Fishballs!

[aliothsan]

Recent soup:
chicken broth
water
zarusoba tsuyu (grr, premixed -- it's impossible to find dashi (key ingredient) by itself

Comments

[aliothsan]

Not quite. Maybe a school shooting.

[aliothsan]

Hmm, I might have said Ragnarök rather than Hiroshima -- but either way, I'm afraid that endpoint can only be achieved via direct stimulation of the relevant neural circuits.

[callianassa]

Usually Japanese food marts have dashi... I've even been able to find it in Carson City, so I'd imagine your area has it somewhere.

And I think miso is more the quintessential Japanese flavor, at least in my mind, but *shrug.*

[aliothsan]

I haven't been able to find a specifically Japanese grocery that's within walking or public-transiting of MIT, but I probably just need to ask around. I went to the Super 88 the other day, which seems to mostly do Chinese, but also I could have just not been paying enough attention.

I'm semi-quoting Shizuo Tsuji there: "many substitutes for dashi are possible, but without dashi, dishes are merely `a la japonaise' and lack the authentic flavor." Miso is different, yes; I happen not to like it as much, but *shrug*.

[jbsegal]

The Lotte on Mass Ave. should have dashi.
Reliable Market in Union Sq. certainly does.
Kotobukiya in Porter Sq. Certainly does.

[aliothsan]

Really? I thought Lotte was Korean...

[evil_overlords]

Hey, I've still got three packets of dashi left from SF! It's good stuff, and makes a lot of servings. I'll give you a packet next time you're over.

From now until the last week of classes, I'm completely hosed. But maybe we can make some soup together that week before finals?

[aliothsan]

Ooh, that sounds like fun.