/jpck/ - Japanese Food & Cooking

Hola, I am an American but my family is traditionally from Oaxaca, Mexico. Here are some of our more popular "traditional" foods. Horchata is a drink that is made usually from rice or almonds and flavored with cinnamon and vanilla, and is pretty sweet tasting. Kind of like chai or milk tea.

Churros are made out of pulled pastry dough that is fried and coated in sugar (like doughnuts), and actually originated from China but the Portuguese and later Mexicans popularized them.

Empanadas are fried or baked dumplings filled with meats and cheeses. These are also pretty popular in Indonesia and the Philippians thanks to the Portuguese.

Tamales are truly Hispanic though dating back to 8000bc. They are corn husks called "hojas" that have been stuffed with a dough made from lard, corn, and broth, called "masa" and various meats and vegetables, then steamed. Very tasty.

Finally there is tequila which is alcohol made from fermenting and aging the juice of the Blue Agave plant.

Is there any sort of Hispanic food well known or popular in Japan?

>>1074

XD

Hola! Thank you very much for your visiting and posting here! I’m very glad!

Of course I know churros. It is very popular in Japan. Here is a pic of a web site of one famous Japanese doughnut shop.

They say “Churros is a kind of Spanish doughnuts.” (“スペインドーナツ” means Spanish doughnuts ), and I like it. (Almost all girls like it, I know.)

> Empanadas fried or baked dumplings filled with meats and cheeses

I’ve never seen it, but I think it must be very yummy!

>Horchata

> Tamales

It is my first time to know those too. They seem very good, but I can’t imagine how they taste exactly.

Especially, the way to cook tamales sounds difficult. Is it easy to cook at home? Do your mother often cook it?

I'm sorry for my Engrish.

>>1074

>Is there any sort of Hispanic food well known or popular in Japan?

I’m sorry, but I don’t know what the true traditional Hispanic food exactly is. (I don’t know the difference between Hispanic food and Spanish food or Mexican food… sorry)

I may make some mistakes, but I think…

1. burrito

It has been popular in Japan recently. I ate it of Costco. It was hot but very yummy.

2. tortilla chips

I love it so much. We can also get Nachos at WB.

3. tacos, paella

They are very common, you know. :)

4. ajillo

I like it too! I sometimes make it with shrimps or oysters.

5. tequila

Yes! It is well known. But we know it is too strong for us to drink it a lot…. If we did so, we would completely dive into the death valley.

By the way, my mother displays the empty bottle of it with good care in her kiｔchen.

They are popular I think, but if I made mistakes, please correct them.

>>1076

Wow I'm surprised churros are popular in Japan, they've only recently become popular in mainstream America, since like 2010 or so. Horchata is kinda hard to describe the flavor but it's kind of like almond or rice milk with vanilla and cinnamon. As for tamales it is hard to describe what they would taste like. I guess they are a bit like enchiladas but that wouldn't fully do the flavor justice. I guess it is kind of like describing what miso tastes like to a person that has never had Asian food.

As for cooking Tamales, they don't particularly require much skill to make but they are time consuming. My family and I usually only make them for holidays and special occasions when we are all together, and our whole family spends an afternoon making around 90 or so tamales. You can freeze them too so they last for weeks.

Also your don't worry your English is very good!

>>1078

Don't worry Hispanic, Mexican, and Spanish all pretty much describe the same thing since south/middle American Countries/Spain/Portugal share pretty much the same sort of foods.

>Burrito, tortilla chips, tacos, paella, and ajillo

Yup those are all popular Hispanic foods, though I'm surprised that Paella and Ajillo are popular there since they are not very well known in the United States (though I think this is because seafood it harder to come by in a lot of the states than compared to Japan.)

>it is too strong for us to drink it a lot

Hahaha I wish more Americans knew this, a lot of us tend to drink a lot of tequila and get crazy.

>my mother displays the empty bottle of it with good care in her kitchen.

Cool! What brand is it? Tequila is known to have really interesting bottle designs.

>>1094

We have been able to buy churros in the Tokyo Disneyland since 1989, I googled.

Now we can get churros even at some convenience stores.

I was so surprised that it was so yummy when I ate it for the first time. (I remember it was in the Disneyland. )

> enchilada

It also looks delicious!

>cooking Tamales

> our whole family spends an afternoon making around 90 or so tamales.

It takes so much time!!!

You can easily remember the day when you eat it and it would be more delicious because your whole family make it together, I think. It must be fun!

>your English is ….

>T-Thank you! I have to and want to study hard!

>>1094

We can get Burrito at 7-Eleven, but it is different from original one, I think. Anyway the word “Burrito” became popular, and wrap salad has been popular recently.

>Paella

It is very popular as one of the Spanish foods.Yes. It may be because we like seafood.

>Ajillo

There is an actor who like cooking with olive oil in Japan. It might be one reason… just kidding.(He is well known as a man who always use too much oil on TV.)

「タパス」in the pic of him means Tapas.

>What brand is it?

Porfidio Dolce, I think.Its prickly pear is very pretty.

http://www.mexifoods.co.nz/shop/porfidio-the-dolce-ultra-premium-agave-spirit

Each of your pics of tequila bottles is very cool! but they seem a little bit dangerous…..

>I wish more Americans knew this

Hahaha!　Japan is same.

Well, How much do you drink Tequila or some alcohol?

I think you must be strong!

>>1126

>>1113

>I think you must be strong!

Hahaha, thanks for the compliment! But I have had my fair share of drunken escapades. These are just some funny photos this isn't me

>>1127

It takes a week to post here, I’m sorry I was late!

>>1127

Yes. They look different from those of Japan. Are they spicy? I think some Mexican foods are spicy very much.

I like hot foods, but some dishes are too hot for me…

Wow those bottles are so beautiful and elegant!!! They look like perfume bottles. Those good-looking bottles make me feel like gathering them.

Japanese Sake bottles may be not as beautiful as those tequila bottles, but some of them are pretty I think.

http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2138035361309731101

>>1126

>check to see if it says 100% Blue Agave.

I didn’t know that! Thank you for your information. I’ll do it when I feel like drinking tequila!

>>1152

>It takes a week to post here, I’m sorry I was late!

No worries, it's kinda fun. Like having a pen pal haha.

>Are they spicy?

Most Mexican food in the States makes the food less spicy than what it should be, since most Americans can't eat really hot foods well. However the food my family and relatives in Mexico cook is extremely spicy because we love our food to have "heat".

>some of them are pretty I think

Yeah, most definitely. This one looks like you could use it as a nice vase afterwards.

>Some healthy but bad guys recommend sweet cocktails like Margarita in order to make girls get crazy I know. ：9

Hahaha guys tend to do the same thing in the States. I guess it must be universal XD

>It is similar to “salty-dog” isn’t it?

Yup, it's basically a "satly-dog" with tequila and lime. I personally like it better than a traditional margarita because it is easier to make.

> like to hear the story of many kinds of alcohol

Sure! I have a bunch of those. I'll split them into separate posts though especially crazy drunk stories

>>1156

Alright here is a story about me and a friend of mine.

>First year of college I made friends with a guy who did not drink, or smoke, etc. We called him Gator.

>As time goes by he starts drinking little bits at a time, a beer here and there nothing major.

>Halloween rolls around and we go to a party some friends are throwing.

>Booze is everywhere, and I'm like a kid in a candy store.

>Joking around another one of my friends called Hurricane challenges Gator to take shots with him.

>Gator accepts and ends up doing 7 shots.

Now my friend Gator is a 6ft 2in or 187.9cm tall burly guy from Canada and actually handles the liquor really well. He ends up having the time of his life.

>The next day is Saturday, and Hurricane, Gator, me, and another guy named Ryan are going to another party later that night.

>We start to sip on a few beers in Hurricane's dorm room around 5:00pm to get a good buzz going.

>Gator is having none of that.

>He starts pounding beers like there is no tomorrow.

>8:00pm

>Gator is still drinking but has slowed down a bit, and is very drunk.

>another friend swings by and invites my to smoke with him.

>my friends don't smoke weed so I head off to 420 blaze it.

>Come back about an hour later to find Gator and Ryan in a Mexican stand off.

>Gator is an inch away from Ryan's face shouting "Hurricane look at me"

>Ryan is drunk and getting angry.

>Hurricane and I pull Gator back and sit him on the couch.

> Ryan storms off and Hurricane follows him.

>I go over to Gator who is sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.

>"uh, are you okay Gator?"

>Gator jumps up and immediately falls over smashing Hurricane's cheap coffee table.

>I'll take that as a "no" then.

>I help Gator up and he starts stumbling to the door.

> "I'm totally cool bro lets go to that party"

> I follow Gator out into the hallway and he is zig-zagging all over the place trying to make it to the stairs.

>Shit I need to stop him.

>"Uh hey Gator shouldn't you go to the bathroom before heading out?"

>Gator spins around and grabs me by the arm pulling me into the hall bathroom with him.

>"anon you're smart, you're a smart guy, that's why you're my friends."

>Still holding my arm in a death grip he takes off his pants with one hand and leans the side of his body in the urinal.

>Gator stares at me and in a dead serious tone says.

>"Anon I want you to slap me."

>"Uh…. what?"

>"Slap me anon, I've been a shit friend."

>okay…

>I half heartily wave my free hand at his face and he dodges it.

>"Fingertips, you only used your fingertips. You need to go full force anon"

>Tightening his grip on my arm Gator proceeds to slap himself in the face with it.

>*slap*

>"WHO IS YOUR MASTER AND COMMANDER?"

>"…what?"

>*slap*

>" WHO IS YOUR MASTER AND COMMANDER ANON?"

>"I.. I don't know"

>*slap*

>"WHO IS YOUR MA-"

>Suddenly Ryan kicks in the door and storms in with Hurricane in tow.

>"…what the fuck? Are we interrupting something anon?"

>Ryan and Hurricane help me pry off Gator, put his pants back on and get him into the hallway.

>While Gator is stumbling down the hall back to his room Ryan and Hurricane turn to me.

>"what was going on in there anon?"

>"Hell if I know. Gator is compl-"

>Look down the hall, Gator is no longer in front of us, and we are nowhere near his room.

Oh fuck he went into some random person's room.

>We frantically try door knobs to see which one are unlocked.

>The second one I try opens to a dark room with two guys sleeping in it and Gator squatting in the back corner in his boxers, shirt and pants nowhere to be found.

>Hurricane barges past me grabs Gator and tosses him over his shoulder like a sack of flower and sprints out of the room down the hall.

>I catch up to see Gator being tossed into his bunk bed.

>Gator yells "Ya'll are trying to make me southern!" and then passes out.

>Ryan, Hurricane, and I call it a night and head back to our rooms.

>The next morning I wake up and head to the Dorm Common Room.

>Gator is sitting on the couch looking like death warmed over.

>"What the fuck did I do last night anon?"

I filled him in on what happened and he apologized profusely and treated Ryan, Hurricane, and I to pancakes.

>>1161

I'll post some more stories and songs later. It is really late here and I need to get to sleep.

>>1155

Oh yeah, I have a bunch of CDs form "The Offspring" they have some really great punk songs.

>>1156

>It may make you laugh, but we sang it when we were in junior high school.

Wow that is really pretty. I can see why your friend likes to listen to it.

>>1141

> pretty sexual/romantic. It's a cultural thing I guess.

Yes. I agree.

Each culture makes the whole world, then each person becomes to have interest in the other cultures.

Thank you for your telling me the meaning of those songs!

>what kind of mixed drinks are popular in Japan?

There are some bars where we can drink authentic cocktails, but in other casual bars (called Izakaya, or so), there are also some cocktails.

We learn casual cocktails at first there, because authentic bars are refined for young people.

I think "Moscow Mule", "Gin and Tonic", "screwdriver",　"Peach Fizz", and “Margarita” , and so on are popular.

Additionally, “Kahlua and Milk” is very popular among the young girls, because it is sweet enough.

It's magical mixed drink.

>>1162

>>1162

G-GGGGGatoooooorrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

I was reading this story in suspense…

But I laughed loudly especially ↓

>*slap*

>"WHO IS YOUR MASTER AND COMMANDER?"

>"…what?"

>*slap*

>" WHO IS YOUR MASTER AND COMMANDER ANON?"

>"I.. I don't know"

And

>"…what the fuck? Are we interrupting something anon?"

It's like one scene of a movie.

Also ↓is　soooo interesting!

>The second one I try opens to a dark room with two guys sleeping in it and Gator squatting in the back corner in his boxers, shirt and pants nowhere to be found.

Gator is there. There is Gator behind guys sleeping Peacefully………….!!!!!!

I don't know why drunk guys sometimes take their pants off, still now… there is no border. So funny.

I hope Gator is happy now…..!

>>1163

Which comes first?

They are completely same! XD

>>1213

A little back story on why Gator was saying the "master and commander" thing. During the previous day, which was Halloween , Gator, Hurricane, Ryan, and I all dressed up as the Powerpuff girls and professor Utonium. We ended up looking like my second pic minus the head pieces. Gator was dressed up as Blossom, the red one, who is the leader of the group, and when he got completely wasted he was shouting at Hurricane and Ryan that he was their Leader which somehow turned into master and commander by the end of the night.

>>1201

Oh yeah all of those drinks are pretty popular here, we also have a variation of the "Moscow mule" which is the "Kentucky Mule" that replaces the Vodka with Bourbon.

>“Kahlua and Milk

My friends and I drank a variation of this where we added in vanilla rum and called it a "Russian Pirate" because it is like a "Black Russian" with rum instead of vodka.

>It really seems strange, but the melody of it from 2:54~ is nice for me.

It doesn't seem that strange, I like the melody as well.

>Also it is my favorite song.↓　I like its song lyrics.

I like it! Though I only actually know a few words in Japanese, so I have no idea what it is about > ~ <"

>I made a lot of mistakes yesterday….I was so sleepy, sorry.

No worries, your written English is better than some native speakers that I know >_>"

>They are completely same!

>>1204

>but in the site, t-there are some erotic advertisements

Hahaha, well don't worry, American image boards aren't exactly known for of their clean and family friendly posts.

>>1222

>Gator, Hurricane, Ryan, and I all dressed up as the Powerpuff girls

You, all of you, are one of the best friends each other.

This sentence has already made me laugh.

> he was shouting at Hurricane and Ryan that he was their Leader

>which somehow turned into master and commander by the end of the night.

Gator!!!!!!!…. He never lets me down. He always brings the newer funny story.

I can't stop laughing!

>>1223

>we added in vanilla rum

>"Russian Pirate"

It sounds yummy!

B-But …..my professor Japanese google sir told me what Russian Pirate is like this pic.

・・・・・・・what?

In Japan, we often eat somethings with beer, syochu, sake, and so on.

like this.

↓

>>5

for example, yakitori, edamame, hiyayakko, sashimi(raw fishes), and so on. They are called "Otsumami ".

What do you like to eat with alcohol?

( I also know there are some people who rarely eat food with alcohol.)　

>>1260

>What do you like to eat with alcohol?

Hmmm, I guess that it kind of depends on what I'm drinking/ what is in my kitchen at the time.

For example if I am drinking wine I throw together a charcuterie board, which is just a fancy term for a bunch of cured meats, bread, cheeses, crackers, small fruits (grapes/berries) and spreads (like hummus, baba ganoush etc.). Or if I'm drinking tequila or something spicy like a bloody Mary, I like to eat avocados or homemade salsa.

I know we also have a lot of "bar food" (which is typically fried foods) that is good with beer. Like fried chicken wings with different dipping sauces, people just call them "wings". Miniature hamburgers called "sliders". Fried Onion rings, french fries, etc.

This one fancy cocktail bar that I have been to does some stranger stuff like serving up Steak Tartare, which is seasoned raw beef w/ a raw quail egg on top that you eat with bread. They also do Deviled Eggs with a Black Truffle filling. Both are very tasty, but kind of odd to be served at a bar.

>>1294

Though I think the Spanish perfected the art of food with drink by creating "Tapas" which comes from the Spanish verb "tapar" meaning "to cover" because cafes in Spain used to place small plates on top of their coffee to keep insects out of it. Here is a Wikipedia definition that gives a better description than I can.

> a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid). In select bars in Spain, tapas have evolved into an entire, and sometimes sophisticated, cuisine. In Spain, patrons of tapas can order many different tapas and combine them to make a full meal. In some Central American countries, such snacks are known as bocas. In Mexico, similar dishes are called "botanas."

>The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation, because people are not so focused upon eating an entire meal that is set before them. Also, in some countries it is customary for diners to stand and move about while eating tapas.

I'm lucky enough to live in a city where some Cuban restaurant owners have opened up a few Tapas Bars, and they are fantastic with my favorite being "Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese"

There is also a bar in my city that specializes in Whiskey and Bourbon that serves up Chicken and Waffles with a flight of whiskey, that is pretty good.

I'm afraid that this board is dead, but I'll post anyway in the very small chance that any of you anons might return (or new anons) and see this

Since I live in the US, would I be able to post food that is native to my state (Pennsylvania)?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple

This has to be one of my most favorite foods to eat for breakfast. It is a custom for people in my region within Pennsylvania to put maple syrup on this stuff; the meat and the syrup are surprisingly complimentary.

>>1585

> Scrapple

Thanks, it seems yummy! like a kinds of

hamburger.

I can't imagine how it tastes, but there are sage, thyme, savory, black pepper, and so on in it? So it's salty.

>Pennsylvania Dutch or Pennsylvania German

That's the first I've heard. Sounds interesting!

>the meat and the syrup are surprisingly complimentary.

Well, I have not been used to it, so I'm wondering if it's like potato chips with chocolate , or not……?