News Feed: February 17, 2011

by jbfauthor on February 17, 2011

Taking toddlers out to eat: faux pas or fact of life? [BBC] The best fried dumplings in NYC's Chinatown. [SE] Josh Ozersky praises Blood, Bones, and Butter. [Time] Famed Spanish chef Santi Santamaria dies at 53. [WP] Meet the dekopon

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Eat this Word: Yuzu

by jbfauthor on August 19, 2010

WHAT? Chic citrus. Thought to be a hybrid of the sour mandarin and the Ichang lemon, yuzu is a golf ball-sized fruit with a thick bumpy rind that ranges from green to vibrant yellow depending on its ripeness. Although the fruit originated in China, the Japanese adopted this ambrosial gem as part of their traditional winter solstice yuzu-yu, a bath in which whole yuzu are wrapped in cheesecloth and floated in the hot water so the fruit's intoxicating aroma—with notes of lime, lemon, and grapefruit—rises to meet the bather. The ultra-tart yuzu is not usually eaten whole but is used as an accent in many traditional Asian dishes and has recently come into vogue in restaurants across the U.S. WHERE? Aaron Butts's Beard House Dinner WHEN? August 23, 2010 HOW?

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