Recipes: Japanese

Below you will find popular Japanese recipes.

Black Cod / Salmon Kasuzuke
Cabbage Salad Japanese Style
California Sushi
Chawan Mushi Japanese Style
Chicken Donburi
Gyudon Rice with Beef or Pork
Harusame Salad
Inari-Zushi Recipe
Katsudon Pork Cutlet Over Rice (Japanese Style)
Pork and Vegetable Miso Soup Recipe
Sadako's Kzaunoko-Herring Roe Recipe
Spicy Grilled Tofu

Houston Rockets Pathetic

5/5/2007 Houston- Up 2-0 versus the Utah Jazz, most fans thought this year might be the year that the Houston Rockets make it out of the first round of the playoffs. On Saturday night, all hopes and dreams came to an end as the Utah Jazz defeated the Rockets 103-99. The Jazz have never won in Houston until today.

What disappointed me the most was the lack of hustle for that final possession. What are the Rockets players playing for? Do they know that this is Game 7, do or die? I guess they didn't want to win. I guess they had already made plans for summer vacation. There is another side to this story as well.

Visit Houston Rockets Game 7 for the rest of the article.

ChinatownConnection.com Feb.2007 Newsletter

Happy Chinese New Year

Gong Shi Fa Choy! Happy Year of the Boar!
On behalf of ChinatownConnection.com, I want to wish everyone a happy, lucrative, and safe year. – Editor, Shaun Yeu.

What's New in this issue:
China Economic Boom
Chinese Language Tips and Techniques
Lantern Festival
Traditional Chinese Festivals
Chinese Astrology Compatibility
Chinese New Year Horoscope
15 Day Celebration of Chinese New Year
The Economic Giant: A Closer Look at China
Learn Mandarin Phrases
Ten Celebrated Inventions of Ancient China
Pig Chinese Zodiac
Traditions, Customs of Chinese New Year
Chinese Calendar
Chinese Holidays
Idea for Chinese New Year Dinner Party
Chinese New Year, Year of the Pig
Names and Lucky Numbers
Chinese Pregnancy Calendar
Eastern vs. Western Culture
China Provinces
Traditional Chinese Music
Chinese Proverbs
Chinese Quotes
2007 Year of the Pig
Mahjong
Chinese Alphabet


15 Day Celebration of Chinese New Year

Read and learn about the 15 days after Chinese New Year.

ChinatownConnection.com 2007 January Newsletter

January 2007 Newsletter


Welcome the New Year

2007 has finally arrived. In a month, Chinese New Year will be upon us. Let us take a moment and see how we can better ourselves this year: set realistic goals, do a good deed daily, and of course, enjoy life! Have a joyous New Year! -- S.Y., Editor

What's New in this issue:

· Asian Fashion

· China From the Sky

· Chinese Symbols
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Beef Lo Mein with Bean Sprouts Recipe
Serving Size : 6 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 lb Fresh Chinese egg noodles - (medium width) 1/2 lb Beef flank steak 2 tb Oyster sauce 2 tb Dark soy sauce 1 tb Light soy sauce 1/2 c Chicken broth 2 ts Asian sesame oil 2 ts Sugar 1/2 ts White pepper 4 tb Peanut oil 2 sl Fresh peeled ginger -- bruised 2 Garlic cloves -- bruised 1 t Salt 1/2 lb Fresh bean sprouts - tails removed, patted dry 1 c Chinese garlic chives-Green onions-Cut into 2-in lengths
-----BEEF MARINADE----- 1/2 tb Soy sauce 2 ts Rice wine or dry sherry 1/2 ts Sugar 1/2 tb Cornstarch 1 t Sesame oil
ADD NOODLES TO A LARGE POT of boiling salted water. Stir and when it reaches a second boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 1 minute longer. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly. Cut meat against the grain in 1/4-inch thick slices. Mix beef marinade. Add beef strips and let stand for 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, mix together oyster sauce, dark and light soy sauces, chicken broth, sesame oil, sugar, and white pepper. Preheat a wok. Add 2 tablespoons of oil, 1 slice of ginger and garlic, and half of the salt; sauté until fragrant. Increase to high heat, add beef; stir-fry until browned, about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside. Heat remaining oil in the wok over medium heat. Add the remaining ginger, garlic and salt. Pour in sauce mixture, stir and bring to a boil. Add noodles and toss to coat with the sauce. Add the bean sprouts, chives and return the beef; stir-fry. Pick out and discard ginger and garlic.

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We have created a new section, Asian Fashion Guide, which will include Asian fashion, beauty tips, hair styles, and more. Go check it out today.

Texas Trivia

Texas Tall Tales. In the article there is a mistake in fact [a lie], find it and you will be entered into the drawing for a $20 Target Gift Card.

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Happy Holidays

Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year - and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority. ~W.J. Cameron

What's New in this issue:

· Chinese Culture

· News / Articles

· Houston Holiday Guide
From Jackiechankids.com-

Do they Chinese celebrate Christmas in China? Well, the answer to this question is both YES and NO.

If you walked around a major Chinese city 20 years ago, you probably wouldn't have seen many signs of Christmas. This is because Christmas is a Christian holiday and not many Chinese people are Christian. However, if you were to visit those same Chinese cities today, you'd see signs of Christmas everywhere you looked! On the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Beijing, China, there are Christmas displays everywhere. Many Chinese people celebrate by decorating their houses with Christmas trees, cooking and eating special foods, and spending time with family and friends.

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Mandarin Orange Pudding Recipe
Ingredients: 1/4 ounce Agar agar 2/3 cup Sugar 2 cup Warm water 1/4 cup Evaporated milk 4 cup Water 10 cherries 4 Mandarin Orange
Directions:Soak agar agar stick in a med. bowl with 2 c. warm water 30 minutes. Transfer agar agar and water to a lg. saucepan. Add 4 c. water. Bring to a boil over med. heat and cook until agar agar is completely dissolved. Take orange pulp from the oranges remove seeds. Remove saucepan from heat and add sugar, milk and orange pulp. Stir until sugar is totally dissolved. Pour into a 12x8 cake pan. Let stand until cool. Refrigerate until pudding is firm, about 15 min. Cut into diamond shapes. Garnish with cherries. Serve chilled.

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Red Light Cameras in Houston

Houston Red Light Camera Locations on ChinatownConnection.com is complete. We have listed the 20 most recent red light camera installations around town for everyone to view.

Houston Redlight Cameras

Red-light camera map More drivers who run red lights can expect to receive a ticket in the mail, with 10 additional surveillance cameras now in operation.As of Friday, officials said, the city's red-light cameras had recorded 4,363 incidents, with 3,681 eventually approved by the Houston Police Department for citations to be issued.The figures are expected to jump dramatically as the system continues to come online. An unofficial tally indicated the latest batch of cameras recorded more than 3,000 red-light events in the first five days, officials said. Visit Houston Red Light Cameras Locations Map to see where the red light cameras are.

Lai Lai Dumpling House

Canonical cheap Chinese food . Dumplings are well prepared, if you like the thick-skin style of dumplings. Dumpling sauce is excellent too. This is the only restaurant worth ordering general tso's chicken in, that I am aware of. It is well prepared with a medium batter, meaty chunks of chicken, and a nice sauce. Request that they make the sauce spicy, for an extra kick. Other canonical dishes: triple meat flat fried rice noodles, mongolian beef, kung pow fish, shrimp fried dumplings, pork steamed dumplings, shrimp steamed dumplings, beef with broccoli. Not highly authentic, but good tasting and cheap. Visit Chinese Restaurant in Houston Guide for more reviews.

Houston Attractions

Houston Chinatown is a fascinating area to immerse yourself in another culture while visiting Houston. The district offers a full array of retail shops, restaurants, Chinese groceries, theaters, churches, temples, and the offices of the Chinese Merchants’ Association right in southwest Houston. Driving down Bellaire Blvd. between Boone and Fondren, Chinese street signs begin to emerge along side shopping centers, businesses, markets, and an abundance of restaurants to satisfy authentic Chinese food cravings. Stop for lunch, buy a few gifts, or wander around the local markets and absorb the Chinese culture that has grown up in Houston.
Website: http://www.chinatownconnection.com/

Houston This Week

A couple of Houston News tops Houston's headlines this week:

• MetroBank, N.A. to hold health seminar
• Miss Chinatown Houston 2006 Pageant to be held this Saturday

Please feel free to contact the editor for any new press releases.

Asian Newcomers to Houston

As you drive west down traffic-choked Bellaire Boulevard, straight through the suburb of the same name and into the mini-mall sprawl of western Houston, it's obvious that this is the Lone Star State's biggest city. A corporate outpost of Halliburton, the controversial conglomerate, sits on the right, and Sally Jo's Old Houston Bar-B-Q joint is up on the left. Then you see it, Houston Chinatown in front, left, right and behind you. You see numerous Houston Chinese Restaurants and Houston Chinese Shopping Centers .

Up and down Bellaire near Beltway 8, Chinese and Vietnamese signs battle with English for dominance in a part of town dubbed New Houston Chinatown by some, Asiatown by others.

If you're craving Chinese or Vietnamese Restaurants in Houston ,Bellaire is your boulevard of unbroken dreams. Drop into Sichuan Cuisine, a great place for Sichuan style food and of course super-spicy dishes.

Online Art Gallery

Art Gallery Online has plenty of unique artworks from Asia to Europe. Many famous artists include:

• Thomas Kinkade
• Pablo Picasso
• Claude Monet
• Vincent Van Gogh
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo

Also, there are some famous Japanese and Chinese artists showcasing there works as well.

Torrential Rain Floods Houston

As much as 10.5 inches of rain was reported in the Houston area by the height of the morning rush hour, said Rusty Cornelius, administrative coordinator for Harris County Emergency Management. Almost 6 inches of rain fell in just 75 minutes near Hobby Airport, the National Weather Service reported. Also in Houston , a YMCA building was surrounded by water and people were standing on the roof Monday morning as water in the parking lot inched up on the vehicles' doors. Emergency crews answered about 500 calls for help, mostly from stranded motorists, White said. "We live in Houston, Texas, and you can't be surprised at flooding in Houston," White said. "When you have this much rain in a short period of time at a place that's near sea level, then you still have some real risk."

New on ChinatownConnection.com

The following Chinese information has been posted on ChinatownConnection.com:

Chinese Written Language
Chinese Years and Elements
Chinese Zodiac and Signs

Houston Chinese Restaurants

My friend and I decided to go visit some Houston Chinese restaurants this past weekend. We love Chinese food and had a case of Chinese food hunger attack. The weirdest thing was that there were too many Chinese restaurants to choose from. Actually over 700 in the Houston city limits. Gosh that was alot. So we are still trying to find an online guide that has a list of the best Chinese restaurants in Houston . We did find one site, www.chinatownconnection.com/restaurant.htm which is a very impressive Asian Dining Guide. I think it is the best on the web.

Anyways, me and my friend plan to go check out more Chinese restaurants next weekend. Peace!

Visiting Houston Chinese Restaurants

If you love Chinese food and live in Houston, there is this really great guide, Houston Chinese Restaurants Guide. It lists out all of the Chinese Restaurant in Houston. With over 300 Chinese restaurants in the Metropolitan Houston area, it is hard to decide where to eat. So go check it out today!

Town Hall Meeting, Houston Chinatown

Their was a town hall meeting in Houston Chinatown today. The topic was about the growing crime rate in the area and how police and citizens of Chinatown Houston will resolve this issue. It is a very serious matter and we must work together to solve this problem, says a resident of Chinatown. We want to make Chinatown a tourist destination, a landmark, an attraction. But to do so, we must defeat crime in this area, says Kenneth Li, Houston Asian American Business Council.

Chinese Recipes

Just want to let everyone know about the Chinese Recipes Page. It has most of the famous Chinese Recipes on it. I saw the recipe for making wonton soup. My question is, where to buy the wraps for the wontons? I live in Oklahoma City. Thanks!

Answer: If there is an Asian supermarket you will be able to find wonton skin. Other places you might check : chain grocery store like HEB. They might sell them in the ethnic section.