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Last of the New Year’s Lo Bak Gou (Chinese Turnip Cake) for Lunch Today.
Stir-fried with Zha Cai, Scallions and Eggs
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No pics, but we got chicken ramen delivery from a local place (salt broth, but they offer shoyu, miso, and curry flavors as well). Got some of their hot chile oil to go with. Back to work from the Feb. school vacation tomorrow. I might have a few fingers of Nikka whisky before bed.
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Dinner was a pirozhki from Chai-kobskii in the basement food hall of Hankyu Dept. Store in Kobe/Sannomiya. I haven’t had one of these in about 30 years! They’re still as tasty as ever, but they seem to have shrunk over the years (as have so many foods!)
These are legendary and people are willing to wait in rather long lines to buy some…I waited about 10 minutes. They make 4 different types:
① Russia (not “Russian” 
) which is filled with minced Japanese kuroge wagyu beef, onions, cheese, tomato sauce, carrots and chopped hard boiled egg
② Adzuki (sweet red bean) paste
③ Curry (like the popular “curry pan” without the panko coating)
④ Curry & cheese (like the above but with grated cheese inside)
I am basically a traditionalist and got ① (¥184/USD $1.22) They also make an unfilled one called “The Flower Waltz” in which the dough is made with milk and is also sweetened. I got one of those as well and had it for breakfast this morning.
Pirozhki are not at all common in Japan and other than here, I’ve never had one nor even seen one elsewhere in this country (that doesn’t mean they don’t exist, however).
The name of the shop “Chai-kobskii” is a severe bastardization of “Tchaikovsky” because there are just too many sounds in that name that just don’t exist in the Japanese language.
There are multiple signs in the shop touting that they change their oil daily. That must be expensive and quite the task as well!
Website: https://www.fs-osakaya.co.jp/piroshiki.html
If you’re ever in Kobe, I recommend you stop by here!
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Dinner was “I sure as heck don’t feel like cooking or messing up more dishes tonight” aka Popeyes.
Hit the spot.
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That looks SO TASTY. I haven’t had Popeye’s in a couple of years… which could easily be remedied 
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They just opened a new location near me that’s closer than the old one! Happy dayz 
I don’t have many options for fried bird in my nabe, and Popeyes is pretty consistent.
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Gochujang roast pork, TJ’s vegetable fried rice and bok choy for dinner. Was good and we have left over pork for other things.
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I really like TJ’s veg fried rice (more than their chicken fried rice). Great for a quick side!
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Us too, everyone likes it, goes with lots of things. And not as salty as some we’ve had.
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Turkey Chili, using leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Sautéed onions and roasted red peppers, used some dried Penzeys chopped garlic, since I didn’t have any fresh cloves, Penzeys’ medium-hot chili powder and cumin.
Added a couple of cans of kidney beans, some Pomi strained tomatoes, a can of diced tomatoes, some BTB chicken stock, and lots of diced turkey.
Let it all simmer, then added a cup of previously made sweet potato mash with ginger, maple syrup, and a touch of heavy cream to help thicken it all up. Seasoned with dried oregano, and served it on top of elbow noodles with grated Monterey Jack cheese and sour cream. Parsley for the green vs the other dreaded green that will never pass through my doors. 
Wine.
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My PIC got back mid-morning, just in time to serve me my coffee in bed 
He brought back two different kinds of bacon (1/2lb each) from a market he went to while away, as well as half of a NY strip steak leftover from his dinner, the latter of which we shared for our prelude to the main event: shwings.
He made his luscious blue cheese dip bc wingsover’s is garbage. Meat-a-palooza @casa lingua.
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A friend from my college years is the same. When we have a meal out together, we’re always vigilant to make sure that dreaded green is not an uninvited guest at the table.
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Shwings look great. Take out or cooked in?
Three-cheese pizza with soppressata and black olives. Honey and red chili flakes optional. Baby spinach and grated carrots in vinaigrette.
Just as we finished drying the last dish the power went out (high winds). Sitting here in the dark with our router plugged in to a big arse battery. It’s all good, man.
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Thai red curry with chicken, sweet potato, and cherry tomatoes. Riffed from a recipe from Hot Thai Kitchen.
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Takeout from wingsover, a smallish chain.
A good friend had a salad she had purchased for lunch from some local-to-her-then-workplace in Boston ruined because of it. She didn’t notice that the salad was made of “lettuces and herbs” - and it was one of the herbs.
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