L.A. Times - Food & Dining

Could that be ice in my soup?
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700
This August 2007 article suggested chilling out -- with a bowl of naeng myun, the served-cold Korean specialty with springy noodles and a tangy broth. Summer in Koreatown has long been marked by the sounds of slurping. The season for naeng myun -- cold noodles -- is now in full swing, and at restaurants across the neighborhood, huge bowlfuls of chewy buckwheat noodles quickly disappear. Occasionally there are pauses for a spoonful of icy-cold tangy broth, a bite of crunchy pickled daikon or cucumber, a sliver of crisp-sweet Asian pear, or a slice of tender beef brisket.
High-end restaurants on a tightrope of economic uncertainty
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Celebrity chefs behind Melisse, Anisette, Craft and other deluxe dining spots try to lure recession-wary diners. PEOPLE always have to eat, but do they have to dine out? That's the question Southern California's top chefs are facing after the last few weeks of grim economic news.
Mix and match to create a spice blend all your own
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Whether it's a Cajun or charmoula combination, add a fresh dimension to a traditional blend of herbs and spices with your own flavor pairings. Bold Cajun blends, Chinese five-spice powder, Caribbean jerk, garam masala garam masala from India, Middle Eastern baharat , Thai green curry paste -- each of these blends of spices and herbs has its origins as a cornerstone of a regional cuisine. Traditionally developed over time and honed through generations, spice blends are calculated combinations of fresh or dry ingredients that create a symphony of flavors. Walk the spice aisle of any store and commercial variations abound.

 

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Sour Chinese Soup - Mushrooms, soy, bean curd, with chicken broth.

Sour Shrimp Soup - Uses fish sauce, lemon grass, tomato, chili pepper, and straw mushrooms.

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Sour Soup - Using pork strips, bamboo shoots, woodear, bean curd, and mushrooms.

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Sour Soup - White wine vinegar with bamboo shoots, wood ears, mushrooms, tofu, and egg.

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Chinese Hot and Sour Soup - With pork or chicken, shiitake mushrooms, dried black fungus, tofu, and canned water chestnuts.

Hot and Sour Garlic Chive Soup with Tofu - Lists lovage, dulse, rice wine vinegar, cloud ear, and lettuce.

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Hot and Sour Scallop Soup - Consists of bamboo shoots, mushrooms, cornstarch, egg, and vinegar in chicken broth.

Hot and Sour Seafood Soup (Thai) - Contains shrimp, scallops, lemongrass, mushrooms, and serrano chilis.

Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup - Tom Yam Goong - Prawns with galangal, fish sauce, lemon grass, mushrooms, chili peppers, and lime juice.

Hot and Sour Soup - With snow peas, peppers, bouillon cubes, soy, and chicken.

Hot and Sour Soup - Non-traditional dish using tomato, mushroom, brown sugar, watercress, and barbeque sauce.

Hot and Sour Soup 3 - Chinese mushrooms with soy, lime, chilis, and cilantro.

Hot and Sour Soup 4 - Pork recipe with lilly buds, tree ears, mushrooms, tofu, egg, and vinegar.

Hot and Sour Soup with Chayote and Shrimp - Lists lemongrass, oyster sauce, allspice berries, mushroom, and cilantro.

Hot and Sour Soup With Tofu - Contains sweet red peppers, soy, snow peas, water chestnuts, onion, chicken and vegetable stock.

Hotsour Soup 28 - With rice wine vinegar, bamboo shoots, egg, ginger, and cilantro.
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Nuri's Hot and Sour Soup - Combines cloud ears, golden needles, pork, sherry, soy, egg, and scallions.

Radish Hot and Sour Soup - With chicken stock, ginger, spinach, and green onion.
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Sizzling Rice Hot and Sour Soup - Black mushrooms, soy, chicken, vinegar, and egg in chicken broth.