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Category Archives: Japanese
Izakaya Ida Mini Review
I originally tried Izakaya Ida a little while after it opened and at the time the only dumplings they had were Takoyaki, which were excellent. I recently returned and discovered that they had added pork gyoza and shrimp shumai to the … Continue reading
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Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar and Izakaya, San Francisco, Ca
Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar and Izakaya regularly gets mentioned as one of San Francisco’s top vegan restaurants and has a laudable mission statement, but I think this restaurant is completely over-rated. First of all, it has a reservation and entry policy … Continue reading
Yokohama Ramen, Northampton, MA
This is the second of two back-to-back reviews of ramen bars, unfortunately we have moved from lackluster to bad. After a long period of construction and renovation Yokohama Ramen recently opened in Northampton MA. There seems to be some major … Continue reading
Posted in Gyoza, Japanese, Northampton, Takoyaki
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Zurutto Ramen and Gyoza Bar, New York NY
Despite it’s name, Zurutto Ramen and Gyoza Bar’s menu weighs a lot heavier on ramen than gyoza options, with only three types of gyoza available on the menu. The original menu, which listed pork, cheese and radish gyoza, sounded a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Gyoza, Japanese, New York City, Pork, Potsticker, Shrimp
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Sixth Anniversary
A few weeks belated, but after 349 posts and 54,625 visitors this is the sixth anniversary of Dumpling Hunter. The very first post was was about my visit to Nan Xiang Xiolong Mantou in Shanghai. My trip to that restaurant to … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Best of, Chinese, Dim Sum, Frozen Dumpling Review, Girasoli, Japanese, Lamb, New York City, Shanghai, Soup Dumpling, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao
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Third try: Vegan Kimchi Takoyaki
After my first attempt to make Takoyaki which was an epic fail, I tried a second time which was a moderate fail and then a third time which was a modest success. On my third attempt I used 1.33 cups … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Takoyaki, Vegan, Vegetarian
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Mentoku Ramen, New York, NY
Mentoku Ramen specializes in Hakata style ramen, a regioanl style of ramen local to Fukuoka Prefecture. Traditionally Hakata style ramen has a cloudy white pork bone broth and thin noodles and a minimalist approach to garnishing, just green onions and char siu pork. … Continue reading
Posted in Gyoza, Japanese, New York City, Takoyaki
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Ku Sushi and Izakaya, Seattle WA
Normally I avoid sushi restaurants advertising 50% of rolls, especially if there is a big cheesy looking banner hanging from the restaurant announcing this. To me this just screams low quality sushi. But Ku Sushi and Izakaya gets lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Korean, Takoyaki
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Otafuku Okinomi Sauce
Japan’s Otafuku Sauce Co., Ltd.’s Okonomi sauce has become my go-to condiment for pretty much everything. It is particularly good drizzled on pan-fried vegetable or pork gyoza and with this sauce on board you don’t need a dipping sauce. Okonomi sauce … Continue reading
Posted in Dipping Sauce, Gyoza, Japanese, Pork, Recipe
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Izakaya Ida, New York NY
Izakaya Ida is a casual Japanese pub that opened about six months ago in Manhattan’s Upper West Side neighborhood. I went in without checking the menu and it turned out that the only dumplings they serve are Takoyaki. I tried a … Continue reading
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