a steamy bowl of beef soup noodles

1-06-2016 Wed. cold, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---  rice and okra stew
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- beef soup noodles with napa cabbage, snow peas, mushroom and pickles | sweet rice dumplings

• beef shank was braised for hours with spices and wine.  noodles are cooked directly in the beef broth, its starch adds body to the soup

matsuzaka noodles and sake lees

9-05-2014 hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- stir-fried fresh soy bean with brown mushroom |  pan-fried shishito peppers | teriyake yellow tail | matsuzaka noodles in sake lees and dashi broth |  salad | wine

 

• sake lees adds body and subtle rice wine flavor to the broth

squids will be squids

7-19-2014 Sat. warm, sunny. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | watermelon |champagne  grapes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- soup noodle | squid simmered in dashi | wine 

 

• noodle soup for lone diner. today's catch are whole squids with bones and everything.

matsuzaka noodle soup

7-18-2014 Fri. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( in the air) prosciutto | bread | watercress 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER ---  soup noodle with cilantro, tomato and mushroom | ice cream 

 

•   comfort food No 1, particularly after on the road for a period of time

a super bowl of noodles

2-05-2013 Tue. cold, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with winter vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- mutsuzaka noodles in beef broth with baised beef brisket, thai basil, winter bamboo shoots, tong hao leaves, green chili and bean sprouts | roasted garlic bread | wine 

• rich, hearty, without grease

Matsuzaka noodle bowl

03-15-2012 Thu. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried bitter melon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- matsuzaka noodle bowl with scallop, dried shrimp, cilantro,shallot, garlic, hot chili, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and pickled ginger | stir-fried chive flower and smoked tofu | wine

• a fusion of Japanese and Thai.
  

a big bowl of Matsuzaka noodles

01-02-2011 Mon. cold, sun and clouds.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee with baileys | apple | scallion pancake | bread and jam
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | lotus seed candy | tangerine
DINNER --- a big bowl of matsuzaka noodles with winter mushroom, winter bamboo shoots, cha-shao pork and napa cabbage in dashi broth | wine

• winter bamboo and winter mushroom add their distinguished flavors to the noodle soup
  

Scallop ceviche

7-29-2011 Fri. very hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- baguette and German cured ham
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums
DINNER --- sweet corn fritters | scallop ceviche with cucumber and sweet pepper | sauteed napa cabbage with wood-ear and oyster mushroom | chilled Matsuzaka noodles with dashi sauce | salad of lettuce, fennel and radish | wine

• the end of a busy week, the start of a busy weekend. scallop took longer than white fish to make into ceviche
  

a treat from sea and land

11-20-2010 Sat. mild, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | coconut cream bread | grape fruit | Chinese chive turnover
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | mandarin honey orange
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- oysters with lemon juice, pomegranate juice and seeds | pale ale beer | Matsuzaka noodles in dashi broth with shiitake, winter greens, pearl mushroom, marinated radish, vegetable pickles and smoked mackerel

oysters and citrus fruits

Matsuzaka noodles and mackerel

• pomegranate gives subtle tangy kick to oysters, a trick learned from a restaurant in Oslo. Mackerel adds smoky flavor to the soup noodle. Ed joined us and enjoyed food and drink.
  

Matsuzaka noodles

3-16-2010 Tue. mild, cloudy to sunny

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with salsa verde |apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | flute cookie
DINNER --- broiled chicken wings with hot and sweet sauce | Matsuzaka noodles with Tong-ho leaves, bean sprouts, pickled bamboo shoots, and radish | red wine

• Matsuzaka is famous for its beef. These "matsuzaka noodles "（松阪刀削面) are excellent as well. they look like long ruffled ribbons, about half of inch wide and quite thin in thickness. Cooked in the dashi broth as soup noodles, they hold the shape with a bouncy texture.
  

Matsuzaka soup noodles

• 1 bundle Matsuzaka noodles
• 1 green onions, chopped finely
• 1/2 cup snow pea leaves
• 1 winter shiitake mushroom
• 5 pieces shrimp
• 5 pieces wood-ear fungi, revived by cooking in hot water for 30 minutes
• 1 cup kombu bonito dashi
• 2 slices pickled radish

1. boil the water in a big pot and add dried noodles, cook like pasta, till the noodle is al dente
2. simmer the wood-ear, shiitake and shrimp in the dashi soup stock for 5 minutes
3. add pea leaves and green onion to the soup
4. in a big bowl, arrange the cooked noddles at the bottom
5. pour the hot soup over the noodles, arrange the mushroom, pea leaves, wood-ear and shrimp in the bowl
6. put the pickled radish in a small bowl as a side dish
7. serve hot