Comments on: Japanese Salad and Dressing http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/ Vegetarian Recipes by Vanessa Sat, 10 May 2008 17:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Ran http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-23914 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:34:07 +0000 http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-23914 I, on the contrary succefully got the resto-miso-soup right taste at home, but failed every salad try. Thank you for the recipe! it's funny how I always have those ingredients at home but instead of ginger and honey I added wasabi and ..sugar ^__^ I, on the contrary succefully got the resto-miso-soup right taste at home, but failed every salad try. Thank you for the recipe! it’s funny how I always have those ingredients at home but instead of ginger and honey I added wasabi and ..sugar ^__^

]]> by: vanessa http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-23191 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:33:57 +0000 http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-23191 You are so right on. I see a lot of vegetarian miso soup recipes with just miso and some sort of seaweed and that just doesn't do it for me. I usually don't try to make miso at home for this reason. However, I think you're on the right track with nutritional yeast... maybe and/or veggie bullion and/or stirring in a little black bean paste. Let me know if end up with a favorite combination or a new recipe worth trying. Thanks for writing! You are so right on. I see a lot of vegetarian miso soup recipes with just miso and some sort of seaweed and that just doesn’t do it for me. I usually don’t try to make miso at home for this reason. However, I think you’re on the right track with nutritional yeast… maybe and/or veggie bullion and/or stirring in a little black bean paste. Let me know if end up with a favorite combination or a new recipe worth trying.
Thanks for writing!

]]> by: brian http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-22844 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:34:58 +0000 http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-22844 Hey, I was just replying to give you a little insight on the miso soup. Traditional miso soup is made with dashi stock and miso paste. Dashi is made by boiling kombu (sea kelp) and bonito flakes (dried tuna) to make the stock then miso paste is added. If youre just using miso paste and water then there are flavors missing. As a vegetarian I'm guessing you would want to leave out the bonito flakes anyway, but maybe you could substitute nutritional yeast? Hey, I was just replying to give you a little insight on the miso soup. Traditional miso soup is made with dashi stock and miso paste. Dashi is made by boiling kombu (sea kelp) and bonito flakes (dried tuna) to make the stock then miso paste is added. If youre just using miso paste and water then there are flavors missing. As a vegetarian I’m guessing you would want to leave out the bonito flakes anyway, but maybe you could substitute nutritional yeast?

]]> by: vanessa http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-708 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:50:36 +0000 http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-708 Thank you Jenny and Catherine! I was so bogged down with rich, wintery food I needed something light and zingy! Jed- I have to admit, it is pretty great to spend 49 cents on a head of lettuce! I can pretend I'm being ironic, but I have to admit I do enjoy my iceberg from time to time. Thank you for you question on Thanksgiving. It necessitated a full post though so here's my <a xhref="http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/18/vegetarian-thanksgiving-dinner-ideas/">Dream Thanksgiving Menu.</a> Sis - I'm scared of the julienner too! Slim veggie sticks vs whole unbloodied fingers is a pretty clear choice though. Stephanie - love the Buffalo story! Isn't it wonderful how food entomology works? Now, if someone could give me the clear root of Ceaser Salad, I could die happy. Thank you Jenny and Catherine! I was so bogged down with rich, wintery food I needed something light and zingy!

Jed- I have to admit, it is pretty great to spend 49 cents on a head of lettuce! I can pretend I’m being ironic, but I have to admit I do enjoy my iceberg from time to time. Thank you for you question on Thanksgiving. It necessitated a full post though so here’s my Dream Thanksgiving Menu.
Sis - I’m scared of the julienner too! Slim veggie sticks vs whole unbloodied fingers is a pretty clear choice though.

Stephanie - love the Buffalo story! Isn’t it wonderful how food entomology works? Now, if someone could give me the clear root of Ceaser Salad, I could die happy.

]]> by: Stephanie http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-673 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:19:35 +0000 http://www.vanesscipes.com/2006/11/16/japanese-salad-and-dressing/#comment-673 Man, this dressing looks awesome! Especially when put over better vegetables than most Japanese restaurants use in their salads (although I do like the verisimilitude of calling for iceberg lettuce). And as for the etymology of Buffalo wings, it's Buffalo like the upstate NY city, not like the big shaggy four-footed animal of the prairies. Supposedly the spicy wings-with-celery-and-blue-cheese-dressing combo was invented in a bar in Buffalo, hence the name. Man, this dressing looks awesome! Especially when put over better vegetables than most Japanese restaurants use in their salads (although I do like the verisimilitude of calling for iceberg lettuce). And as for the etymology of Buffalo wings, it’s Buffalo like the upstate NY city, not like the big shaggy four-footed animal of the prairies. Supposedly the spicy wings-with-celery-and-blue-cheese-dressing combo was invented in a bar in Buffalo, hence the name.

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