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May 23, 2012
Korean Dog Soup
When I lived in Seoul, I ate a number of strange things. Squirming octopus tentacles, pizzas with sweet potatoes and mustard, oxtails in a milky broth, and steamed silkworm larvae, to name a few. There is one thing, though, that I could never-- would never, for any means-- partake in: 보신탕; ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Go Way Out to Eat: 5 Favorite Dining Destinations
Food & Wine magazine recently featured a series of articles on culinary destinations, or "...the world's best food pilgrimages," as they put it. While it was indeed interesting, I must say that places like Bangkok, Rome and India are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to food travels. The ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Yao Ming: Basketball Player, Shark Saver, Wine Maker
The last time we wrote about Yao Ming, it was to cover the former Houston Rockets center's fight against shark fin soup consumption in his home country, China, where the soup is considered a luxury and a necessity at large banquets and parties. Now, the retired basketball player is making news for ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Pop Rocks: The Case For Internet Piracy
Well, not always.What follows is a more or less accurate transcript of a conversation I had yesterday: Me: Looks like that charity album for Japan raised $5 million. Not bad. They: Which one, Songs for Japan? I downloaded that last week. Me: You...downloaded a charity album? They: No! I mean ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
The Shaggy Dog Roll at Nippon Japanese Restaurant
Joanna O'LearyShaggy Dog Roll at NipponI grimace when the canine species is at all associated with Asian cuisine, but that didn't stop me from ordering the Shaggy Dog Roll at Nippon. The components (shrimp tempura, mayo, crabmeat, etc.) seemed familiar and innocuous, and, besides, as I told ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Expansion of Bay City Nuke Plant Abandoned
Josh HarkinsonNo expansion at Bay City.The ambitious plan to double the size of the South Texas Nuclear Project, already in trouble over cost concerns, has been abandoned "as a result of the ongoing nuclear incident in Japan," its owner announced today. NRG Energy, owner of the plant, said " ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Ingredient of the Week: Fava Beans
luvjnxWhat are they? Immortalized by Dr. Hannibal Lector in the Oscar-winning film Silence of the Lambs, these fat, light green legumes are one of the oldest cultivated plants in civilization, and they're currently in season. Coming in a pod that's around six inches long, they require a lit ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Upcoming Events
Photo by GroovehouseThe lawn at the Menil will be the place to be this Saturday.First things first: The 2011 Burger Bracket Championship is on like Donkey Kong this coming Monday, April 4, at Lucky's Pub. The first 100 people there before 6 p.m. will receive a ticket and a judging token and w ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Food Fight: Spicy Peanuts
The peanut occupies a strange and remarkable place in our national consciousness. It's not a true nut (it's a legume, like lentils and peas), but might as well be for purposes of food allergies and supermarket inventory. It's not American, but might as well be for purposes of popular culture, ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Sprinkles' Efforts to Help Japan
With the recent disasters that have occurred in Japan, we're all looking for a way to help out however we can. There are numerous benefits and texting campaigns that have successfully raised money for relief efforts. Today Sprinkles Cupcakes is selling Red Cross Red Velvet cupcakes to ben ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
The Peking Acrobats
With the recent disasters that have occurred in Japan, we're all looking for a way to help out however we can. There are numerous benefits and texting campaigns that have successfully raised money for relief efforts. Today Sprinkles Cupcakes is selling Red Cross Red Velvet cupcakes to ben ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
On the Menu: Three Cup Chicken at China Gourmet
The Taiwanese restaurant China Gourmet is legendary for its stinky tofu. Perhaps "legendary" is too strong a word, as many non-Chinese people have probably never heard of (let alone tasted) stinky tofu, and many Chinese people can't stand it themselves. And being famous for stinky tofu is lik ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
Food Fight: Battle Sesame Chicken
Lai Lai.I decided to take it to take Battle Sesame Chicken to the streets. Caroline, one of our readers, suggested I check out 168 Beijing, a new stop for me. Would Beijing's sesame chicken beat out my pick of Lai Lai Dumpling House's off-menu version? Let the battle begin. Lai Lai Dumpling ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
From Fish to Feast: Breaking Down a Yellowfin Tuna
Photos by GroovehouseTo see the entire slideshow, click here.When you have a landlord that occasionally goes deep sea fishing, you can expect some goodies to come your way every once in a while. That's what happened this past Sunday afternoon, when my boyfriend came home to find his landlord ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
This Week in Deliciousness
Some restaurants helpfully split up their menus into Good and Evil dishes.Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've almost finished constructing our 1700-layer cake in MineCraft. We started this week off right with some fried chicken coated in a buttery Cap'N Cr ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
Food Fight: Battle Peking Duck
Peking Cuisine.I'll refrain from making any "lame duck" or "peeking duck" jokes here because that would be fairly banal on my part. And it would also dumb down a dish that I've come to crave. Although Peking Duck has been a storied commodity since Imperial times in China, it has only been in ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Jewish Panties: Donations Accepted (But It's Not What You Think)
Okay, we're just throwing this out there.Belden's, the terrific Jewish grocery store in Meyerland, has a box asking for donations of used panties. Some -- not us, certainly -- might question if someone at Belden's has a certain thing for such items.You know, because in Japan vending machines sell ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Dried Persimmon
A beloved college professor of mine once poetically described to us how persimmons dried in the wind in her hometown in South Korea. She told us that residents would string up the fruits, and when they were ready it looked like they had been snowed upon. She said it was truly beautiful. So ne ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Get Your Yogurt, 39 Cents an Ounce
Strawberry cheesecake yogurt, complete with "graham cracker crust"I'm a huge fan of the tart, almost acidic yogurt served up by the likes of Pinkberry and its numerous imitators. There's something terribly refreshing about eating a cold, puckery frozen yogurt on a hot summer day: no sticky, s ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
A Soul-Warming Meal at Seoul House
Oustanding haemul dolsot at Seoul Kitchen."What's your favorite thing here?" I asked the young, blithesome girl who was waiting on us at Seoul House. Without hestitation, she quickly pointed to a ruddy-colored picture of haemul dolsot on the small menu. "This is the best. It's the only thing ... More >>
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July 7, 2010
Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs
Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. The Mighty Rib: It's always refreshing to see new food blogs in town, and I lik ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
Random Ingredient of the Week: Lychee
QuintanaRooWhat is it? Lychee is a type of fruit grown in warm, humid climates - subtropical, to be exact, according to Wikipedia. Originating in China, with a cultivation that is supposedly older than Jesus, the lychee tree is now grown commercially around the world, even here in Texas. Th ... More >>
Dining
June 3, 2010
Not for Breakfast
Okonomiyaki at Kaneyama
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June 3, 2010
"Enchanting Taiwan"
The island nation reveals its culture in this photography exhibit
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May 24, 2010
Random Ingredient: Dried Kelp
What is it? Kelp is a type of brown seaweed used extensively in Asian cooking. This packaged, dried kelp is a Korean product known as dashima, but in Japan is known as kombu and in China hai dai. The actual seaweed, when rehydrated, is intensely slimy, and not surprisingly, smells like the be ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Mother’s Day Brunch at Tokyo One
Taste the goodness of Japan at this celebration for mom
Dining
February 25, 2010
Shiso Delicious
Shiso hasami age at Umai
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October 1, 2009
Houston Museum of Natural Science: "Everyday Religion in China in the Third Century B.C."
Find out what the Chinese believed 2,200 years ago
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July 23, 2009
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor"
Web exclusive!
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March 5, 2009
“Nation of Splendor: Taiwan, the Republic of China”
Web exclusive!
Dining
February 26, 2009
Surprise food at Bombay to Beijing
Web exclusive!
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February 12, 2009
The National Acrobats of China
Web exclusive!
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January 15, 2009
Art Conservation Symposium: “Art Unfolded — Japan’s Gift of Conservation”
Web exclusive!
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December 4, 2008
Tokyo Majin, Vol. 3
Web exclusive!
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October 23, 2008
Polysics
Japanese Devo whip it into shape at the Meridian
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August 14, 2008
Labor Day Show
Cinema Bomar’s latest installment features filmstrips about a hard day’s work
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April 24, 2008
East Meets West
Two worlds collide for pirouettes, not politics
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March 20, 2008
Jigu! The Thunder Drums of China
This company of 28 musicians beats the hell out of their instruments
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March 6, 2008
Fotofest opening
Houston’s photography festival hangs 3,000 photos in 129 locations
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February 7, 2008
“Miwa Yanagi – Deutsche Bank Collection”
A Japanese photographer confronts the conventional images of women
Dining
February 7, 2008
Fish Frenzy at Tokyo One
Pile your plate with scads of sashimi at this new all-you-can-eat Japanese buffet
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August 2, 2007
“China Under Construction: Contemporary Art from the People’s Republic
Artists comment on the physical and artistic rebuilding of China
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July 19, 2007
“Japan” at Houston center for Photography
D’Entrone reveals the beauty of the island nation
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July 27, 2006
That's Intensive
D’Entrone reveals the beauty of the island nation
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April 13, 2006
A Heavy Salad
D’Entrone reveals the beauty of the island nation
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March 30, 2006
Flex Appeal
D’Entrone reveals the beauty of the island nation
Dining
April 8, 2004
Pretty Enough to Eat
Rickshaw Far East Bistro
Dining
January 2, 2003
Feeling Lucky?
Score big at the Lucky Pot noodle shop
Dining
November 7, 2002
Forbidden City Food
Sometimes when a Chinese waiter says "not for you," he's right
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February 19, 1998
Hot Plate
Sometimes when a Chinese waiter says "not for you," he's right
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