Can I Cook It? Yes, You Can!

March 11, 2017 8:24 AM

A Tribe Called Quest co-founder Jarobi White has a second career as a professional chef. In this Billboard interview, he chats with longtime friend, chef, and hip hop fan, Marcus Samuelsson. Jarobi also provides his recipe for honey yuzu chicken wings.
posted by terooot (9 comments total)

I loved this, thank you for posting it - I never thought of Samuelsson looking up to Neneh Cherry before.

And now I want yuzu wings.
posted by 41swans at 8:45 AM on March 11, 2017

Really enjoyed this, but man I would have loved for it to be three or four times the length.

And yes, now I want wings.
posted by ominous_paws at 10:17 AM on March 11, 2017 [2 favorites]

Right on! Thank you!
posted by Celsius1414 at 11:01 AM on March 11, 2017

honey yuzu chicken wings

Yuzu is awesome. We have been to Kochi Prefecture, in Shikoku, a few times in the past few years, and we always bring back bottles of yuzu juice. I use it as salad dressing, and as a replacement for soy sauce (I have high blood pressure) when eating sashimi or grilled fish.
posted by My Dad at 12:23 PM on March 11, 2017

Yuzu here for those not in the know.
posted by Oyéah at 4:03 PM on March 11, 2017

My mother-in-law makes something called yuzu-gama which are yuzu skins packed with yuzu miso -- essentially dark red miso mixed with yuzu juice and sesame seeds -- that are then left in a net to dry in the sun and wind for months. Sliced thin and served with rice, yuzu-gama stick to your back teeth and amaze your tastebuds for hours.
posted by Ice Cream Socialist at 4:03 PM on March 11, 2017 [4 favorites]

Flagged as fantastic. I too could have read another few pages. I was totally charmed by the hooky parties.

The photos were so gorgeous I had to look up who was responsible.
posted by Recliner of Rage at 4:36 PM on March 11, 2017 [1 favorite]

Such a fun interview, you can really feel their personalities and passion. Great music and food! And wow, the photos are amazing. I also vibe with this - I'd rather cook for friends and chill out like that with music as well.
posted by yueliang at 5:12 PM on March 11, 2017

I was saving this link/post for when I needed a pick-me-up, and it didn't disappoint. Thank you! I am making grabby hands at both the honey-yuzu chicken wings and the interview itself; good stuff all around.
posted by mixedmetaphors at 6:42 PM on March 14, 2017