{"id":83,"date":"2005-10-08T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2005-10-08T07:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2005-10-08\/83"},"modified":"2005-10-08T16:29:32","modified_gmt":"2005-10-08T07:29:32","slug":"a-5-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2005-10-08\/83","title":{"rendered":"A Five-Dollar Tomato?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\n\nThe first floor of our condo has space for two shops. One has not<\/span> yet been\noccupied, but the other has a small<\/span> French cafe, Au Temps Perdu<\/b>,\nwhich, according to the sign, is a “tratieur pâtissier” --\na pastry<\/span> delicatessen.\n\nThey've only recently opened, of course, and as of yet have only a small<\/span>\ntakeout selection in a display<\/span> case. The stuff<\/span> they have seems very\nauthentically French in that I have<\/span> no interest in it (most seem to involve\npâté or gelatinous meats of dubious animal parts).\n\n<\/p>

\n\nHowever, they do have one delightfully refreshing item: a tomato.<\/span> It's a cooked<\/span> and skinned tomato served chilled, stuffed with cucumber and a\nscallop<\/span>-based paste of some sort.\n\n<\/p>\n\n

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\n\nNow, when I first heard it described, the whole thought of “scallop-based\npaste” made my stomach a tad<\/span> uneasy. I don't<\/span> dislike scallops -- they're\nokay -- but not my favorite. It just seems<\/span> to me that some things shouldn't\nbe made into a paste,<\/span> and at first thought scallops fall into that\ncategory. However, the chef said that the scallop taste is quite light, and\nthat it's refreshing. The yummy<\/span> thought of a chilled<\/span> tomato overtook the\nqueasiness of “scallop-based paste”, so I got<\/span> one. They cost 500 yen (about\nUS$4.50).\n\n<\/p>

\n\nIt was exquisitely<\/b> tasty. Indeed, the scallop taste was very light,\nand I would<\/span> have been hard pressed to identify it if I hadn't<\/span> know ahead of\ntime. The combination<\/span> of the paste, cucumber, tomato, and whatever else was\nin there (such as a bit<\/span> of mint on top) was absolutely delightful<\/b>.\n\n<\/p>

\n\nI think Au Temps Perdu<\/i> is a small<\/span> chain with several shops in Kyoto,\nand if so, perhaps they all have the same items. In any case<\/span>, one at our\ncondo is at Kyoto,\nSakyouku, Okazaki Enshojicho 64<\/span><\/a>, and their phone number is\n075-762-1299.\n\n<\/p>

Highly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first floor of our condo has space for two shops. One has not yet been occupied, but the other has a small French cafe, Au Temps Perdu<\/b>, which, according to the sign, is a \"tratieur pâtissier\" -- a pastry delicatessen. They've only recently opened, of course, and as of yet have only a small takeout selection in a display case. The stuff they have seems very authentically French in that I have no interest in it (most seem to involve pâté or gelatinous meats of dubious animal parts). <\/p>

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