delicious food!

[jinian]

This is a TEA EGG, which I love and adore and now can make in my home thanks to The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook. Basically, you take a bunch of eggs, boil them (cold water to rolling boil, remove from heat and cover 15 mins), and crack their shells up prettily. Then you put in half a dozen star anise pods, half a cup of soy sauce, and tea -- Lapsang Souchong is awesome for this purpose, though I find it too smoky to drink -- and simmer for a couple of hours, then steep overnight in the fridge. You get these marvelously fragrant and beautiful eggs that you can put in soups or just eat straight.

I used to only be able to eat these at the Taiwanese Student Association's Night Market every year, then a ramen place that has them opened up, and now I can make my own. YAY.

In other food news, Wim and I had a great meal at Octo Sushi last week, including daily-special takoyaki, spicy soup with chicken, and a bunch of sushi rolls. Salmon and avocado maki worked nicely, I thought. Obasan in lower Queen Anne fed me well on unagi-yaki last night, though like most restaurants in that area it was a little expensive. The TV was showing Sen to Chihiro when I walked in, so I loved it immediately, and the genmaicha was great.

My intention for tonight is lentil soup to go with the bread Wim made this weekend, though I'm glad we have the pressure cooker because that fella is still not here with my lentils.