Japan & the Portuguese Barbarians



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Keiran Somen – By Nissy-KITAQ – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20169384
Foi Thong – By Takeaway – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20286726
Fios de ovos: By LipeFontoura – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7256673
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23 thoughts on “Japan & the Portuguese Barbarians”

  1. Speaking of primarily egg and sugar based treats, I'm reminded of Zabaglione, which is just essentially egg, sugar, and Marsala wine. Simple in terms of ingredients but the preparation is a real workout if done by hand and demands your constant attention. One of the big reasons why you don't see it served in Italian restaurants anymore, since preparing it effectively removes a chef from the rest of the kitchen for the entire time it takes to make. Preparation is different from this dish though, in that the egg isn't cooked in syrup, but is just cooked in a double-broiler with all the ingredients put together. The end result is absolutely delicious however and it's super cheap ingredients-wise. It's a great and quick dessert to make on short notice.

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  2. You should look into portuguese convent sweet traditions! There are so many diferent egg based recipes like that one and some of them are extremely old!

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  3. im curious origin of the takoyaki style treats? Denmark has something known as Aebel skevers (takoyaki but with jam and fruits instead), India has Gulab jamun (unfilled), and Japan has takoyaki (octopus). all of them basically being regional variants.

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  4. there's actually a kinda similar (?) snack to this in my country called "telur gulung" (rolled egg) and I was surprised at how familiar this looks! It's basically this but the savory version, rolled around a stick, and served with hot sauce and mayonnaise. You usually stand near the vendor and you get to see them making this. The process is basically the same minus sugar, and sometimes they add rice noodles, depending on where you buy them. I remember being a high schooler and buying this from a vendor who's like only two meters away from the school gate. I don't know if they can be classified as a same dish but the technique is mostly similar that I can't help but notice

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  5. In Thailand, we like to use duck egg and we use jasmine infused water for making syrup. We also add pandan leaves while boiling syrup. After finishing making the egg thread some people might smoke it with Thai aromatic herbal candle.

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  6. Imagine meeting barbarians that have dishes so complicated to achieve as this turns out to be in the episode ! Barbarians should be eating raw meat with bare hands, not elaborate sweets ! And look at them being Christian and beef-eating too !

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  7. Fun facts: The sweet egg ramen is also very popular in Thailand as Max mentioned about a particular funnel that is used to make the ramen in the video. Long story short, in 17th Century Thailand it was introduced by Maria Guyomar ,a merchant daughter of Japanese-Portuguese descendants, who was married to a Greek statesman. It was called Foi-Thong which means "Golden threads".

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