Italy didn’t make it to the World Cup and the USA men’s team was scuttled by the Netherlands. But, BSK did some exemplary culinary scoring. There was comfort galore for dinner (and leftover lunch). BSK is deft at cooking HG’s favorite Chinese dish: Mapo Tofu. This is always served with an abundance of Asian rice noodles (HG likes vermicelli). Eeks!! Horror!! No rice noodles in the pantry or thin Italian pasta. Nothing but orzo. So, BSK mixed orzo with the Mapo Tofu. Italy met China and the result was delicious. In addition, BSK made a family favorite: “Green Soup”. BSK cooks all of the aging refrigerated veggies in chicken (or vegetable broth) and adds a secret spice and herb mix. Purees the mix when cooked. The result is green in color and celestial in taste. SJ and wife, Maiko Sakamoto, serve it at Freeman Shokudo, their izakaya in Tokyo, It’s a big seller to Japanese customers during cold weather.
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