Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Eve wrote:

Like eating tender lobster tails.......... delish.......... :victory:

High praise coming from a shellfish lover. I'm sure it tasted amazing. :)

Tu_triky wrote:

High praise coming from a shellfish lover. I'm sure it tasted amazing. :)

We stayed on the beach in Phuket for three weeks back before it was so developed. And ate them every evening along with whatever else we ordered. Fab.
Wish the flight wasnt so far from here to Thailand. :sweat:

Eve wrote:

We stayed on the beach in Phuket for three weeks back before it was so developed. And ate them every evening along with whatever else we ordered. Fab.
Wish the flight wasnt so far from here to Thailand. :sweat:

Sounds glorious! Not that I didn't already know you were cosmopolitan but your account makes me smile in admiration. Yes, Asia is far from the West Coast...the East Coast only more so! :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:

Sounds glorious! Not that I didn't already know you were cosmopolitan but your account makes me smile in admiration. Yes, Asia is far from the West Coast...the East Coast only more so! :sweat:

I dont think I can do that many hours again. Tokyo was not even halfway.

Eve wrote:

I dont think I can do that many hours again. Tokyo was not even halfway.

Dayem! Really? I feel you though...long flights are a burn!

Tu_triky wrote:

Dayem! Really? I feel you though...long flights are a burn!

I have a wimpy inner ear. Flying can be torture. :shamefulcry:

Seriously hard to sign me up any more for long trips. Any turbulence ad I'm toast.

Eve wrote:Seriously hard to sign me up any more for long trips. Any turbulence ad I'm toast.

That's where the drowsiness-inducing antihistamines come in. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
That's where the drowsiness-inducing antihistamines come in. :mrgreen:

Never thought of that! The long flight can be murder on the circulation in your legs especially in economy. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:My other sushi meal in Tokyo. A sushi-ya called "Sushi Ichi" in Ginza.

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I ate sushi 3 times in Japan and this was the best by far. I ate here for lunch. It was expensive but not ridiculously so as is the custom if you eat at a high end place for lunch and not for dinner.

Highly recommended for anyone planning a sojourn to Tokyo.

Website: http://www.3567-0014.com/english/index.html

Each sushi presentation was wonderful!!! And, appetizing!! What a feast you had!!!

Sengo wrote:

Each sushi presentation was wonderful!!! And, appetizing!! What a feast you had!!!

Yeah it was really delectable. If most of us here know one thing...it's that the Japanese are sticklers when it comes to presentation. And how.

Sengo wrote:

Never thought of that! The long flight can be murder on the circulation in your legs especially in economy. :sweat:

My cousins husband got a blood clot from never getting up on a long flight.

I'm with you Beem, benadryl can work wonders. :victory:

Eve wrote:

My cousins husband got a blood clot from never getting up on a long flight.

For future reference:

Pycnogenol Protects Against Blood Clots on Flights - Article

http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/article.aspx?id=133

Eve wrote:My cousins husband got a blood clot from never getting up on a long flight.

I heard stories about that on the news... Scary. :sweat:

Eve wrote:

My cousins husband got a blood clot from never getting up on a long flight.

I'm with you Beem, benadryl can work wonders. :victory:

Is he OK? If you're next to the window or the middle, I found it difficult to wake up the person on the aisle when I had to get up.

Tu_triky wrote:

For future reference:

Pycnogenol Protects Against Blood Clots on Flights - Article

http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/article.aspx?id=133

Thanks for the info! Last year my ankles and calves swelled after the flight. It felt like I had elephantitis. Next time I think I'll take pycnogenol, the anti-histamine and wear travel socks. :thumbsup:

Sengo wrote:

Thanks for the info! Last year my ankles and calves swelled after the flight. It felt like I had elephantitis. Next time I think I'll take pycnogenol, the anti-histamine and wear travel socks. :thumbsup:

You're welcome. I've taken pycnogenol off and on for years for its many health benefits. It can be pricey but it's worth it, especially if you are going to take it in preparation for air travel, since that is probably not so often.

I usually buy the Healthy Origins brand from Iherb.com, where I buy 99% of all my supplements. No I'm not shilling...it's just they have the best prices and fastest delivery. I'm not making any money for this referral.

My last off topic blurb about pycnogenol is that with respect to travel it helps with jet lag too!

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/128422.php

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I had ramen at that new ramen joint I wrote about earlier. Jidaiya. I had the Spicy Miso Ramen. (Kara Miso Ramen) It was good but the Miso Ramen at Ramen Mottainai is STILL the best miso ramen in L.A. Mottainai's blend of four types of miso that are charred and blended in a hot wok makes it tops in my book.

Here's a pic of my bowl @ Jidaiya on Western. It's actually in the same strip mall as Shinsengumi.

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Sengo wrote:Next time I think I'll take pycnogenol, the anti-histamine and wear travel socks. :thumbsup:

Maybe it would be easier to just get up and walk around to get the circulation going. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Maybe it would be easier to just get up and walk around to get the circulation going. :)

I like to set up hurdles in the aisles and do a few practice runs a la Usain Bolt.

^ Usain Bolt isn't a hurdler. :P

bmwracer wrote:^ Usain Bolt isn't a hurdler. :P

:hehe: That's true! Granted the hurdles I'm talking about are empty tomato juice cans lofted over until you get to the lavatory.