Food, Food, and More Food Thread

What a trip I saw on TV in my room earlier a preview of a DOTCH RYORI SHOW special!

It was gyoza vs. kara-age.

Tu_triky wrote:The pig in me was tempted to order another one!

I would have... How many times would you get the chance to experience that...? :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I would have... How many times would you get the chance to experience that...? :victory:

HAHAHAHA. So true! Maybe I'll go back before I leave. It's actually walking distance from my hotel. ^_^

Tu_triky wrote:HAHAHAHA. So true! Maybe I'll go back before I leave. It's actually walking distance from my hotel. ^_^

There ya go. :victory:

Itadakimasu! :hehe:

Burger King Japan's Bacon Special: Man Creates Whopper With 1,050 Strips

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Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugIDfvUpcwY&feature=player_embedded

Laser-Cut Sushi Rolls Invented By Japanese Ad Agency

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Move over, SushiBot, there's another machine trend in town: laser-cut sushi rolls.

In an effort to boost sales following the 2011 tsunami, Japanese ad agency I&S BBDO created these intricate laser-cut designs for their client, Umino Seaweed. The patterns combine high-tech gadgetry with traditional Japanese themes and motifs, like cherry blossoms and tortoise shells, meant to symbolize good fortune, happiness and longevity.

The designs recently took home top honors at advertising competition Spikes Asia. On I&S BBDO's profile, the company called the project "entirely new for the industry ... [that] convey both our wish for the future, as well as our respect for the past."

Full story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/laser-cut-sushi-rolls_n_1434716.html?ref=food

bmwracer wrote:
Isn't every restaurant in Japan amazing? :mrgreen:

EDIT: Every Japanese restaurant. :mrgreen: :victory:

No..... we went to a ramen shop that our tour guide said he liked and it was not very good. It was too salty and the broth's flavor was mediocre. There were a lot of people in there, though.

Tu_triky wrote:

The pig in me does prompt me to do some research with regard to restaurants before I leave on my trips to Japan...but I obviously don't research it down to every meal I plan to have.

The chicken place Kakomiya I just looked up an hour before I decided to go there on the this website, www.bento.com. It's all in English. It's an amazing resource for restaurants in major Japanese cities. I recommend you bookmark it for future reference.

I'm currently staying in the Honmachi area of Osaka so I just looked up restaurants in Honmachi on bento.com and Kakomiya was one of the ones listed.

Even though the Japanese address system is incredibly confusing and difficult to fathom for foreigners like myself, with technology these days, it has become fairly easy to get from place to place. I just input the address on Google Maps on my cellphone and it has two two markers...one for your current location and one for your destination....with the built in GPS antenna on the phone it tracks your current location in real time. You just follow the directions until you arrive. It's really a lifesaver. :)

Thanks for the link which I saved!! Next time I go, I'm going to check this site out.

I would definitely want to try that chicken restaurant. I'm game to try the chicken sashimi and all of the other dishes!!

Sengo wrote:No..... we went to a ramen shop that our tour guide said he liked and it was not very good. It was too salty and the broth's flavor was mediocre. There were a lot of people in there, though.

I was being facetious. :mrgreen:

Sengo wrote:

Thanks for the link which I saved!! Next time I go, I'm going to check this site out.

Cool. You're welcome. :)

I would definitely want to try that chicken restaurant. I'm game to try the chicken sashimi and all of the other dishes!!

I figured you would be adventurous enough to try it. :) There are a few people here who I thought would appreciate the recommendation so I thought I would share my experience. Japan is a foodie paradise for sure.

Tu_triky wrote:Japan is a foodie paradise for sure.

Totally. :victory:

Bourdain should spend an entire season covering the eats in Japan. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Totally. :victory:

Bourdain should spend an entire season covering the eats in Japan. :mrgreen:

Yes. I agree. :say_yes: :)

Just happen to find this. Looks like it was broadcast a few days ago...

Dotch Cooking Show Special

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzgzOTkzMzEy.html

niknik wrote:Just happen to find this. Looks like it was broadcast a few days ago...

Dotch Cooking Show Special

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzgzOTkzMzEy.html

Cool. I actually saw the commercial for this last week in Tokyo.

^ Karage vs. Gyoza. I guess because it was a special they had 11 guests instead of 7. But no Kusanagi. :puppydog:

gaijinmark wrote:^ Karage vs. Gyoza. I guess because it was a special they had 13 guests instead of 7. But no Kusanagi. :puppydog:

No Kusanagi??? Maji desu ka?!?!?

gaijinmark wrote:no Kusanagi. :puppydog:

Sacrilege!!

Two new restaurants in the South Bay. One ramen shop and a soba shop.

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1) Gardena: Torihei has been a people's izakaya joint since opening in March 2009, and every Friday night the clipboard wait list is filled full of hopeful izakaya-ers. Everyone was hoping Torihei would grow out of South Bay a la Musha, but the expansion never materialized. Luckily, Torihei decided to invest its extracurricular talents into ramen via Jidaiya ((Žž‘ã‰Æ)). Much like Torihei, no PR tactics were deployed by Jidaiya, but within the first week, the dining room was already packed at lunch. Co-owner Taigo Sato tells Eater the tonkotsu soup is "boiled for over 10 hours" using soft water with 95% impurities removed. The "basic" tonkotsu "Yokohama" ramen (with a slice of chasiu, bamboo, wood ear, nori) costs $6.95 and extra toppings range from $1 (hanjuku tamago) to $2 (extra serving of cha siu). Cash only.

18537 S. Western Ave., Gardena

2) Gardena: Soba Sojibo, owned by Kineya Company Japan, is now serving. There are 30 Sojibo's in Tokyo alone, but the Gardena location is the first bona-fide branch of Sojibo in the US. Sojibo is known for making affordable cold zaru soba that's extremely popular during summer, and the company touts the high polyphenols found in soba noodles, but is loved for offering table-side grate-it-yourself fresh wasabi in Japan. No further news of US expansion at this time.

1757 W Carson St., Torrance

^ Wow, fresh wasabi. :applaud:

Gotta go there a pocket one of those for home. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:^ Wow, fresh wasabi. :applaud:

Gotta go there a pocket one of those for home. :mrgreen:

We all should have the little green rhizome at home.