Thanks, I follow HO but do not contribute as I do not cook red meat and am limited o sea food, chicken and duck. Also have a problem uploading pictures .
Last night, I was unaware that a guest of my son is the granddaughter of the famous chef in DC , 'GERMAINE’S", She came to DC with her photojournalist husband after the fall of Saigon. Her restaurant was where the politicians, journalist as well as celebrities frequent. Even Julia Child went there and loved her food. Back then, without internet, her guests in the society page often calls her restaurant the first and only pan asian restaurant . I did not know that this granddaughter was at my house 4 years ago before I was diagnosed with alpha gal when I smoked a North Carolina pulled pork for my son’s friends. There were a lot of guest then and I was very busy . Yesterday, returning from their day trip on the Chesapeake bay, the guests stayed to watch our gorgeous sunset and went swimming. It was around 9:00Pm , there was no hint of them retuning home. I was not prepared to have guests for dinner and found out who she is. Well, quickly defrosted my spring rolls for them, gave them left over southern tomato pie, left over italian zucchini dish with ground turkey, caramelized onions, garlic, tomato,long beans, home grown cucumber salad with sesame oil, vinegar and of course Hon mirin that I just purchased from Japan . I wanted to write about that as there is no Hon mirin available in this country. There are copies with corn syrup and at best ajimirin. This is from Japan Store, the special 4 year old aged ( Issi Souden ) Ogasawara Mirin. If anyone is interested, it cost only $12.00 per bottle but with two bottles and S/H via fed Ex, it came to $59.00. It is quite smooth and can be used as liquor. They tasted it and loved it. I used it also as glaze for my pan fried chilean sea bass to counteract the salty miso, ginger, garlic, spring onions sesame oil and Dashi stock. I also love it for steamed fluke with soy, fermented black beans , vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic spring onions. So, if anyone is interested, it is a great product!
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