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Ah, Japanese rice balls.  Even if you have never seen a rice ball in real life, I’m sure you’ve seen them in Japanese animations, that is if you watch anime.  What are rice balls?  Well, in the cartoons, they’re usually depicted as a triangular wad of rice that’s wrapped in seaweed.  Sort of like the ones shown on the left.
Known as Omusubi, or Onigiri, the rice ball originated in and is found all over Japan.  They are also popular in Taiwan and …

I wrote this while I was dining at Ippudo NY on Saturday between 5:30pm and 6:30pm.
It’s hard to imagine a ramen lover like me took so long to finally come to the much heralded Ippudo NY. Well, here I am, waiting for my food to come. This place is where the ramen is supposed to end all ramens. I’ll be the judge of that.
As I was brought to my seat by the hostess, one of the waitresses went ahead and pulled out one of the bar stools …

Yesterday was my last day at work. I’m sad to leave, but I’m excited to start my new job next week. My manager and the rest of the team took me out to lunch and I realized that it was the last time we would be sitting together and joking around the dining table. I always enjoyed the stories and the jokes. We went to the Komegashi Too Japanese restaurant that’s located five minutes away from the office in Jersey City, NJ. It’s known to …

Image: Kin
After going through the freezer, refrigerator, and the cupboards, I noticed I had the perfect ingredients for making a meat-free Japanese lunch. The hardest items to make were the avocado hand rolls. I was never good at making them, but I think I’m starting to get the hang of it after so many failed attempts.
I made three dishes today:

Harusame noodles w/ edamame

Soba noodles in dashi stock

Avocado hand rolls topped with tobiko

I only wish I had some sake lying around the apartment.
~ Kin