Asian food Appreciation thread

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Originally Posted by Miniboss

Anyone try anko before? It's a sweet bean paste that's usually inside a bun. The Japanese love that stuff. I think it blows.

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Me too.

I'll have chicken heart yakitori before I eat that shit.

Asian tofu dishes are usually really awesome. Next time you guys go to a Vietnamese place order sesame chicken, but ask them to substitute chicken with tofu. It somehow tastes better.

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Originally Posted by Seven Force

Is anyone brave enough to try Natto? :evil:

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I've tried it. When I went with a friend to visit his mother (who is Japanese) in Chicago a year ago, she offered us some at dinner. My friend passed on it. I went for it, being curious to try something new. At first I thought it smelled a tad funny- but IMO it's not bad when wrapped up with rice in seaweed.

One dish that I've taken a liking to lately is Singapore Noodles with double curry. Some kinds of sushi I'll eat are Kani (boiled crab), Unagi (BBQ'd eel), and Ebi (boiled shrimp). There's an Indian restaurant near my Dave & Buster's that I'd like to give a try sometime.

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Originally Posted by Dragonmaster Dyne

sometimes when i go out to eat (and this isnt just with chinese/asian food) i get really bad pains in all my joints. to the point where i cant even move. sometimes my entire chest cavity just aches making it really hard to breathe. sometimes it goes away quick and sometimes (like last week when i went to KFC) it lasts a while. i had to have my buddy drive us home because i could hardly sit up straight. ive been told it sounds like MSG poisoning/reaction but its really weird. i usually eat the same stuff when i go somewhere so you would figure if thats the case it would happen all the time instead of just hit and miss. like KFC, i usually get the chicken tender meal. same thing every time. yet this doesnt always happen. weird stuff and completely off topic.

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If I had to guess, I'd say that is surely an MSG (monosodium glutamate) reaction.

It's not just Chinese food that has MSG added. KFC definitely does use MSG in their chicken. In fact many Chinese/Asian food places I've been to either don't add the white powder of doom or will leave it out on request. Taking supplements of Taurine may be a good idea- it counters MSG.

mmmmmmm Fuck it.

I'm going to have more Fake chinese take out, left over from dinner...

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Originally Posted by negitoro

LOL... there's a lot of Asian food I'm sure that typical Western people would find ...um... unpalatable. I wonder if you'd take that statement back. :D

Truly excellent authentic Asian food is so hard to find in America.

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Nah, those are just my favorites. I have tried many many different types of Asian food. Hell, there was hardly a thing I wouldn't have liked to try at the Japanese grocery store in Seatle.

If you're ever in Chicago then be sure to check out Mitsuwa (formerly Yaohan) on East Algonquin Road. I was there April 2003 and they had quite a selection.

One highlight of this Japanese grocery store is the sushi starting at $1 a piece- get 15 or more and it's 80c a piece. I bought a load of green tea and various Japanese snacks (rice crackers, Pocky, etc) while there.

Other stuff of note includes a Japanese toy shop, liquor store, bookstore, and appliances.

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Originally Posted by gameoverDude

If you're ever in Chicago then be sure to check out Mitsuwa (formerly Yaohan) on East Algonquin Road. I was there April 2003 and they had quite a selection.

One highlight of this Japanese grocery store is the sushi starting at $1 a piece- get 15 or more and it's 80c a piece. I bought a load of green tea and various Japanese snacks (rice crackers, Pocky, etc) while there.

Other stuff of note includes a Japanese toy shop, liquor store, bookstore, and appliances.

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Yes! I have a lot of family on the north shore, and I used to spend months at a time out there. I had been there quite a few times when it was Yaohan, they had a nice selection of j-rock CDs at the time. Good stuff.

Off-topic, but an IL-related question. Ever heard of Cyberzone Games? I used to buy sometimes-overpriced imports through them, went as far as to preorder DC Soul Calibur from home in PA to pick it up the week it came out when I was in IL. I was curious if they were still open, I haven't been out that way in a while now. I think they're in Schaumburg. I remember they had a neon "Ultra 64" logo sign in their store that I always coveted, hah.