Simple fish is abundant in the Adriatic. Usually, fishes are small, very tasty, and quite hard to clean! You will be rewarded, though, as the flavors of small fishes is intense and more “fishy” than the big varietals found in the oceans’ open waters. I think that “fishy” is what fish is supposed to taste like! Among the many Adriatic varietals, triglie (red mu......
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The Japan Blog List Please check the new postings at: sake , shochu and sushi — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;- 日本語ã �®ãƒ–ロ゠° —&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;- At long last, I found the right occasion to enjoy a full dinner at Gentil in Shzuoka Ci......
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The Japan Blog List Please check the new postings at: sake , shochu and sushi — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;- 日本語ã �®ãƒ–ロ゠° —&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;- This is the second installment of a hopefully long series of cheese plates served at Ge......
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The Japan Blog List Please check Shizuoka Gourmet Blog for all the gastronomy in Shizuoka Prefecture! — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—- Last Friday, I finally kicked myself into visiting my favourite Japanese Cuisine Restaurant after a long absence, namely Tomii. As I had a couple of commitm......
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The Japan Blog List Please check Shizuoka Gourmet Blog for all the gastronomy in Shizuoka Prefecture! — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—- Thursday! If everything goes well ( Rowena , don’t start shooting!) t means eating out with the Missus. Well, no surprise at all, as she requ......
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The Japan Blog List Please check Shizuoka Gourmet Blog for all the gastronomy in Shizuoka Prefecture! — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—& #8212;R 12;— — 212;— ;—&# 8212;̵ 2;—- It had been some time since I last visited this little favourite sushi restaurant of mine in Shizuoka City: Ekimae Matsuno Sushi. Sunday 22nd was a bit of ......
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By Anne-Marie Nichols of This Mama Cooks! and My Readable Feast Photo by Anne-Marie of This Mama Cooks! When you think of Switzerland, you think of two things - chocolate and cheese. And boy did we eat a lot of both during my family’s trip there last spring. My husband Paul, my children Nathan and Lucie, and I went to visit my sister, Michèle, her husband Ingmar, and her ......
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PLU codes are the produce look-up codes that every grower, wholesaler, and retailer uses to inventory, stock, ship, and sell their food.  You probably have seen the stickers on the items you buy at the store–the numbers on these stickers are how the foods are tracked. I just found a site that has an alphabetical listing of all PLU codes .  You’d think something like that would be ......
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I hope you don’t mind, but we’re taking a break from Sicily to come back to Calabria for a moment. Today’s What’s Cooking Wednesday recipe probably isn’t one you’re going to rush out and try, but I couldn’t let another week go by without writing about: Prickly zucchini Actually I didn’t even know that would be an acceptable name in E......
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Hawaiʻi is a special place, and these are the people that write about her food. Newer additions to the list below link to mini-reviews when available. Adventures in Bentomaking (OE 9;ahu) - review And I Can Cook, Too (OE 9;ahu) Anything to Eat (OE 9;ahu) - review Big Island Grinds (Hawai ʻi 1; Cheap Places to Eat... (OE 9;ahu&#......
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Many readers and writers of wedding blogs post about the desire to do a cupcake buffet, and the fear that it is overdone and out-dated. I do think that if you like the idea - if it makes you happy and excited  then do it. Absolutely. The day is not (only) about showing your up-to-dateness with current trends. It is fundamentally about having the most fun and the most sentiment possible.......
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