Natto is the latest Japanese food to try to find its way to the U.S. Many Americans already eat sushi, drink sake, and incorporate ingredients such as shiitake mushrooms and soba buckwheat noodles into their cooking. There were 14,000 Japanese restaurants in the U.S. in 2009, according to the Japan External Trade Organization, which has [...]
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With the exception of vodka, which is flavorless unless specifically flavored, most spirits contribute more than flavor. There are flavor compounds that are soluble by alcohol but not by water or heat alone. The alcohol can liberate these flavors and even create new flavors by creating new chemical bonds. Therefore, I’m generally opposed to substituting [...]
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