Word: seafoods
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...would have no problem if members of Taiwan's ruling party were to visit the mainland. Last week a senior official spoke of opening direct shipping and trade links between the two nations as soon as possible. At least one pioneering tourist is ready. After sampling a Taiwanese seafood banquet, he wants to import Taiwan fish to China...
...after 9 p.m. but Xiao Gugu, a high-school Chinese literature teacher and staunch epicure, has plotted out an evening of eating. (When flying to Taipei, don't bother touching a morsel on the plane.) We head to Liaoning Street in northeast Taipei where vendors famous for their seafood concoctions line the crowded alley. Xiao Gugu waves us over to a woman who is ladling taro batter onto a round grill. We watch as she nonchalantly cracks two eggs over the clear taro and smooths the mixture into a perfect circle. She then sprinkles plump oysters over the omelette...
Aquavit's fare, primarily seafood and game, is Scandinavian, but the preparation and presentation are distinctively Chef Marcus Samuelsson's, acquired on a career journey that has carried him to Paris and through Latin America. Many dishes are served on a block of translucent glass that looks like ice. One is tuna accompanied by horseradish sorbet, colder and more crystalline than the traditional horseradish in cream. Among our other favorites were a soup of sea urchin, seared foie gras and watermelon; and hot smoked arctic char with octopus, mushroom, buckwheat ragout and duck consomme...
...have shown that eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids (such as sardines, salmon and herring) not only protects you against heart disease but also cuts your risk of stroke. The more you eat, the greater the protection. And if that isn't enough to steer you to seafood, a 30-year study of 6,000 Swedish twins found that non-fish eaters are two to three times as likely to get prostate cancer. Go fish...
Just this once, try fish for breakfast. Ask for the $17 sushi set at Sushi Dai, one of the many seafood eateries at the outdoor market adjacent to Tsukiji. Or try any place with a crowd or a line. Tokyo residents pride themselves on knowing good food--they shocked the folks at Zagat's with the harshness of their survey responses--so they'll queue for the best stuff...