*A word about the harusame – although it’s texture/taste is similar to other types of glass noodles, the Japanese harusame is made in a slightly flat, broad shape like linguine so the resulting texture is the most ideal for mizutaki. However, it is much more expensive than the other ...
The word ‘manga’ (漫画, マンガ) was invented in 1814 by a famous artist Hokusai (self-portret below). He used two Chinese hieroglyphs –“man” (“sloppy”) and “go” (“Image”) to describe his funny drawings – meaning grotesque, strange or funny pictures. However, Manga-like ske...
Instead of finding new reasons to hate our neighbors, I suggest $40 Billion allows us to build anything under the sun and we should find new reasons for working with Mexico to build a better world for citizens of both countries. My dream is one day, the bulldozing of critical animal habit...
Many scams begin with an advertisement – an adorable puppy or an exotic animal at half the cost.. The scammer’s only request repayment for the affordable shipping fees, usually by Western Union or MoneyGram, before the animal can be shipped. however extra costs will soon comply with – add...
sacred site, but a Superfund site. The soil surrounding the lake is chalk white from chemical contamination, and the rains saturate the water table, bringing more of those same chemicals into the lake. For a time it looked like the waters of Onondaga could support neither plant nor animal ...
The Case For: As Wikipedia notes, is “generally considered to be the geographic center of the contiguous United States”, the word “generally” there implying some Drama about the idea of “geographic center of the contiguous United States” which has got to be fantastic. The Case Against...
Unagi is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, especially the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica. Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking. It is not to be confused with saltwater eel, which is known as anago in Japanese. Unakyu is a ...
had to work consistently in rifles made in another. The armed forces initially inspected virtually every unit of product; then to simplify and speed up this process without compromising safety, the military began to use sampling techniques for inspection, aided by the publication of military-specific...
Black widows love to live in rotten lumber, so be careful when dealing with that. Their bite affects the nervous system. Some people barely feel it, some people die. Meanwhile, a brown recluse bite causes necrosis, a fun word meaning the death of tissue. A brown recluse bite is generally...
“The American people know that any documents are safe with me because I would never read even one word of them,” he said. “But Joe reads like a demon, and that’s what makes him so scary.” “I call him Reading Joe,” the former President added. https://www.newyorker.c...