Gingko Nuts: Hard to Do, but Limit to Ten

Posted on Oct 24, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog

When something is delicious it is hard for us to stop eating. When it comes to gingko nuts, we should limit consumption to about ten nuts at a sitting. Over-eating can bring a reaction to methyl pyridoxine, a chemical found in the nuts.  This can cause a stomach ache and, in extreme, vomiting. On other hand, gingko nuts has been used as a constituent of Chinese medicine to cure some illness for centuries, so limiting to about ten nuts a day seems to be a good idea.  This...

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Hey New Ginger! Why Don’t You Turn To Pink Color?

Posted on Oct 24, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

The new ginger season is over….but let me tell you this story before getting too old. Anthocyanin, color pigment in new ginger reacts with vinegar in the pickling liquid and turns the sliced ginger to petty pink color.  No synthetic food coloring is involved. Changing of the color, however, does not happen all the time. This summer I pickled new ginger roots that came from two different farmers at Union Square Market here in New York. One farmers’ new ginger did not...

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Something Smells – Arrival of Buzz’s Foraging Season

Posted on Oct 19, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog

At this time of the year when you stroll in New York City something smells. It is not a smell of pizza or stir-frying foods from the food vendors. It is not the regular New York garbage smell on days when garbage is put out for collection. It is a seasonal smell. The smell, though, is definitely not nice. This is the very time Buzz rushes out to certain places in our neighborhood with a plastic shopping bag or two in hand. Buzz remembers the location to visit, but mostly...

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Voyage to Japan

Posted on Oct 19, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog

Exploring Japanese cuisine with young, talented and one of the most successful chefs at Café Boulud in New York City in the past weeks and producing the memorable dinner – Voyage to Japan – on October 17th was a dream to come true experience for me. Thanks to all chefs working in the kitchen for your heartfelt welcome and support. Executive Chef Aaron Buldorn made sure that we had terrific ingredients to play with for the dinner from wild Bluefin tuna from...

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Wanted!- Position Closed!

Posted on Oct 14, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for some of the chefs who sent us your resume. Now the position is CLOSED. Wish you all the best! Hiroko Shimbo   Japanese company which operates a golf course and a sushi restaurant is looking for a talented sushi chef, who can lead the restaurant. The location is Oahu Island, Hawaii. If any one of sushi chefs are interested in learning more about the job, please contact me. I will connect you to the company. Thank you, Hiroko Shimbo ...

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