I've made this salad a bunch of times and have had it at random Japanese restaurants, but I was trying to look online to see what 'twists' people have put in it, and couldn't seem to find a recipe on it.

It's essentially: cucumbers, crab, tobiko (roe) mixed together with some kewpie mayonnaise.

I was wondering if anyone here has made it before, and what they've done to it.

At my favourite restaurant, they put in slivers of octopus to give it a different texture, and it also tastes a bit different, although I can't figure out what!

There are a few places in Kowloon City. I know it may be a bit of trek, but Kowloon City is a hot spot for Vietnamese and Thai restaurants (Kowloon City used to be dubbed little chiang mai back in the 60s). mmm. Tons of them there.

I'm not really familiar with Boston, so I was just vaguely throwing the downtown word around. Like I said in the post, anywhere accessible by the T would be great! Group would be around 8 - 10 people. Cheaper would be that there are entrees available around 15.

That sounds great, will look that place up! Thanks!

I'm looking for restaurant recommendations for a lower-priced restaurant with a good beer selection and can fit large groups. I'm not from Boston, but most of my friends just moved there and I'll be down there for my boyfriend's birthday. I'd like any place accessible by the T.

My boyfriend loves a good beer, and since we're recent (still poor) college graduates, somewhere on the cheaper side would be good. Pub fare and new-american food would be much appreciated, but I'm always looking for other types of cuisines as well. My BF is not a huge fan of Japanese/Korean food. Any help is appreciated!!

New Orleans cafe-- was that in Boudha? If it is..I remember it well. After eating many tibetan and nepali cuisines, it was a nice break. I had such great memories of food in Nepal. New Orleans cafe had delicious drinks as well.

Was it Chap Chae? http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg...

(or just google image search it for different versions). It's basically the Korean version of stir fried noodles with tons of veggies. So good!

Doritos Nacho Cheese(ier)
Kettle Honey Dijon...

sucker for those chips.

you should try as many types of cuisines as you can while you're here.
for more "local" places...try saigon in wanchai for vietnamese, their banh mi with luncheon meat is SO YUMMY!! and obviously their curry.

yung kee (mentioned a lot in other posts) is good if you just want some of that cantonese bbq pork/duck, etc. there are, though, a lot of other places that serve that obviously. but that place is very very famous. across the street from yung kee is tsui wah, which is typical hong kong diner type food. lots of club-goers frequent that place at 3 am in the morning for late night food as its still open and right in lan kwai fong.

Yup - as they said earlier cucumber. A lot of thai restaurants will serve cucumbers with their curry because it cools down peoples' mouths from the spicy-ness. Don't know if that's what you're looking for though.

Haven't really found much to eat in Freeport except for Harrasseeket lunch & lobster (right by the water). I know some posts in the past have written about freeport, but I usually go there for the shopping, not for the food. You should check out Brunswick (15 mins north of Freeport), tons of restaurants there.

In Brunswick there's Frontier cafe in Fort andross and 111 maine for brunch/lunch, there's big top deli for new york style sandwiches, henry & marty, clementine and back street bistro for dinner. Cheaper, there's the great impasta. My favourite thing to do though is to get a gyro from xeno's (a greek food truck parked on the brunswick green on thursday - saturdays) for lunch and eat it right on the green.

Some people have also been raving about Dolphin Marina restaurant in South Harpswell for their chowder.

Portland - people will tell you Duck Fat for lunch, 555 for dinner, street & co for seafood.

Where can I find Monteiths (brewed in New Zealand) in either New Hamphire, Maine, Boston (or areas around Boston) or New York City?

Mmm! Love cartiledge...my american friends find it gross. I love the fried cartiledge in the Japanese restaurant I frequent.

At home, one of my favourite home cooked dishes is chinese stir fry ribs with onions. And my sister and I really like the area right around the bone. mmm.

MM that sounds good, I must check it out.

I can't live without spicy sweet and sour sauce...Must have it for all my fried food, meats...and pizza.

I'm also into dipping sauces...especially with plain chips.

I like doing the apps or side dishes...I don't cook much (just like eating...), so cooking the main dish kind of intimidates me...although I will have to start sooner or later. But apps and sides are fun and you can be creative with it cause they're smaller and more manageable.

Fat Boy drive in, in Brunswick, ME (25 minutes north of Portland) - NE type drive in fast food...they have fried seafood, but they're famous for their frappes (so good!) and whopper burgers...they also have BLT with canadian bacon. It's a staple around mid-coast, do try it. Oh wait I just realised that you're going in Nov, which means it's going to be closed...sniff. But that's a rec if you are there before Columbus day...

I would say no to Fore Street - might be too expensive. However, dunno why no one's mentioned duck fat yet - sounds like it's RIGHT up your alley! It's more a lunch place...but they have delicious belgian fries with a few dipping sauces to choose from. Very casual. www.duckfat.com

While you're in Portland, check out some of the breweries...I know you don't drink much alcohol, but they have shipyard there.

My friend makes this amazing dip (and I have to say AMAZING) - bags of pecans (chopped), cheese (any of that stuff that comes in a bag to put on tacos is good), chopped scallions and a glob of mayo to hold it all together, then on top she puts a layer of red pepper jelly...

but lately we haven't been able to find it, so we've replaced it with "red pepper relish" (sweet works better than spciy in this dip) and it works the same...so I don't know if that would work for whatever you're doing. But do try the dip!! SO GOOD!

I was just going to say that - Tibetan food. Although, I did have incredible momos and thentuk in Dharamsala (the exile community in India) and in Tibet, but I think the reason is mostly that there isn't the variety. Tibetans aren't really known to be foodies, just using food to survive.

My brother and I actually had a discussion about this - we're asian, grew up in Asia and both prefer dark meat. My BF who is from the US and his family all prefer white meat and chicken breasts (which is one of the reasons why I dislike eating chicken in the states...cause I always get stuck with white meat). Have you ever wondered why this is so?? I know this is a generalization, but MOST Americans I meet prefer white and most non-Americans (mostly Asians) I meet prefer dark..

My BF listed some answers - white meat, more healthy. They grew up eating white meat, so that's what they're accustomed to...

any thoughts?

I'm from HK too and I used to go to buy their peanut snacks that had these small crackers (moon shaped) that came along with it...think of it as the japanese version of munchies. So good. The other day, I tried this "cornflakes choco bar" they had. It was DELICIOUS! Literally a rectangular shaped cornflakes bar caked together with chocolate. It was yummy, brought me right back to childhood.

Could not agree with you more...falafels and schwarmas are where its at. Medium spicy. mmmmm.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/529380

Hey - that's a good post on a recent trip up there.

Bar Lola and Duck fat are definitely good recs for a nice not too expensive meal.

For pizza, there's always flatbread company. It's a nice atmosphere, focuses on organic ingredients and the community. It's right on the water.

Then there's a bunch of brewing companies...shipyard...take a tour.

Dunno if anyone's mentioned it, but there's a place called J's (oyster?) bar right on the waterfront. It's really just a bar, with tables surrounding it and tables outside..but my brother swears that their lobster bisque is the best. Comes with chunks of lobster inside.

Mmm! I love cornerhouse. My bf lives is from north sandwich, so i've been there a few times. There's this great hidden place ice creamery called sandwich creamery - have you been?! I would have NO IDEA on how to get there if I weren't with people from there. But they have really yummy ice cream, cheese, etc. And it's self serve - on the honour system and open 24 hours a day...

Hey all,

I remember when I was younger, there used to be a filipino ice cream place called magnolia in jordan (and a few other places) that sold ube (or taro) ice cream. It's my favourite and I haven't had it in awhile.

Does anyone know of a place that sells them in HK?

This is going to sound crazy and gross, but I had this at a restaurant in Hong Kong before and when I was in high school, everyone loved it. Then my boyfriend went to New Zealand and had the same type of pizza and he loved it...so we made it once at his house.

Usually no tomato sauce, lots of cheese (I use mozz), basil, lots of caramelized onions, garlic, etc

THEN: spread some sweet/sour chili sauce on it (the type you might get with your spring rolls at a thai restaurant) and after you're done baking it, put a spoonful of sour cream on top and enjoy.

I know it sounds gross, but oh so good.

Here's a recent one on Portland:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/529380

You'll see 555, Fore street and street & co. for the more upscale restaurants. Do try duckfat!

Went to the lobster fest last summer...pretty fun...check the itinerary, but go the night of the fireworks. Not really the best fireworks, but the atmosphere is fun. The lobsters are pretty cheap and give you all the sides that you might want. They also have a bunch of other seafood available. I went the night of the fireworks and it was pretty packed...rides, candied apples, good ol' fun festival. It's probably good to go during sunset so you'll get a view.

I was just going to mention sift! My friends have raved about it and I'm thinking about bringing my sister there for her birthday. Do you know if it's expensive - around how much for a dessert)?

Yeah it is called roy rogers!

Weird - I just googled it and some call for cherry and coke and some call for ginger ale...

Mmmm! I LOVE Schweppes' Ginger Beer - but I don't see them in the US anymore, only in Asia. I used to order ginger beer, ginger ale and I think this sort of liquer at a restaurant a lot. Forget the name. Kind of like the boy version of a Shirley Temple.