-12 yrs.

Train Info:

Mornings: Garlic Train Lv SF at 9am
and 9:30am both Sat & Sun,
stop Burlingame, Redwood City,
Palo Alto, San Jose
Ar Gilroy at 10:50am and 11:20am

Afternoons: Lv Gilroy 3:45pm and 4:45pm,
with stops along the way,
Ar SF at 5:35pm and 6:35pm

Adult fares $37 from SF, $32 from SJ.
Cost includes round-trip passage, shuttle to park,
festival admission, and a program.
Seniors 65 and older and children 2-12 yrs are half price.
Children age 2 and under ride free.
Tickets available thru BASS 

Of Interest to Foodies:

Chef celebs Martin Yan and Narsai David will be there.

Martin Yan performs at the Sycamore Stage
Fri 1pm and 3pm ans Sat 3pm.

Narsai David performs Sat 10am and will
emcee the Garlic Cook-Off Sat at 3pm 
___________________________________

Look for me there. 
I'll be easy to spot.
I'll have a garlic-eating grin on my face.
I'll also be wearing a Gilroy T-shirt.

'Nuff said.

CK
From: cep@taligent.com (Christophe Pettus)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Materva?
Date: 27 Jul 92 17:49:33 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Taligent, a little subsidiary of two really big companies.

I am looking for a source for Materva, a soda made from yerba mate'.
It comes in gold cans, and tastes something like fresh cut grass soda
(um!).  It contains about twice the caffeine of coke, and is definitely
an acquired taste that I've acquired.  In Los Angeles, it seemed that
at least half of the Latin American grocery stores down there carried
it, but up here ... where?
--
-- Christophe

"Be calm.  Look cute."
From: greg@netcom.com (Greg Bullough)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: WARNING: India Cookhouse Cock Roach Alert!!!
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:28:54 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Jul29.221803.12447@morrow.stanford.edu> mlw@cisco.com (Monica Waldman) writes:
>
>I'm certain they are not the only ones on Castro with that problem.

Not surprising, really, when you consider the number of restaurants
in the area and that, while some may be perfect, others are not, and
that *ALL* of them probably dump food scraps into the waste bins 
just yards from the restaurants themselves.
 
Greg
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: sanjiv@projtech.com (Sanjiv Gossain)
Subject: Looking for a place with great atmos/view
Organization: Project Technology, Inc., Berkeley, CA
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:46:25 GMT

A friend of mine has her birthday this monday and I
was wondering where a group of us could go that would
provide a good view or great atmosphere. Pereferably in the
city but other bay regions considered. Someone mentioned
the 'Cliff House', but I don't know much about it.
Any ideas on prices would be really useful.

I await the replies....
-- 

	Sanjiv Gossain		|  510-845-1484 
	sgossain@projtech.com	|  510-845-1075 (Fax)
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: francis@oas.stanford.edu (Francis Muir)
Subject: Where is NONEE's ?
Keywords: Greek, burgerjoint
Organization: Stanford Exploration Project
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 13:30:42 GMT

I am supposed to be lunching today at NONEE's in Sunnyvale. I may have the
spelling quite wrong. It is, supposedly, a Greek Greasy (Greecy?) Spoon.
I cannot find it listed in my Yellow Pages. Can anyone help?

Francis Muir
francis@sep.stanford.edu


Newsgroups: ba.food
From: goodman@royvax.enet.dec.com (Roy Goodman)
Subject: Re: good places to eat lunch near Fremont St?
Reply-To: goodman@thebay.enet.dec.com
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:56:08 GMT


In article <14pa4mINNbvk@agate.berkeley.edu>, csh@kahn.ced.berkeley.edu (Chuck Han) writes:
|>Are there any good places to eat lunch near Fremont St between Market
|>and Mission in San Francisco?

PastaBella is actually ON Fremont St between Market and Mission.  It's in the
little open area between Fremont and First.

I like the burritos at Pepito's since they're big and cheap, but everyone might
not...  They're on First at Mission.

Bill's sandwiches have been recommended to me before - they're on Mission at
Main, I believe.  Right near the closed freeway ramp there.  Probably cheap and
quick.

--
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goodman@thebay.enet.dec.com                 455 Market Street, Suite 700
..!decwrl!thebay.enet!goodman              San Francisco, CA  94105
goodman%thebay.enet@decwrl.dec.com          +1 415 882 3690
          Disclaimer: These opinions are mine only.  Thank goodness.
From: nancyann@work.berkeley.edu (Nancy Johnsen Horton)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: Intro to Japanese food
Date: 23 Jul 1992 16:44:08 GMT
Organization: /etc/organizaton
NNTP-Posting-Host: work.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Jul22.211859.12633@kronos.arc.nasa.gov> chucko@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Chuck Fry) writes:
>Uni separates the sushi fans from the sushi wimps.  My father, sad to
>say, believes it looks, feels, and tastes like baby shit.  Unfortunate
>that he's the one who gets to Japan on business, and has to refuse
>when his hosts offer him this delicacy!!
>
>Needless to say I love uni.  It is reputed to be a very "manly" food.
>
> -- Chuck Fry  Chucko@charon.arc.nasa.gov
>    Sushi fan since '85


Just last night, my husband and I were encouraged to try uni again.
Each of us had tried it more than ten years ago, and both of us have
avoided it since then.  Last night the prices were $2 per order,
and the chef said the uni was very fresh, so we got brave and asked for
an order.

We were both polite, said "mmmmm -- interesting ..." but went back to
our usual favorites.  I agree with Chuck's father, above.

A regular customer came in, who immediately ordered all the uni in
the house.  The chef counted and said "six, maybe eight orders" and
the customer looked a little disappointed.  I'd have gladly passed on
the uni if I knew a true uni-lover was coming!

And I don't think that uni separates the sushi fans from the sushi wimps!
We like everything _but_ uni -- I don't think that makes us wimps.  ;-)

Nancy

Newsgroups: ba.food
From: louis@well.sf.ca.us (Louis Jaffe)
Subject: Re: SF places to eat:  North Beach and near Golden Gate Park?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 00:34:23 GMT

Within walking distance of Golden Gate Park takes in a lot of 
territory.  One area to check out is around the intersection
of 9th and Irving, convenient to the DeYoung and Academy of 
Science and Strybing Arboretum.  On 9th you've got Stoyanov's
(Macedonian) and Yaya's (or is that on 8th?).  On Irving,
PJ's [passable] Oyster Bed.  Many other places around here.

Another group of restaurants on Balboa off Arguello, North of
the Park.  Jakarta there is a good Indonesian place.  Many,
many other places, Thai, Chinese, Burmese along the interesting
strip of Clement St west from Arguello. 

In North Beach.. hmm this was discussed here recently.  So many
to choose from.  I'll let someone else take a shot..

LJ


Newsgroups: ba.food
From: louis@well.sf.ca.us (Louis Jaffe)
Subject: Re: good, fast lunch spots walking dist. from Moscone Center?
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Distribution: ba
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 00:24:21 GMT

Also: 101 Cafe (Vietnamese seafood) on Eddy off Market.  This is a
grungy neighborhood, but the restaurant is reliable and cheap.  People
from the SF Chronicle office around the corner eat here.
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: FB.MXP@forsythe.stanford.edu (Michelle Pallas)
Subject: Restaurant suggestions
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:47:34 GMT

Hello all - does anyone have any suggestions for inexpensive places
(around $12-13 per person total) to feed fairly large groups of
people (20-70)?  We have groups of prospective graduate students
visit our department Feb. - April on Fridays, and we need places to
feed them which don't cost a lot, and which have convenient seating
for so many people (i.e. banquet room).  It needs to be in downtown
Palo Alto or Menlo Park.  We currently use Yuen Yung in Menlo Park
which is fine, but we would like to have an alternate place if
anybody can think of one...

Please email suggestions to mpallas@forsythe.stanford.edu -

Thanks -
Michelle
From: RAJA@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: WARNING: India Cookhouse Cock Roach Alert!!!
Date: 30 Jul 92 06:39:22 GMT
 <1992Jul29.221803.12447@morrow.stanford.edu>
 <1992Jul30.033305.9387@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Can't one rat to the sanitation cops about this. roaches are the LIMIT! Thanks
for the info anyway

rajagopalan
From: rick@rgbsys (Rick Davis)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Excellent Vietnamese in Oakland
Keywords: Vietnamese Oakland
Date: 28 Jul 92 23:28:07 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: RGB Spectrum


On 14th and Jackson in downtown Oakland there is an excellent
Vietnamese restaraunt called 'Le Cheval'.  (No, they do not serve horse).
They have a fine lunch special, and a several citrus-based meat dishes
that we often enjoy.  They also serve a mean Vietnamese iced coffee.  
-- 
                                              <uunet,usenix>!rgbsys!rick
                    R  G  B  Spectrum         rick@rgb.com
               950 Marina Village Parkway
                   Alameda, California 
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
Subject: Re: Intro to Japanese food
Organization: NAS, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 06:50:06 GMT
Distribution: ba

Oh yeah, I think I have tried (or at least know where) each of the
three places, and sure, I'll retry them.  But I remain skeptical.
Let's face it, after we eliminate the fad places like Isobune (cute for
visitors) little is left.  Thinking about it Water Course Way might have
been the closest to home meals.

Humor:
From Collins:
	Ah, food.  Americans composed of many people from everywhere,
	are surprisingly timid eaters.  One would think that with all the
	different cultures brought to the country down through the years,
	with accompanying dietary specialities there'd be more adventure in the
	air.  Consider the following:
	1. Chicken Kiev
	2. Chicken Curry
	3. Chicken Stew with Dumplings
	4. Chicken and Avocado Casserole
	5. Chicken Tetrazzini
	6. Chicken Creole Gumbo
	7. Chicken Fricassee
	8. Chicken Pie
	9. Chicken Milanese
	10. Chicken a la King
	11. Chicken Cacciatore
	12. Chicken Fried Like They Do in Kentucky
	13. Chicken (stuffed)

	Now there's a pretty broad range of cultural heritages represented
	in the above list...Exotic as it all may seem, we're still talking,
	ah, chicken.

	Japanese on the other hand, will eat anything that either was, or is,
	alive.  This includes all the different types of flora *and*	
	fauna on the planet. ("Weasel innards and catalpa tree leave?
	Mmmmmn, could be good with soy sauce.")
	...
	"What are these little things?"
	"Braised fish brains wrapped in mountain weeds.  My grandmother used to
	make them."
	"Oh, yummy."

Personal favorite sushi: Tobiko (masago with quail egg) [I like the texture,
that's part of the idea with sushi].  But my test will just be sashimi.
Uni: no big deal; Hey I like Pulpo.  I remember my deustch friends recently
tearing out the trout brains on a recently packing trip.

P.S. I plan to buy a copy of Tampopo (Tampopo Ramen) for my library.
	"Caress the pork."  "Are you here to see the movie too?"

--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
  Resident Cynic, Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers
  {uunet,mailrus,other gateways}!ames!eugene
Second Favorite email message: Returned mail: Cannot send message for 3 days
Ref: Japan-Think, Ameri-Think, Robert. Collins, 1992.
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: chrisk@hercules.esd.sgi.com (Chris Kotsiopoulos)
Subject: Why are so many restaurants confused as Greek?
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:36:34 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.210403.7152@morrow.stanford.edu>,
francis@oas.stanford.edu (Francis Muir) writes:
|> Susan Deyl writes:
|> 
|> 	Nomee's is not Greek - it is Middle Eastern - and it's not
|> greasy.
|> 	It's on Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road near Evelyn and across from the
|> Town
|> 	Center.  The proprietor, Meyer, is charming and the Falafel is
|> good.
|> 
|> 
|> iWow! Two NOTs! Let me add a third. It is not on Sunnyvale/Saratoga
|> Road,
|> it is on South Sunnyvale Avenue. 122 to be precise. I've just come
|> back.
|> A naming compromise would be East Mediteranean.
|> 
|> Bon' appetito.
|> 
|> Francis Muir


Yet another non-Greek restaurant mistook as being authentic Greek.
Why does this happen so often here in the Bay Area?
I went into a restaurant called the Castle, corner of Tasman
and North First St. in San Jose, whose sign advertised it as Greek. 
There was little or no genuine Greek food there, it was mostly Middle Eastern.
The sign made no mention of this. It seemed to be capitalizing on the
popularity
of Greek food to lure in customers. Needless to say, I don't patronize
such places.

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     The Best Computer Company on the Planet  
     It says so right on my T-shirt, so it must be true  
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From: lgold@callahans.Cadence.COM (Lynn Gold)
Subject: Re: San Jose Ethiopian Restaurants
Organization: /mnt4/lgold/.organization
	<1992Jul24.190450.3004@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1992 09:58:48 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.190450.3004@odin.corp.sgi.com> sloane@concha.corp.sgi.com (Gary Sloane) writes:
>In article <1992Jul22.145240@watchman.sfc.sony.com>, Jerry Scharf writes:

>I remember a few months ago there was a posting for a good Ethiopian place in
>San Jose. Could somesone send me a name and location of the place.

>Thanks

>In addition to the Red Sea (First St. near Taylor, San Jose),
>don't forget Dahlak, located in a strip mall on Duane Ave. 
>near Lawrence Expressway and 101 in Sunnyvale.  Although
>the owner is Eritrean (I'm omitting a major political 
>discussion as to whether Eritrea is really a part of Ethiopia), 
>the food is similar in quality and price -- definitely
>worth a try.

While you're at it, check out Horn of Africa on San Fernando St. near
First St. in San Jose.  The place is tricky to find because the awning
still says "House of Teriyaki," but it's got yummy food and is open
later than the others.

All three places, IMHO, serve yummy food.

--Lynn
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From: aku@leland.Stanford.EDU (Andrew Chia-Tso Ku)
Subject: dried shrimp eggs
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 05:49:30 GMT

I'm looking for dried shrimp eggs for my mother, who can't seem
to find them in Chinese grocery stores where she lives (in Ontario,
Canada).  So far, I haven't had any luck at the Chinese groceries and
pharmacies on Castro in Mountain View, and I spent about an hour yesterday
going vainly from store to store in San Francisco's Chinatown (the closest
thing they had was shrimp paste, which looked like it might have been
ground shrimp eggs).

Does anyone know where in the Bay Area I can find them?  Dried shrimp 
eggs are light brown spheres, about 1mm in diameter.

If anyone's curious, my mother puts them in soy sauce, and she claims
that they enhance the flavor, although I've never noticed much of a
difference.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Andrew