Jay Eats Worldwide

What's a Musubi? A musubi or onigiri is pretty simple, a Japanese rice ball wrapped in seaweed. Some of the traditional filling include seaweed, a sour plum, or salted salmon. Sometimes they're dipped in furikake, which is a Japanese condiment sprinkled over rice. It includes chopped seaweed, sesame seeds, dried fish, salt, etc. You may have heard "musubi" associated with SPAM, which is a staple in Hawaii. Today, I'm with Mama Musubi My first visit to Mama Musubi was at 626 Night Market , their 24-Hour Pork Belly caught my eye and taste buds, I wasn't  disappointed. Read about my first visit to 626 Night Market . I was introduced to the Mama Musubi sibling owners, Carol and Phillip.  They invited me to a sneak peek of the menu items for an upcoming pop up in Little Tokyo. See What Jay Eats... Gyu Niku Musubi Angus Beef Ribeye and Caramelized Onions in a sweet soy sauce. It'...

A couple of months ago, I sampled some créme caramel from Créme Caramel LA.  If you don't know what it is, it's the French version of flan (or vice versa), which is a custard dessert with a layer of caramel on top.  Without getting into all of the details, flan is different in many parts of the world.  So, I'll just refer to it as créme caramel... See What Jay Eats... Taro, Original, and Coffee My first tasting of Créme Caramel LA, thanks to Nina Rodecker (@TastyClouds) I checked their website and found them  at the Barnsdall Art Park Farmers Market on Wednesdays Sampled all of the créme caramels flavors and all were very good. Which made it hard to pick one... All with great flavor and not too sweet. While I was there... This couple walks up, tries samples of the créme caramel, they end up purchasing 2 of them. Not more than 8 feet away, they finished their créme  caramel AND  returned to purchase  a...

Carmageddon 2011 Sunday, July 17th Los Angeles Day 2 Didn't stay in LA today, went to San Diego! Day 2 of Carmageddon in Los Angeles and I headed South to San Diego. Not just to escape, but to visit some friends and eat. Heading South 8:45 AM Interstate 15 Entering San Diego County 9:20 AM Where's the traffic? Don't want to jinx it...it's a beautiful day Kate Murray Founder and Sushi Chef of Miss Sushi San Diego Also, main character in "The Zen of Fish" by Trevor Corson You might even see my name in there too... My first stop was to see my friend, mentee, and fellow sushi chef, Kate Murray at the Rancho Santa Fe Farmer's Market. It's been awhile since I've tasted her sushi creations and promised that I would, today was the day. Red Head Roll Shrimp tempura roll topped with spicy tuna, spicy sauce, and crunchies Served with a seared tuna and cucumber/seaweed salad You can visit Miss Sushi at the Rancho Santa Fe Farmers Market Every Other Sunday or...

For all of you who attended my demo, Thank You! Although it was a hot afternoon, we were able to have some fun and answer a lot of sushi questions. Would like to Thank the Anaheim Certified Farmers Market for having me come down to cook for everyone... Here is the CORRECTED Spicy Tuna Recipe: 1 lb chopped sashimi grade tuna (chop with a knife) 2 TBS mayonnaise (a good quality one) 1 TBS togarashi (Japanese chili pepper) 1 TBS sesame chili oil 1 TBS Siracha (Asian hot sauce) 1 TBS Sambal 1 TBS soy sauce (low salt) Taste salt chopped green onions (optional) Have fun making handrolls for your next party.