Shigezo Review + Surprise Guest

Hello! Its been a While!(오랜만!)
No entries after I had my wisdom teeth removed since I lived on smoothies. After that I did cook but did not document! I'll work on that... Anyway, today I bring you a review of the new Japanese Izakaya in Portland called Shigezo (9th & Salmon)

Why I like this place:
1. Very Izakaya-like atmosphere w/ tatami mats and everything!
2. They have 20 Oz. Kirins! (and tons of sake choices)
3. REAL RAMEN (very huge, thats a small)
4. Womens bathroom has a washlet!
5. You will probably run into the famous Mr. Yoshida (of yoshida sauces) and he will probably get you a beer if you're nice.

PS> I don't recommend the Karaage, not enough potato starch.

Secret Shot of Mr. Yoshida

I feel I am entitled to this since he kept making fun of me.

Guess its an Austrian Thing

Look at that beauty! That isn't just a regular cup of coffee, this here be a glass of Viennese Coffee. Although I had an standard recipe, as usually happens, I lacked the common ingredients and therefore this became an R~iginal (bad pun?).
Anyway, this is probably the best damn coffee I have ever made, and comes close in competition to the cafe's back in hometown Europa ^_^.

Here's what you'll need for my "Apollo Viennese"

1/2 Mug of heavy whipping cream
1 tea.s. of powdered sugar 1/2 a box (as illustrated) of appllo choco
1/2 tea.s. vanilla extract
1 cup hot strong coffee
1 tea.s. of liquore de cacao (optional but worth it)

For the cream topping/base beat the whip cream, sugar, vanilla.Then put in the fridge

You have to make the cream topping and base by beating it, but I didn't have a electronic beater so.... I started doing this is a chilled metal bowl with a whisk, and then realized that would take forever. Then, being the clever devil I am I decided to put the whip cream into a mug and roll the whisk between my hands, it worked like a charm!

The Stove
While thats chilling in the fridge, chop up your apollo chocolates as small as you can (so they will melt faster). Leave a bit aside for topping.

When you're done, put about 2/3 of the whip cream in a pot and heat slowly on the stove.
Swirl in the chocolates slowly so they don't burn and mix until its all melted.
Pour in the hot coffee, still stirring, and lastly the liquore de cacao.

You can now pour it into a glass and top with the remaining whip cream (which I have yet to figure out how to do artistically). Then the final touch, sprinkle on your bits of apollo. ENJOY!

Guess its a Repetitive Thing

I know what you're thinking. Fried Rice again?! Well technically yes, but technically no. This time its Japanese Cha-han so it reality its a bit different. Different flavour = different food, therefore different!

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Whats in it:
1 egg
tomato
shrimp flavored cha-han spice (you might find it at your local asian store, or you might not; there are little dried shrimps!)
daiko and onion fried in Tsuyuu ( note tsuyuu is the master cooking sauce in almost all J. dishes!)
a dash of dashi
tofu - squeeze out the water with a paper towel, and fry in tsuyuu as well

Fairly Simple, Fairly Tasty, Totally Lazy.
Ps. the best thing about friend rice is you can put in anything you have in your fridge, I recommend Broccoli and eggplants!
Ciao for now.
~R