Rare delicacies and forgotten recipes
Sometimes there are dishes so amazingly delectable, it is a cosmic injustice that they are not more well-known and available. In the GOODIES section, you will find our attempt to right that wrong: You can get these relishable all natural dishes directly from us. For the past few years, our hard work has allowed us to stock our pantry and satisfy our cravings for these addictive flavors. Now we want to see our favorite dishes shared widely and captivate new followings. Rock your palate with our stuff and join us in our effort to baffle future food historians! To help you make the dishes yourself if you wish, you will find a summary of all the technical resources we have gathered on the dishes, as well as our own experimental notes. … [Read More...]
Saturday 5/26: tofu misozuke tasting & sake pairing @ New Leaf San Jose from 3pm to 7pm
Saturday 6/2: Rau Om @ the 2012 Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival 11am - 4pm (San Francisco Japantown Peace Plaza, Post at Buchanan Streets)

Cooking is a fun joint activity for us. Oanh’s random cravings for far-flung delicacies encountered or imagined drive us to develop many of the dishes featured on this site. Her skills at mixing flavors on the counter top and in her mind then guide us on to other uncharted but fruitful territories. Dang’s science and DIY predilections enable us to set up systematic experiments and equipment to explore and optimize our recipes. Our goal of making … [Read More...]
April 2012
Tofu Misozuke in Silicon Valley by Stett Holbrook
Take a bite, and it is difficult to believe you are eating tofu. For vegans, misozuke is the ultimate cheese replacement. Meat eaters would be hard pressed to find something so creamy and rich.












