{"id":269,"date":"2008-05-08T08:13:34","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T08:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=269"},"modified":"2008-05-08T08:13:34","modified_gmt":"2008-05-08T08:13:34","slug":"tasting-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2008\/05\/08\/tasting-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasting Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To celebrate our engagement anniversary, I created a special degustation dinner menu featuring many of Melody’s favorites as well as a few new dishes, with an emphasis on East and Southeast Asian cuisine. Rather than describing each dish, I will just list the 10-course menu with photo links:<\/p>\n

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Cold Buckwheat Soba in Tsuyu with Cilantro and Furikake Flakes<\/p>\n

Pan-Seared Sea Scallops with Sesame and Ginger-Scallion Vinaigrette<\/p>\n

Lemongrass and Garlic Pork Shoulder Summer Roll with
\nRice Vermicelli and Cucumbers wrapped in B\u00e1nh Tr\u00e1ng Rice Paper<\/p>\n

Creamy Mushroom Soup with Shitake and Wood Ear
\nMushrooms, Sherry, and White Truffle Oil<\/p>\n

Soybean Trio – Bean Curd Skin Sausage wrapped in Nori Seaweed, Silken Tofu
\nwith Green Onion Oil and Honey Soy Sauce, and Chilled Sweetened Soy Milk<\/p>\n

Rice Flour Cr\u00eape Roll with Cha Lua Pork Sausage, Green Onion Oil,
\nFried Red Onions, and Lemon-Anchovy Vinaigrette<\/p>\n

Home-style Napa Cabbage Stew with
\nGarlic Minced Pork on Thai Jasmine Rice<\/p>\n

B\u00fan Ri\u00eau – Shrimp and Crab infused Minced Pork Broth with
\nVine Tomatoes and Onions with Vietnamese Rice Vermicelli<\/p>\n

Chilled Red Papaya Soup with Apricot Seeds,
\nWhite Fungus, and Rock Sugar<\/p>\n

French Wheat Toast Duo with Honey Ginseng and
\nFresh Strawberies in Amaretto Liqueur a la Mode
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The overall experience was fun (both cooking and eating), but the clean-up was a whole other story. We also exhausted our supply of tupperware as we now have enough left-overs to feed us for the next 2 weeks.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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