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i'm gonna cry. sicilian watermelon pudding: a great success. maybe one of the most beautiful and tasty things ever. fresh watermelon juice with vanilla and jasmine, thickened to pudding glory - fresh whipped cream, chopped pistachios.

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Delicious namamen! Fresh ramen at home, endless variations, and cheap!

Soup: Asahi Meiten green chili and tonkotsu (pork bone) broth Really liked this! It had a bit of heat and the green chili went very well with the richness of the tonkotsu flavor.

Noodles: Seiyu store brand, medium-thick My favorite. Normally you'd get thin noodles with tonkotsu soup, but I like these ones so much.

Protein: Frieden brand Yamato Pork chashu end pieces Yum! I will definitely grab this again the next time it's on sale. I did rinse the fat off some pieces.

Toppings: Aijtama egg and quick-pickled onions What even is ramen without a marinated egg? (Recipe here.) Also pickled onions are my new favorite addition to a rich or fatty broth like tonkotsu. How was I sleeping on this for so long?

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If I may……… live laugh levain

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my family wasn't this strict, but in some sects of buddhism you're not allowed to eat the "five pungent vegetables", onions garlic shallots leeks and umm chives i think, really any of those kind of vegetables. probably some monk ages ago was tired of onion farts stinking up the temple. anyways, one time my brother made a soup using all five of them. he said, "one sip of this, and you'll be reincarnated as a flea."

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Gosh I would love to see Gagu’s recipe.

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Randomly curious:

Everyone I know would know of these, and many would have some in their kitchens. So now I'm curious how far that knowledge goes.

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Don’t get me wrong, FamiMa—I love you, but………….

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Don’t get me wrong, FamiMa—I love you, but………….

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Any travel advice site will tell you to travel like a local, but honestly you should local like a traveller. Go out with wide eyes and curiosity. Visit museums and parks and art galleries, try out the overpriced but highly rated restaurants that only tourists visit, take photos and video, stop to read those heritage information signs, treat yourself to an ice cream on a hot day. Don't let tourists be the only ones who take joy in your home.

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中華そば 七麺鳥（Shichimencho）「こく煮節ラーメン 細麺」

✔️Store name / Menu

✔️Nearest : 鶯谷駅

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Ingredients

Yield: 4 servings

3 small Italian eggplants (1½ pounds)

½ cup olive oil

3 garlic cloves, finely grated

1 tablespoon ground cumin

¾ teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)

¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Preparation

Heat the oven to 450 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Prepare eggplants by slicing off their tops and a fine layer of skin from their bottoms. Slice the eggplant into 1-inch-thick rounds and place on the lined pan.

Make your spice oil by combining the olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Brush the spiced oil onto the faces of all the eggplant slices, then flip each one over and repeat on the second side.

Roast for 20 minutes, then use a spatula to flip over each round. Roast for another 10 to 20 minutes, or until soft, browned and crisp. If you’re looking for a little extra color, broil the eggplant, watching carefully, for about a minute.

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American Crow enjoying a Modelo in Brooklyn Bridge Park. 😁

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Sometimes on walkies, we’ll cross paths with a neighbor walking a golden retriever or a lab, and we two humans will meet eyes and do this kinda sheepish shrug & smile like “Yeahhh, we got this one backwards, huh,” and idk, I think that’s beautiful