{"id":563,"date":"2010-10-05T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T17:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=563"},"modified":"2010-10-05T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T17:27:08","slug":"tokyo-in-dekalb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2010\/10\/05\/tokyo-in-dekalb\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo in DeKalb"},"content":{"rendered":"

My son Jake recently returned to the North Country from three years in Japan. Last week, his friend Rina visited our DeKalb farm. I am going to guarantee that the meal she cooked for us was the only 100% authentic Japanese dinner ever enjoyed on the Maple Ridge Road. After serving us, she came back into the kitchen dressed in a traditional kimono. My son put on his kimono, too, for this photo:<\/p>\n

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Jake and Rina in our DeKalb farmhouse.<\/p><\/div>\n

Okay, and the menu? It included both meat and vegetarian gyoza<\/em> (dumplings); an egg custard dotted with mushrooms and bits of seafood called chawamushi<\/em>, which was served in individual cups; tonkatsu<\/em>, pork cutlets pounded tender, dredged in Japanese style bread crumbs Rina brought with her; shake<\/em> or sake<\/em>, strips of fresh salmon which Rina “cooked” after arranging them on a platter and searing them with a propane torch–yes, a propane torch; vegetarian and meat versions of soba<\/em>, noodles in a lovely broth with fresh green beans and diced scallion; mugs of miso shiro<\/em>, the classic soup with–again, brought from Tokyo–Japanese dried seaweed and vegetables; lightly fried blocks of age dofu<\/em> (tofu); and, of course, come<\/em>–rice–served in individual bowls. Plus a variety of sauces that ranged from smooth and spicy to a bright green wasabi condiment that was the hit of the evening.<\/p>\n

This picture doesn’t do it justice:<\/p>\n

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The jack o' lantern makes it multi-culti.<\/p><\/div>\n

What was the most unusual meal served in your home?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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