I read everywhere that there are generally two types of the sweet cooking wine mirin: A) the real, hon mirin, a sweet rice wine with 14 % vol. alcohol . B) the ersatz, or shin mirin / mirin fu, with less than 1 % vol. alcohol. I'd like to know if it makes a significant difference in flavours or otherwise if one uses the ersatz mirin instead of the 'real stuff', e.g., for sushi rice or other dishes.
1943 Thanksgiving Day dinner menu from USS Wake Island (CVE-65) According to what traditionally is known as The First Thanksgiving, the 1621 feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag at Plymouth Colony contained waterfowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, and squash.
Listed in Good Eats! First time eating here, for a friend's birthday, and I'd have to say this place is ok. Not exactly worth the amount we all paid. I had the Double Cut Lamb Chops, and my husband had the Cowboy Ribeye. We ordered a Caesar Salad to start, including the Macaroni & Cheese and Lobster Mashed Potatoes.