24 Spring 2025 | edibleseattle.com “ ey loved it and the response has been ‘Oh my god, thank you so much for doing that, because I would never have imagined eating the real thing, but now I have the courage to try the real thing,’” says Nyugen. “Some of them would then go to the market and buy the real thing and take it home to try.” As American food culture becomes more curious and courageous in revisiting its history, it is only natural that these age-old ingredients will receive the acclaim they deserve. is is thanks to the hard work of these local chefs who are reducing food waste while also o ering customers a fuller portrait of the deliciousness of each animal. “For us, one part of using o al is about utilizing the whole animal,” says ornhill. “But it’s also about presenting a hopeful dish that changes people’s minds about o al.” Jesse Koji Fukumoto makes wine and food. He grew up in the Japanese restaurants of Sea le. He is the editor of Oden Annual, a publication that celebrates food and eaters. OdenAnnual.com e descendant of Filipino and Japanese immigrants, Troy Osaki is a poet, organizer and a orney. He holds a Juris Doctor from the Sea le University School of Law, where he interned at Creative Justice, an arts-based alternative to incarceration for youth in King County. He lives in Sea le. Troyosaki.com “The idea of eating a 17-dayold embryo egg or a fertilized egg is scary because you can see the beak, you can see the [down] and you can see everything in it. They didn’t grow up with it, but they’re curious.” —Trinh Nyugen Duck egg custard was a stepping stone for Chef Trinh Nyugen to share balut, a traditional Vietnamese food of a fertilized duck egg, at Ramie, in Capitol Hill. SEATTLE RESTAURANTS WITH WHOLE ANIMAL PROGRAMS Bateau 1040 E Union Street Sea le, WA 98122 Restaurantbateau.com O Alley 1/2, 4903 Rainier Avenue S Sea le, WA 98118 O alleysea le.com Phở Bắc Sup Shop 1240 S Jackson Street Sea le, WA 98144 ephobac.com Beast and Cleaver 2362 NW 80th Street Sea le, WA 98117 Beastandcleaver.com LTD Edition 1641 Nagle Place, Suite 006 Sea le, WA 98122 Ltdeditionsushi.com Local Tide 401 N 36th Street, Suite 103 Sea le, WA 98103 Localtide.com Ramie 1529 14th Avenue Sea le, WA 98122 Ramiesea le.com Image courtesy of Ramie
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