Comments on: A “Japanese” salad from a Russian princess http://resurrectedrecipes.com/2010/01/20/a-japanese-salad-from-a-russian-princess/ This IS your grandma's cooking. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gourmande http://resurrectedrecipes.com/2010/01/20/a-japanese-salad-from-a-russian-princess/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Gourmande Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:05:59 +0000 http://resurrectedrecipes.com/?p=353#comment-171 Tongue is commonly eaten in Japan today, but not in 1932. I assume that the recipe means smoked pork tongue. Beets are totally exotic in Japan even now. And the style of salad, the sauce... not too Japanese. It is more likely inspired from a French recipe from 1880~1920... I have a few version of it somewhere but they all containes Chinese artichoke. It is not popular in Japan, but it is called "crosnes du Japon" in French. Then any salad with 2 pieces of Chinese artichoke became "salade japonaise". This Russian woman may have reproduced what she ate in Paris, but she omitted famous vegetable. Tongue is commonly eaten in Japan today, but not in 1932. I assume that the recipe means smoked pork tongue.
Beets are totally exotic in Japan even now. And the style of salad, the sauce… not too Japanese.
It is more likely inspired from a French recipe from 1880~1920… I have a few version of it somewhere but they all containes Chinese artichoke. It is not popular in Japan, but it is called “crosnes du Japon” in French. Then any salad with 2 pieces of Chinese artichoke became “salade japonaise”. This Russian woman may have reproduced what she ate in Paris, but she omitted famous vegetable.

]]> By: Stephanie http://resurrectedrecipes.com/2010/01/20/a-japanese-salad-from-a-russian-princess/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Stephanie Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:18:04 +0000 http://resurrectedrecipes.com/?p=353#comment-93 Is the tongue being referred to cow's tongue? I also find it hard to believe that this is a Japanese dish. Is the tongue being referred to cow’s tongue?

I also find it hard to believe that this is a Japanese dish.

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