Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Itazura ichiban wrote:Just learned about a place near me, Psycho Donuts:
http://www.psycho-donuts.com/

Hamburger Donut

Part donut, part pig. Sesame-seed
donut bun, maple butter,
strawberry jelly, & of course, strips
of porky bliss! Serious protein
deficiency left you brain addled?

I gotta check this place out!

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Wow. Not for the faint of heart! Hehe.

Tu_triky wrote:Not for the faint of heart! Hehe.

More like the clogged of heart. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
More like the clogged of heart. :sweat:

Haha. You might need a surgeon on deck to perform an angioplasty immediately after the food is consumed.

Tu_triky wrote:Haha. You might need a surgeon on deck to perform an angioplasty immediately after the food is consumed.

Hehe.

Free with every purchase. :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
Hehe.

Free with every purchase. :rofl:

That would be universal healthcare in fact. Hehe.

Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall

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Whale-meat importer pleads guilty

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June 2, 2011

A man who sold whale meat to a Santa Monica sushi restaurant faces eight to 14 months in prison for the crime.

Ginichi Ohira, 50, pleaded guilty Tuesday, acknowledging he "knowingly sold a marine mammal product, namely, whale meat, and ... did so for an unauthorized purpose," according to a court document.

Charges related to the illegal sale of whale meat were originally filed in March 2010.

The case came to light when federal agents and animal-rights activists cooperated in a video sting orchestrated by the associate producer of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove," which looked at the slaughter of dolphins in Japan.
Activists used a mini video camera to record their order of a $600 omakase, or chef's choice, meal at the Hump, a trendy restaurant near the Santa Monica Airport.

The two activists asked whether they could get whale meat as part of the chef's choice, and a waitress then served eight pieces, according to a federal affidavit.

Activists bagged samples that were tested and later determined to be sei whale.

"Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of an endangered species," U.S. Atty. Andre Birotte Jr. said in a statement at the time.

The restaurant closed in March; its operators also issued a public apology.

The plea agreement states that Ohira, who has moved back to Japan, began illegally importing whale meat from Tokyo in about 2001 and selling it to Southland sushi restaurants. These included one in El Segundo, to a chef who later began working at the Hump.

A June 28, 2007, invoice booked into evidence showed a price of $5,106 for a single transaction.

Besides prison time, the maximum sentence could include a year of probation and a fine in excess of $100,000.

Sentencing is set for September, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/importer-of-illegal-whale-meat-to-santa-monica-restaurant-faces-eight-to-14-months-in-prison.html

^ If he's in Japan at the moment, are they going to have to extradite him for sentencing? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:^ If he's in Japan at the moment, are they going to have to extradite him for sentencing? :sweat:

The Humpback whale they strapped him to has a migratory route that will bring him back to California at the appropriate time.

Tu_triky wrote:The Humpback whale they strapped him to has a migratory route that will bring him back to California at the appropriate time.

So the whales are working for the justice department? :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
So the whales are working for the justice department? :mrgreen:

Payback is a b.....

Smart food for smart people. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:^ If he's in Japan at the moment, are they going to have to extradite him for sentencing? :sweat:

All kidding aside, you raise a good point. I don't know how they could compel him for sentencing if Japan is unwilling to deliver him considering that serving whale in Japan is not considered a crime.

More grilling... And some sashimi.

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bmwracer wrote:More grilling... And some sashimi.

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Hardwood charcoal even. :bow:

Tu_triky wrote:Hardwood charcoal even. :bow:

Pricey stuff.

But it does burn a long time. :victory:

What amazes me is the metallic sound they make when you tap the charcoal on a hard surface... Fascinating.

bmwracer wrote:
Pricey stuff.

But it does burn a long time. :victory:

What amazes me is the metallic sound they make when you tap the charcoal on a hard surface... Fascinating.

Yeah I've heard it on the Dotch Ryori Show :)

Yeah, the hardwood charcoal (binchotan and the like)...harder to light, but burns longer and hotter.

Pan roasted chicken with Nippon Kyuri (cucumber). It's what's for dinner :beaten:

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Tu_triky wrote:It's what's for dinner

That sounds familiar.

bmwracer wrote:
That sounds familiar.

Lazy guy's cooking. Chicken already seasoned from Mitsuwa. Throw in pan. The end.

Tu_triky wrote:Lazy guy's cooking. Chicken already seasoned from Mitsuwa. Throw in pan. The end.

Hey, you coulda just bought a bucket o' wings.

"A" for effort. :victory: