Good Food
Modern Toilet; Asian Dumplings; Gustavo Arellano; Oyster Love
When is it okay to eat out of the toilet? Only at a restaurant called Modern Toilet in Taiwan. This week on Good Food, a visit to this bathroom themed restaurant. Plus Gustavo Arellano has a restaurant for us to try in the OC and Russ Parsons gets spicy with New Mexico chiles.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenForget cereal and toast for breakfast. How about fried rice or noodle soup? Roxanne Webber of Chow.com has breakfast around the world. Sandra Wu tells us about a toilet-themed restaurant that's causing a stir in Taiwan. Author Rowan Jacobsen is obsessed with the Olympia oyster. The Ask a Mexican columnist, Gustavo Arellano, has a Vietnamese place for us to try. Green chiles are a staple of New Mexican cuisine. The LA Times' Russ Parsons explains. The Beer Chick, Christina Perozzi is here with some of her favorite brews. Yeast is everywhere, from bread to beer to our intestines. Marcelle Pick explains how too much yeast can be a bad thing. Asian dumplings look complicated but they are actually really easy to make, says Andrea Nguyen. She demystifies the dumpling. And Laura Avery hits the Santa Monica Farmers Market to see what's fresh and in season.
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9 storiesMarket Report
David Karp loves Kishu mandarins. These are seedless, small and kind of flat. They are sweet and sour providing a delicious and more complex flavor than Clementine or Satsuma mandarins. Easy to peel, kids love them too. Find them at Garcia Farms on Wednesday and Saturday in Santa Monica.
Read the story7 minThe Olympia Oyster
Rowan Jacobsen is the author of The Living Shore: Rediscovering a Lost World . He traveled with a group of marine scientists to a remote area of British Columbia to study the Olympia oyster. It is the only oyster variety native to the Pacific coast of North America. They have since been depleted by pollution and over-harvesting.
Read the story7 minChicken Pho in the OC
Pho Dakao is a Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Grove serving chicken pho. OC Weekly food columnist Gustavo Arellano says it's the best chicken pho in Orange County. Pho Dakao 15532 Ward Street 92843< (714) 531-2009 Music Break: The Swinging Creeper by The Ventures
Read the story6 minModern Toilet
Sandra Wu is a contributor to Zester Daily where she recently wrote about her trip to the restaurant Modern Toilet in Taiwan. Guests sit on toilet seats and dine at a bathtub converted into a table. All the dishes are served in modified mini toilets.
Read the story5 minBreakfast Around the World
Roxanne Webber is an Assistant Editor at Chow where she recently wrote about breakfast around the world . She likes the idea of making a savory porridge or a noodle soup for breakfast. Music Break: Tell Me by Au Revoir Simone
Read the story5 minNew Mexico Chiles
Russ Parsons is food editor for the Los Angeles Times. He's experienced many times the g reen and red chiles of New Mexico .
Read the story8 minYeast
Marcelle Pick is the author of The Core Balance Diet . Billions of bacteria inhabit our intestines and when they are imbalanced, they can cause illness or discomfort. An overgrowth of yeast is a symptom of an imbalance. Marcelle argues that probiotics can help return the body to a healthy state.
Read the story6 minThe Naked Pint
Christina Perozzi, also known as The Beer Chick , is the author of The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer . Christina recommends Coors' Blue Moon as an industrially produced craft beer. Lambic-style beer can be paired with dessert. Some brewers are aging their beer in oak barrels that come from whisky or wine makers.
Read the story8 minAsian Dumplings
Andrea Nguyen is the author of Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas and More . She recommends starting with a basic wrapper recipe using water and All-purpose flour. She uses a tortilla press to flatten the small balls of dough, and a dowel-like stick as a rolling pin.
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