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Well, given that most guys in Europe can’t tell Shanxi and Shaanxi apart, I’d say close enough. I stick with my story 😋

Just think ! He must have given the Chinese some recipe in return for bringing all their noodle magic to Europe, no ..?

In a can !!!

Hahaha ... you think too much of me. No patience, no explanations - truth to be told: I was simply looking for an excuse to go again. And in that light - coming today again, three days in a row, the server greeted me with a smile and said “welcome back, sir” 🙄

Just to give you the full picture on the elusive “knori”, I went again yesterday. Today pickles (as mentioned yesterday) and fried chicken as starter. The “knori” picture is the seasonal speciality menu, featuring “Yokohama-inspired” Hakata ramen. In their view that’s adding a giant piece of braised and seared pork belly as well as blanched cabbage. The tonkotsu stock is double concentrated. I know you would ask how it co pared to the original so I just took the plunge: it’s very good. The double tonkotsu stock is outstanding and makes your lips stick with gelatine. The belly in one half inch chunk, sweet from the braising liquid and smoke from a hard sear. I might need to go back today ... Out of topic: On the way back I found a perfect xmas gift for my sister: sushi socks ...

Hahaha ... yes ! Now that you say it There was no nori, that what looks like nori is the menu ...

Yup. You can add fresh garlic puree into your hot soup to make it richer. Especially good with the miso ramen. Not so good with your wife. The other condiments are: Roasted sesame (in a grinder), shichimi togarashi, bean sprouts with chili peppers, pickled "snow vegetable" with spicy bean paste (tasted almost like Gochujang, which would make sense given the geography of Hakata), vinegar, chili oil. I am not so sure what "Knori" is - tried Google, but nothing substantial came up ...

Lunch at Ippudo, Admiralty branch. Hakata ramen, well executed with a very “porky” tonkotsu base, with plenty of condiments to taylor your soup. Came in a lunch set with a pork belly bun, which was a bit generic yet tasty nonetheless. They serve cold Roibos tea with the ramen, which worked actually pretty well. Overall a very satisfying lunch.

While cleaning up the dried goods shelf I found half a pound of chickpeas... Felafel with cucumber mint yoghurt. Lahmacun (to make a complete meal out of it) with parsley and lemon. Asahi - what else ...

OMG ... Have we just witnessed the birth of the Banh Mi Onigirazu ?

We have a branch in HK ... rare veal burger with blue cheese - yummy !

Or add starch...

I use my hairdryer to light my charcoal grill. I use it to loosen silicon gaskets. I use it to harden the papier-mâché works of my little son a bit faster ... I use toothpaste to polish watches. I use the daily newspaper to open beer bottles. I use Old Fashioneds to reduce the amount of ice cubes in my freezer ... If something works for things it wasn’t originally intended for, is it that bad to make use of it anyway ?

Did you switch it on ?

I am happy to help ... Where are you staying ?

I think we start to repeat the cycle then

That could be a nice topic for the next cook-off (wink wink) 😉

Wow ... very seasonal. October is tsukimi month ! Even Lotteria is carrying now tsukimi burger (with fried egg standing in for the full moon):

Nice! I had only store-bought “mini” Scotch eggs from Waitrose, that our local supermarket carries (with quail eggs), and was a bit underwhelmed by the taste of the minced meat “hull”. Might have been simply the insufficient thickness but it makes me wonder how you flavour yours ? Aaaand: congrats on the 6.666 😉

Physalis

Mentaiko! Aka spicy cod roe (sometimes pollack). Actually the food of Kyūshū, where I am hiking at the moment - it fits literally to everything...

If you are following a recipe it might be advisable to wash. You can add salt at the end if you feel that the dish is lacking. But most probably the recipe has been balanced with rinsed beans, as the added salt content of different products can vary significantly.

Great choices, lunch ladies 😊

Finally ... I thought it would never come 😋

I guessed so from the sausages on offer ... I’ll pm you with some ideas for Heidelberg, my old hometown 😊