Day: April 12, 2013

FOOD HOLIDAY: National Licorice Day & Licorice History

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April 12th is National Licorice Day. We’ll let others debate the merits of Red Vines versus Twizzlers; our heart belongs to Australian licorice, which is spelled liquorice there and in other parts of the former British Empire. In 2011, the last year for which we could find figures, U.S. licorice sales topped $359 million, a…
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FOOD FUN: Sashimi Tacos Recipe & The History Of Sashimi

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[1] Sashimi tacos at Haru restaurant in New York City (photo © Haru/RA Sushi). [2] Fill your taco shells with spicy tuna and/or spicy salmon. Here’s the recipe (photo © No Spoon Necessary). [3] Here, crisp sheets of nori are used instead of taco shells. Are they “open hand rolls,” “sashimi tacos,” or both (photo…
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