http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/ things i've seen : rick elizaga Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Rick Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:03 +0000 http://www.sonofsoy.soybox.com/2008/03/04/uncategorized/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/#comment-270 Ah, the twisty things are made from slices of konnyaku, a firm jelly made from flour from the konjac (also known as "devil's tongue") root, which is similar to taro. You can buy bricks of the brown-grey speckled jelly in water-filled plastic packs. Konnyaku has little flavor, but the firm gelatinous texture gives it a satisfying chewiness. It sometimes has a slight ammonia smell until it's rinsed and boiled or fried. You'll usually find chunks of it in oden, and it also comes in noodle form. They say konnyaku is a good diet food because it's bulky and high in fiber but very low in calories. You make the twisty shape, used for special occasions, by making a vertical slit in the middle of a long rectangle of konnyaku, then tucking one end into and through that slit. Ah, the twisty things are made from slices of konnyaku, a firm jelly made from flour from the konjac (also known as “devil’s tongue”) root, which is similar to taro. You can buy bricks of the brown-grey speckled jelly in water-filled plastic packs. Konnyaku has little flavor, but the firm gelatinous texture gives it a satisfying chewiness. It sometimes has a slight ammonia smell until it’s rinsed and boiled or fried. You’ll usually find chunks of it in oden, and it also comes in noodle form. They say konnyaku is a good diet food because it’s bulky and high in fiber but very low in calories.
You make the twisty shape, used for special occasions, by making a vertical slit in the middle of a long rectangle of konnyaku, then tucking one end into and through that slit.

]]> http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Sandwich Architecture Thu, 28 May 2009 15:04:32 +0000 http://www.sonofsoy.soybox.com/2008/03/04/uncategorized/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/#comment-36 That bento box is so beautiful! Do you remember what the soba colored twists are in the bottom right of the last photo? That bento box is so beautiful! Do you remember what the soba colored twists are in the bottom right of the last photo?

]]> http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/comment-page-1/#comment-35 vanessa Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:35:31 +0000 http://www.sonofsoy.soybox.com/2008/03/04/uncategorized/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/#comment-35 yes ive been there although its a long travel from here to the philippines. but i like that country very much. i think its good for taking some good pictures, because i want to study photography. so i want to visit it as soon as possible. hope you have fun by doing your work. i like it. yes ive been there although its a long travel from here to the philippines. but i like that country very much. i think its good for taking some good pictures, because i want to study photography. so i want to visit it as soon as possible. hope you have fun by doing your work. i like it.

]]> http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Rick Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:13:47 +0000 http://www.sonofsoy.soybox.com/2008/03/04/uncategorized/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/#comment-34 Tave, a couple of those things were ready-made, but the rest did take a lot of work (by Mari). After being here for a few years over the holiday season, I miss exotic things from back home like turkey and cranberry sauce. Vanessa, thanks! I'm not a professional photographer, but I'm flattered you think I could be. (I design websites for a living.) I haven't picked up my camera in awhile... : ( Have you had a chance to visit the Philippines? Tave, a couple of those things were ready-made, but the rest did take a lot of work (by Mari). After being here for a few years over the holiday season, I miss exotic things from back home like turkey and cranberry sauce.
Vanessa, thanks! I’m not a professional photographer, but I’m flattered you think I could be. (I design websites for a living.)
I haven’t picked up my camera in awhile… : (
Have you had a chance to visit the Philippines?

]]> http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/comment-page-1/#comment-33 vanessa Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:07:25 +0000 http://www.sonofsoy.soybox.com/2008/03/04/uncategorized/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/#comment-33 im really impressed of your work. the photos are quite interesting and they look even professional. Are you a professional photographer? i come from germany and i have also relations to philippines.... im really impressed of your work. the photos are quite interesting and they look even professional. Are you a professional photographer? i come from germany and i have also relations to philippines….

]]> http://www.sonofsoy.com/2008/03/04/food-and-drink/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/comment-page-1/#comment-32 tave Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:12:25 +0000 http://www.sonofsoy.soybox.com/2008/03/04/uncategorized/new-year%e2%80%99s-food/#comment-32 I see maybe two things in there that I recognize, but the whole thing is very aesthetically pleasing. It must have taken a lot of work. I see maybe two things in there that I recognize, but the whole thing is very aesthetically pleasing. It must have taken a lot of work.

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