Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Is This the Best Burger in America?.

It's half beef and half beyond belief.

I researched and found that this is a modest but ever expanding four-shop Umami Burger chain, has rethought every element of the hamburger experience. T
he Umami Burger, is Adam Fleischman's cross-cultural merger of Japanese ingenuity and American know-how.The bun. The meat. The ketchup. The toppings. Even valet parking. At the original Umami Burger joint on La Brea, 900 square feet of utter simplicity across the road from a Goodwill store, every burger comes with parking, the ultimate in West Coast customer service.

If you are one of many people who have never heard of Umami, here is a brief definition of how this so called "fifth taste" is all about.

What exactly is umami? Taking its name from Japanese, umami is a pleasant savoury taste imparted by glutamate, a type of amino acid, and ribonucleotides, including inosinate and guanylate, which occur naturally in many foods including meat, fish, vegetables and dairy products.

Umami increases palatability, salivation, and can reduce considerably the use of salt without compromising taste acceptability. It can be especially useful to improve the palatability of foods low in fat or rich in vegetables. Moreover, recent research suggests that umami substances can improve protein digestion and absorption of essential amino acids. Some population groups, such as the elderly, whose taste and smell sensitivity is impaired by age and multiple medications, may benefit with umami. The loss of taste and smell can contribute to a poor nutritional status increasing their risk of disease. This may be the next way of helping our aging Baby Boomers to still have the appetite they need to assist them maintain good nutrition.


Sunday, February 20, 2011

Try this on a burger!

CUBAN AVOCADO
MAYONNAISE
Chef Johnny



¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Light Cuban Rum
1 ripe avocado, roughly mashed
1 Tbl Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp sea salt flakes

Place lettuce on a muffin, tomato slices on top of the lettuce
Crab cake on top and dollop of avocado may as garnish
Try this on a burger on a Kaiser Roll.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Waitress gets 7 years for poisoning salsa!

U.S. News
Published: Feb. 10, 2011 at 7:06 PM


KANSAS CITY, Kan., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A suburban Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for poisoning salsa at a Kansas Mexican restaurant, prosecutors said. Yini De La Torre, 20, of Shawnee, was sentenced to 87 months after pleading guilty to conspiring to tamper with a consumer product.

In her plea, she admitted that while working as a waitress at the Mi Ranchito restaurant in Lenexa she twice added pesticide to salsa she prepared, the Shawnee Dispatch reported. She agreed to cooperate in a case against her husband, Arnoldo Bazan, set for jury trial April 4. Bazan worked for the Mi Ranchito restaurant in Olathe until June 2009, when he was suspended.

He allegedly thought the restaurant chain's owner was responsible for his suspension and for the theft of Bazan's vehicle, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. The couple allegedly hatched a plot to get even by poisoning patrons of the restaurant, Grissom said.

About 50 Mi Ranchito customers became ill, with some going to hospitals, after eating tainted salsa, which investigators found to contain methomyl, a highly toxic insecticide sometimes used on alfalfa.

It is unreal what some people do and unknown why they do what they do. Similar to putting out computer viruses. Harming people you don't even know for your own self satisfaction. Scary. Add your comments.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

United Grocers Recalling White Bread

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 28, 2010 —(COMMERCE, CA) — Unified Grocers is recalling Mariegold Baking White Bread (24 oz) and Vallarta Premium White Bread (24 oz) because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Mariegold Baking and Vallarta breadsare distributed by Unified Grocers and other distributors to select independently-owned and operated retail grocery stores in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.

The following code dates are affected by this recall: Feb. 2, Feb. 3 and Feb. 5.
(The product’s code date can be found on the plastic tab that is used to “close” the bag.)

Mariegold Baking White Bread – 24 oz (UPC# 0-25202-78011-6)

Vallarta Premium White Bread – 24 oz (UPC# 6-65782-00082-4)