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Nothing new here. These trends have been around for a few years already.

Good idea, but too bad none of these look good.

I have read secret restaurants in apartments in Hong Kong, but never in the US. It is such a great idea! Is it legal?

Violet Veil. I do not think violence is the answer to this problem.

I have a soup related question for anyone out there. Does anyone know an online source for old hens to use for Chinese style chicken soup?

For the dumplings my mom now uses flour tortillas. She just tears them up into smaller pieces. She used to make them by hand, and the first time she made them with the tortillas no one noticed a difference.

Another quick broth is 4 parts water, 1 part mentsuyu. I think that's the proper mix. Add the mentsuyu after the water stops boiling. When it's all ready sprinkle some shichimi over it all. Mentsuyu and shichimi are easy to find at most Asian markets.

I was always a little shy to order the egg in my udon in Japan. Adding the egg like this is called tamago bukkake, and I didn't want the restaurant staff to notice how uncomfortable I was saying bukkake. But it tastes great.