May 16 2008
I enjoy Saké with my sashimi. But don’t really know about it, other than it’s a rice wine, fermented. The ingredients are few to make Saké, rice, water, yeast. The degree of polished rice (milled) determines the grade:
Junmai, pure rice wine 纯米酒, (without added alcohol), 30% milled away
Ginjo, with added alcohol 吟酿酒, [...]
May 16 2008
Needing a taxi? Call me, I’m the friendly community cab driver … Ok, the same story (no one ever thanked me) played out again: the neighbor’s mother-in-law was at my door asking (without asking if I was in the middle of something) if I can drive her around to find her lost cleaning lady. “She got lost somewhere [...]
May 16 2008
Published: May 16 2008 03:00 | Last updated: May 16 2008 03:00
From Dr Hai Xin.
Sir, I take issue with the tone and choice of topics in your coverage of the earthquake in Sichuan province, which has caused more than 10,000 deaths. Faced with such a horrific natural disaster, the country and its people have shown [...]
May 16 2008
Nova is short for Nova Scotia salmon that my kids love. The lox (salmon fillet cured in salt) is thinly sliced, served on bagels with cream cheese (they don’t like capers). Mine like to have it for breakfast. Few years ago, it’s only $28 per lb now $34. The other day I went to Murray’s on Broadway at 90th Street, one [...]