Word: rashomon
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only authentic Japanese in the Boston area opened , one wondered if it wouldn't better named "Gate of Hell" of "Rashomon." Service was ; only a handful of dishes was and the kitchen was apt to run food by 8:30. This was all to those who had been forward to eating real sukiyaki empura only a few blocks from Square. Fortunately, the was due only to an in-experienced staff, so that in a month or two the Rashomon developed into a very good restaurant...
...interesting, first, as a curiousity, for Americians living outside of New York or Los Angeles are not likely to have a chance to sample Japanese food. But the Rashomon is also genuine. The food is prepared as it should be, served as it should be, and offered in surroundings that enhance its attractiveness...
...unknown in Japan until about sixty years ago. Also, one meal of sukiyaki contains more meat than the average Japanese eats in a year. Yet this delicious combination of sliced beef and vegetables is immensely popular in Japan today and is unquestionably the most famous Japanese food. The Rashomon serves it as it is served in Japan: a large platter of attractively arranged slices of raw beef and various vegetables is brought to the table with an electric skillet in which the ingredients are cooked. Patrons are even invited to manage the operation themselves, and a sukiyaki dinner can thus...
...other well-known item on the Rashomon's menu is tempura-- large shrimp and vegetables deep fried in a crisp coating. Many restaurants in Japan serve only tempura, which is considered a supreme delicacy. The Rashomon preparation compares quite well with what one can get at a fine tempura house in Tokyo...
Throne of Blood. Director Akira (Rashomon) Kurosawa's grand, barbaric Japanization of Macbeth is probably the most original and vital attempt ever made to translate Shakespeare to the screen...