Archive for 'Asian'

Balinese blue serving bowl

This beautiful blue-filled bowl with mocha, linen exterior creates a warm, inviting table. You can also get a matching set of dishes to round out the table. These are dishwasher and microwave safe. Related articles by Zemanta Beachfront Bali Palms Resort Chooses Interval International (eon.businesswire.com) The Unique Cultures Of The Bali People (batikpekalongan.net) The Dish: [...]

The Manga Cookbook for Japanese Fans

If you get hungry looking at food in your manga cartoon books, just grab this cook book and start making your next meal. It’s illustrated by Chihiro Hattori and features 27 basic Japanese recipes. Related articles by Zemanta Manga Farming grows plants from twisted comic books (dvice.com) Manga Farming (neatorama.com) Manga and skepticism (blogs.discovermagazine.com)

Keep dad’s coffee hot with this thermos

Are you looking for a great father’s day gift? If your special dad figure is an outdoors type, he’d love this thermos. It’s extremely well insulated and is designed to make it easy to fill and pour. You may have noticed that I’m using the lower case thermos without the thingamabobber that defines it as [...]

Cobalt blue sushi set

This sushi set has a deep, cobalt blue glaze that stands out on the table. It may not make your sushi taste better, but it certainly will look fabulous. These bowls would be great for your miso soup. Related articles by Zemanta Sushi on a stick (boingboing.net) Review – House of Sushi and Noodles (chicagoist.com) [...]

Japanese Tea Ceremony Bamboo Ladle and Whisk

These items are used in the Japanese tea ceremonies. The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called chanoyu (茶の湯) or chadō (茶道; also pronounced sadō?). The manner in which it is performed, [...]

Tsukemono Japanese pickle press

Japanese pickled vegetables are made by combining vegetables with salt, and using the Tsukemono Pickle Press to extract moisture and pickle the vegetables in their own brine. a bowl of rice with a small plate of pickles and some soup is not merely food, but cuisine… – Ashkenazi The Black Moon has a good description [...]