My first impression of Ajisen last year after it opened was pretty good. The next few follow-up visits convinced me that it is one of the better ramen-ya in the bay area. I tried the Paiku ((排骨; Pork Ribs) Ramen a couple of times on a recent visit. One of the few other ramen shops [...]

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Around November 2007, a new restaurant opened in the space formerly occupied by Chili Garden in Fremont. It claimed to be one of bay area’s first and only “Lu” style (魯菜) restaurant. The Chinese name translated literally means “Old #5’s Shandong Cuisine”. But they have kept the same English name of Chili Garden, which was [...]

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I read an interesting article in the New York Times today regarding the infamous ingredients that we all have a love-hate relationship with: MSG, MonoSodium Glutamate. The article supports what I have believed for a long time, that MSG is fine when used moderately just like salt, pepper, or other condiments.
virtually all studies … [...]

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