food
"shabu-shabu"
roughly translated that means "swish-swish". it's the name of a dish that i had with some friends at a japanese restaurant this weekend. on every table there's a burner and the server brings out this big pot of water to boil on it. then you get a big platter of raw meat and vegetables and some chopsticks and you kinda make a soup with all the vegetables. you hold the meat under water and kinda swish it around for 5 or 10 seconds to cook it, which was really unsettling to me because it never really looked like it was cooked right. anyway, just so you know, this food doesn't really taste very good. and it is really expensive. according to wikipedia, it originated in the 13th century as a way for Genghis Khan to feed all his soldiers. i can't imagine that being very efficient. they must have had some special technique.
roughly translated that means "swish-swish". it's the name of a dish that i had with some friends at a japanese restaurant this weekend. on every table there's a burner and the server brings out this big pot of water to boil on it. then you get a big platter of raw meat and vegetables and some chopsticks and you kinda make a soup with all the vegetables. you hold the meat under water and kinda swish it around for 5 or 10 seconds to cook it, which was really unsettling to me because it never really looked like it was cooked right. anyway, just so you know, this food doesn't really taste very good. and it is really expensive. according to wikipedia, it originated in the 13th century as a way for Genghis Khan to feed all his soldiers. i can't imagine that being very efficient. they must have had some special technique.
posted by james at Sunday, October 15, 2006
3 Comments:
I don't think that's enough time in boiling water to safely cook...
yeah, i had the same concern... that was friday though, and i'm not feeling sick yet, so i guess it worked out alright.
No wonder, this is coming from the same people who made Sushi.
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