Category Archives: Food & Drink

The Restaurant That Serves Penis

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Koji Steven Sakai

With the holidays comes eating, especially if you’re Asian. We eat to celebrate the good times, the bad times, and everything in between. The holiday season is no different — with all this eating, I thought about a producer/reporter friend … Continue reading →

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My Asian American Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Jeff

While we have written about Asian American perspectives on Thanksgiving, Korean American Thanksgivings, and Asian fusion Thanksgiving recipes, I thought I’d share my Thanksgiving.   As per my family’s tradition, we went to my sister-in-law’s house for Thanksgiving, a trip of … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Chef Ming Tsai Take on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2009 by John

Last week, Nightline did a profile on Chef Ming Tsai and his take on two Thanksgiving dishes, with an Asian influence. They looked yummy – “8 Treasure Sticky Rice Stuffing” and “Ming’s Turkey Noodle Soup.” Let me know if any … Continue reading →

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Three Asian American Perspectives on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jeff

As Thanksgiving approaches and my extended family tries to figure out what to prepare, I have been thinking about how my Thanksgivings when I was growing up were a fusion of Asian and American.  Turkey and white rice.  Cranberries and … Continue reading →

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Hawaiians worried about Holiday Tuna Supply

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Jeff

A tradition in Hawaii is to eat tuna at New Year’s for luck. A tradition brought over by immigrant Japanese fisherman, bigeye tuna was substituted for the traditional tai, or sea bream, which doesn’t occur locally. This year, Hawaiians are … Continue reading →

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Leave it to the Taiwanese to think of wrapping a donut inside another donut

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Tim

When I came across a blog article with the title above, I knew immediately what the author was referring to. The food known in Mandarin Chinese as yóu tiáo 油條, but which in Taiwanese goes by the name 油炸粿, is … Continue reading →

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Small Asians Big Eaters

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Jeff

One of Number Two Son’s favorite shows is Man vs Food.  In this show, host Adam Richman goes to various towns and cities and indulges in the local fare.  Toward the end of each show, he engages in a local … Continue reading →

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Would You Like a Japanese Whopper with your Windows 7?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by John

Windows 7 launched worldwide this past Thursday, but in what has to be one of the strangest, most bizarre cross promotions I think I have ever come across, Microsoft teamed up with Burger King in Japan to promote Windows 7 … Continue reading →

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KFC: When is Chicken Not Chicken?

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Tim

For most people, there’s little concern if our chicken meat has some pork or say some beef mixed in. But for some groups of Asians that would be an entirely different matter. Most people are already aware that Indians of … Continue reading →

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Panda Express: Ugly Talking Pandas Pitching Chinese Food

Posted on October 19, 2009 by John

The other night, I saw for the first time ever a commercial for Panda Express. You’ve probably seen a Panda Express before at your local mall food court; if I’m hungry and at the mall and in the mood for … Continue reading →

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The Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Tim

For many Asian Americans self-identity starts with family and food. The food aspect typically involves memories and celebrations around traditional foods, quite often cooked up in the family home by a grandmother, great auntie, or other relative. This month, a … Continue reading →

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SF: Papalote to Offer Special Chicken Adobo Burritos for Typhoon Ondoy Benefit

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Rosemary

It’s common in most metropolitan areas for one culture’s food to be crossed into another, and when it’s for a good cause, all the better. The Fulton street location of popular burrito chain Papalote will be serving Mexipino — that’s … Continue reading →

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