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Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

The Gochiso Gourmet is a column on food, wine and healthy eating. Ryan Tatsumoto is a graduate of both the University of Hawai‘i and UC San Francisco. He is a recently retired clinical pharmacist and a budding chef/recipe developer/wine taster. He writes from Kane’ohe, HI and can be reached at gochisogourmet@gmail.com. The views expressed in the preceding column are not necessarily those of the Nichi Bei News.
  • Gochiso Gourmet

    My kitchen necessities

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Nov 23, 2023
    My kitchen necessities

    Since the holiday season is almost upon us, it’s that time once again to consider our gift giving options. However, instead of simply giving you gift suggestions, I’ll take a […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Food, Gochiso Gourmet

    Re-establishing a healthy diet

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Oct 26, 2023
    Re-establishing a healthy diet

    Since retirement, I have gained about five pounds, which doesn’t seem like much, but my body fat went from about 15 percent to roughly 25 percent. And I’m biking for […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Gochiso Gourmet

    Multiethnic cuisine

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Sep 28, 2023
    Multiethnic cuisine
    Two Hawaiian dishes are in a bowl, kalua pig, which is comprised of pork and other ingredients, and lomi salmon, which is comprised of salmon, tomatoes, salt and other ingredients.

    The mix of various ethnic cuisines started well before a group of 12 chefs from Hawai‘i pioneered what became known as Regional Hawaiian Cuisine back in 1991. It started in […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Gochiso Gourmet

    Food of the Middle East

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Aug 31, 2023

    Prior to my move to the Bay Area for graduate school, I had never sampled the cuisine from the Middle East as the food in the 50th was mainly about […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Food, Gochiso Gourmet

    THE GOCHISO GOURMET: It’s 5 p.m. somewhere!

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Jul 20, 2023
    THE GOCHISO GOURMET: It’s 5 p.m. somewhere!

    That means it’s always cocktail time! Since I retired, tracking the day of the week has become somewhat of a challenge mainly because Ms. S is still part of the […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Gochiso Gourmet

    Obon food memories

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Jun 22, 2023
    Obon food memories

    One of my enduring food memories of Obon season on Maui was consuming chow fun from conical shave ice cups every summer. Although I was raised and primarily resided on […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Gochiso Gourmet

    More than just soft and silky

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    May 25, 2023
    More than just soft and silky

    I know the first thing people envision when you say tofu is that semi-solid block of soft curdled soy milk. Sometimes it’s served as is with a little bit of […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Gochiso Gourmet

    Responsible cooking

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Apr 27, 2023

    There is a wide range of efficiencies, depending on how you cook your meals, with electric coils at the lower end, gas cooktops being just slightly better, with halogen cooktops […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Food, Gochiso Gourmet, Lifestyle

    Alternate sandwiches

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Mar 16, 2023
    Alternate sandwiches

    Way back in the 18th century, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, supposedly had his valet place slices of salted beef between two slices of bread so his meal […] READ MORE

  • Columns, Gochiso Gourmet

    Condiments galore

    Ryan Tatsumoto, Nichi Bei News

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    Feb 16, 2023
    Condiments galore

    When we were actively supporting the restaurant industry during the height of the pandemic, I first sampled a Yuzu Miso Chicken created by Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, which […] READ MORE

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