OAKLAND ? Dressed in a bright yellow plastic apron and blue-striped engineer’s cap, Minh Tsai, the founder of Hodo Soy Beanery, is leading a tour of his company’s new West Oakland factory. With one hand, he presents a palmful of re-hydrated organic soybeans, and with the other he gestures enthusiastically to the large silver soymilk […]
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MORE THAN A HILL OF BEANS: Hodo Soy Beanery Opens New Factory in West Oakland
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The ABCs of Nutrition
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Nutrition really is that simple. Like A, B, C or 1, 2, 3. There are no magic potions, no magic nutrient combinations, no hocus pocus. Many “experts” publish books on the ideal diet more often than not focusing on some ideal nutrient ratio or combination that will make you shed pounds while others downright feed […]
New SF Confectionary Minamoto Kitchoan Offers Sweet Treats
October 22, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As pretty as poems, the confections at Minamoto Kitchoan — a new Japanese sweets shop in downtown San Francisco —almost look too good to eat. The pastel paper wrappings make many of the sweets resemble perfect little presents. And the glass cabinets, filled with artfully arranged models of pastries and seasonal fruits and foliage, bring […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Use Your Noodle
October 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
For the past week or so, a high-pressure system has been sitting just northeast of the Hawaiian Islands. Or so the meteorologists say. I don’t really understand meteorological speak, since the weatherperson always seems to be guessing anyway. Partly sunny, partly cloudy with chances of showers. Duh, that’s like everyday in Hawai‘i. It’s not like we’re […]
The Taiji Story
October 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
First, the disclaimer; I do not represent any organization or group. I am writing my personal reactions, reflections, and questions. The views I express here are not necessarily those of the Nichi Bei Weekly. It’s about the dolphins, about their being culled annually for meat at a place called Taiji. Most people from Japan would […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Almost Sake
October 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
What is almost saké? Is it cheap saké that you purchased several years ago to use for cooking that has turned a healthy dose of brown? Nope. That’s past saké. Is it pure rice-based Shochu? Not really, that’s more like saké on steroids. What about these Asian inspired martinis that combine flavored vodka and saké? […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: The Rising of the Phoenix…or the Egg?
September 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As the Nichi Bei Foundation embarks on a new journey as a nonprofit aiming to keep the community entwined with a newspaper, I have visions of that fabled Phoenix consumed in flames and reduced to ashes rising. Then again, maybe it wasn’t visions of the fabled Phoenix but simply of its common domesticated cousin, Gallus […]
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