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Do Sushi chefs have to be Japanese? Lau on chowhound had a lengthy post related to Yuba restaurant. He began with his skepticism about Chinese chefs making sushi (I believe he is Chinese) yet con...

Hi, I have to bring a frozen peanut butter pie on about a 20 min bike ride. Any way of doing this w/o dry ice where it isn't a puddle?

With a lot of pizza being consumed these days, I've been with some folks who will blot the top of their pizza slice with a napkin or paper towel. There's one particular pizza that I order that ...

Disclaimer - ever since I had kids I've become a psycho about food safety because I don't want to give my kids food poisoning then be up with a sick child all night lol. Alright so story. We got...

A large coyote was just spotted in my neighborhood, a first. If they mess with my dog on our walk they might just become dinner:). Actually, my wife and I are both a little freaked.

Will you be marking the day with some French favorites from your kitchen? Perhaps a meal out at a French bistro? I do enjoy the French culinary and we will be visiting a popular Gallic spot in our ...

I spent an astonishing amount of time figuring out how to phrase the question. So it probably requires a little more explanation. The first time I had Tom Kha Gai soup, many years ago, I couldn’t b...

Hi - when returning from grocery shopping, I accidentally left 3 lbs of raw chicken breast on the floor of the kitchen for 2 hours. Kitchen was 75 degrees. The chicken was still cold when I put it ...

Is it recommended to partially freeze raw meat before shaving it on a deli slicer?

I’m looking for somewhere in Vancouver that sells shish Batak/ manti, a type of dumpling similar to tortellini popular in the Middle East and Central Asia. Is there anywhere that sells it pre made ...

I made a red pepper relish yesterday that called for anchovies. I omitted them because I don't like to force them on unsuspecting visitors. Alas the relish was mighty bland, even though it also ha...

The other day were at a new Mexican restaurant and ordered 4 different tacos. They came out overstuffed with product. That's fine, they were darn good. Problem is eating them was an unwieldly proce...

It is getting ridiculous out there! Go market shopping and you will find meat prices going north; cherries ranging from $2.99 to a whopping $14.99; artichokes, 2 for $3.99 to 1 for $4; rhubarb from...

Now, I love fresh Italian parsley but I rarely have it in the house, choosing instead to keep fresh cilantro on hand, although they are frequently not interchangeable. I've always thought of dried ...

I've been given an "ANCIENT" family recipe using Parmigiano Rinds, Garlic Cloves, Oregano, and EV Olive Oil to make infused Olive Oil Dip...should this dip age in the fridge or on a dark cupboard s...

I'd like to make some biscotti at my home then: **package them one slice/cookie per wax paper bag **put the packages in a Tupperware container in our air-conditioned condo **drive the Tupperware...

We are trying to cook the beef oxtail recipe in Nourishing Traditions and it calls for "pearl barley". What we found at the first store we went to is "peeled pearl barley", so we bought it. Aft...

I was looking at a recipe by Magnus Nilsson for a raspberry-beet dish. In the dish, the beets are seasoned with raspberry vinegar and birch leaf oil. I have seen birch leaf oil for aromatherapy or ...

by Charles Yu 12 days ago

I went grocery shopping at Vaughan's, Yummy Market this morning and saw some ' Wild King Salmon Ikura ' for sale at $15.99 per 100 gm. Decided to give them a try and bought 200 gm. The lady serv...