Category Archives: Food & Drink

Top 5 Favorite Things About Japanese New Years

Besides Groundhog Day, my favorite holiday is New Years. I look forward to it every year. I always forget though that most people (in America) just think it’s a day to watch football and the Rose Parade. For those who … Continue reading

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Health Study Sees Rice as Source of Arsenic Exposure

Via US News: “New research finds that pregnant women in New Hampshire, which has high levels of arsenic in drinking water in some wells, may also be ingesting arsenic through rice…Karagas said arsenic levels in rice ‘should be monitored,’ although … Continue reading

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Georgia Factory Exporting Chopsticks by the Millions

Apparently this has been a thing for awhile, but it’s back in the news with the story of Jae Lee, a U.S. citizen originally from South Korea who owns Georgia Chopsticks, a factory that creates four million sets of chopsticks … Continue reading

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The 8Asians Talk About: Ching, Chong and Chick-Fil-A

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading

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Kraze Burger to Try to spark Craze in US

From Voice of America: “Kraze, pronounced ‘crazy,’ started in 1998 and was inspired by an American hamburger chain called Johnny Rockets.  It has grown quickly, and there are now over 100 locations in Korea. The company has recently expanded to … Continue reading

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Ramen Master David Chang Goes Global

I have discovered a new excuse to go to Australia. David Chang of the Momofuku restaurants recently opened up Momofuku Seiobo in Sydney, his first joint outside of New York City. And next year, he’ll be opening one in Toronto. … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Monster Energy

It’s not everyday you get to see an Asian American break dancing on TV. But in this commercial for Monster Energy, we get to see Chuck Maa from Instant Noodles crew (of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew fame) show his … Continue reading

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Former Olympian Dr. Amy Chow on Childhood Obesity

A few Sunday mornings ago, I was flipping the channels and came across local television station ABC7 News’s Beyond the Headlines Sunday morning program, where former gymnast and three-time Olympic team winner Dr. Amy Chow was discussing the growing epidemic … Continue reading

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Takeru Kobayashi Eats 7.5 Pounds Of Turkey In 10 Minutes

Turkey is synonymous with Thanksgiving as I think hot dogs are to Takeru Kobayashi. This past Wednesday, Kobayashi is trying to make a name for himself out of hot dog eating outside of the Major League Eating world (he refuses … Continue reading

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Awkward Stock Photos of White People Teach Us About Thanksgiving

Hey kids – so American Thanksgiving is this week, and you know what that means: a four day work holiday that’s all shopping malls and department stores now officially consider the foreplay to Christmas. While I’m only slightly cynical of … Continue reading

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Japanese Restaurant Charged With Serving Sake To Toddler

A two-year-old was served sake at a Japanese restaurant in Ohio and “served” may be an overstatement. The cook, Mingyang Zhu, after giving rice wine to all the adults at the table, apparently squirted some sake into the youngster’s mouth … Continue reading

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