Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:
Well, yeah: we both understand that Olive Garden is a joke. ;)

but the food looks so authentic on the commercials so it must be.... it's like i thought mcdonald's had the best quality hamburgers because the hamburglar always looked so happy when he stole one. :headscratch:

K.T.Tran wrote:Quick question. would u guys rather make coffee at home or go buy coffee at the closet Starbucks or whatever coffee join it happens to be??

I like the coffee at home...its good enough to keep me up all night :mrgreen: saves me $5 :victory:

I buy a coffee bag for $4.00. (On sale, it's $2.99) I brew coffee every morning. The bag lasts me almost 2 weeks.
If I bought a Starbucks Venti Coffee of the day every morning, in 2 weeks that would cost me around $42.00.

(Whoa, just realized how expensive that is after I did the calculation now) :sweat:

ahochaude wrote:
I buy a coffee bag for $4.00. (On sale, it's $2.99) I brew coffee every morning. The bag lasts me almost 2 weeks.
If I bought a Starbucks Venti Coffee of the day every morning, in 2 weeks that would cost me around $42.00.

(Whoa, just realized how expensive that is after I did the calculation now) :sweat:

wow, you sure save a lot every two weeks. I am not much of a coffee drinker, if i have any, it will be on special occasion or once in a long while. But do have to admit, the coffee shops in tokyo are quite good, and their pastries are delicious, the ones in Ginza and Harajuku are good, forgot the names of the coffee shops though.

qilver wrote:
wow, you sure save a lot every two weeks. I am not much of a coffee drinker, if i have any, it will be on special occasion or once in a long while. But do have to admit, the coffee shops in tokyo are quite good, and their pastries are delicious, the ones in Ginza and Harajuku are good, forgot the names of the coffee shops though.

i swear the food is better out there...i found most everything to be qualitatively better there than home....it really tripped me out after a while. i'm sure that doesn't apply to everything, and certain things can be quite expensive, but i was impressed.

Tu_triky wrote:

i swear the food is better out there...i found most everything to be qualitatively better there than home....it really tripped me out after a while. i'm sure that doesn't apply to everything, and certain things can be quite expensive, but i was impressed.

i totally agree, the quality and what you find in Japan, would have love to take a bunch of that back with me, but thought it would spoil or not last that long. A half dozen onigiri's on the 10 hr flight back would not be too good, but luckily living in Cal, there are japanese markets that sell some of the stuff you can get in japan, but with just not the variety and selection.

qilver wrote:

i totally agree, the quality and what you find in Japan, would have love to take a bunch of that back with me, but thought it would spoil or not last that long. A half dozen onigiri's on the 10 hr flight back would not be too good, but luckily living in Cal, there are japanese markets that sell some of the stuff you can get in japan, but with just not the variety and selection.

without question....as much as i may complain about certain things here we are quite fortunate to be living in an area that is as culturally diverse as soCal so as to have the opportunity to sample such things from other countries without going to great lengths to find them...that is indeed a blessing of living in such a cosmopolitan place. i'm sure tokyoites feel the same way....it's just they usually have to pay a lot more for imported things....than we do.

Tu_triky wrote:

without question....as much as i may complain about certain things here we are quite fortunate to be living in an area that is as culturally diverse as soCal so as to have the opportunity to sample such things from other countries without going to great lengths to find them...that is indeed a blessing of living in such a cosmopolitan place. i'm sure tokyoites feel the same way....it's just they usually have to pay a lot more for imported things....than we do.

yeah, i have lots to be thankful for being in So-cal, Marukai market, Bookoff, Kinokuniya, and others...
it's just that since i got there weekly, there food/drinks/magazine, books can be a bit more, since they are coming from japan, which is understandable. They just don't have the variety/selection that a Lawson's would have on Onigiri, and the awesome drinks they have, it is wonderland there with the food, and the magazines,comics i think that you can find at any lawsons, IMO is better than here, then again i am biased and love hot j-girls/j-idols.

qilver wrote:

yeah, i have lots to be thankful for being in So-cal, Marukai market, Bookoff, Kinokuniya, and others...
it's just that since i got there weekly, there food/drinks/magazine, books can be a bit more, since they are coming from japan, which is understandable. They just don't have the variety/selection that a Lawson's would have on Onigiri, and the awesome drinks they have, it is wonderland there with the food, and the magazines,comics i think that you can find at any lawsons, IMO is better than here, then again i am biased and love hot j-girls/j-idols.

of course the variety, the accessibility will be better at the source...but at least you can get that ish here.....imagine if you lived in billings, montana or topeka kansas...u'd be f*cked.

you'd be eating spaghetti with soy sauce and they'd be calling it soba.....

Tu_triky wrote:

of course the variety, the accessibility will be better at the source...but at least you can get that ish here.....imagine if you lived in billings, montana or topeka kansas...u'd be f*cked.

you'd be eating spaghetti with soy sauce and they'd be calling it soba.....

that is sick, spaghetti with frickin' soy sauce, ..... :rofl: soba right?
not so sure what they have out there in the markets, is rice and soy sauce available there? probably they have the spaghetti and pasta sauces. Yeah, i could'nt live or survive there, i need japanese food, and other stuff. It is best just to move to japan, there it would be everywhere at your fingertips... :hehe: :thumbsup:

Had Japanese food for dinner with my Aunt and Uncle... At a place called Honda (no, not at the car company): generous portions, pretty good teriyaki, and the sashimi was fresh... Gotta try the sushi bar next time. :)

I've had spaghetti with soy sauce before....not bad in my opinion...maybe cause i like soy sauce :sweat:

Well i had dinner's at Minh's Restuarant, had me a white rice dish that comes with 3 pieces of a 5 spice grilled chicken, YUMMY!!!! :woot: :victory:
My brother had a Pho dish, the noodles are kinda made crisp and you eat it with some veggies and either chicken or slices of beef and some sauce. It's pretty good too. And yes, these are Vietnamese dishes

K.T.Tran wrote:And yes, these are Vietnamese dishes

You mean I can't get this stuff at Coco's or IHOP??? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
You mean I can't get this stuff at Coco's or IHOP??? :hehe:

hmm.....not unless one day I happen to manage and run Coco's or Ihops :hehe:

K.T.Tran wrote:I've had spaghetti with soy sauce before....not bad in my opinion...maybe cause i like soy sauce :sweat:

Well i had dinner's at Minh's Restuarant, had me a white rice dish that comes with 3 pieces of a 5 spice grilled chicken, YUMMY!!!! :woot: :victory:
My brother had a Pho dish, the noodles are kinda made crisp and you eat it with some veggies and either chicken or slices of beef and some sauce. It's pretty good too. And yes, these are Vietnamese dishes

i've been to a vietnamien restaurant with friend after a concert then to a party ..... it had i think japanese and chinese meals also :crazy: i think.....
i had spring rolls with veggies and some chicken ... my friend had noodles .. it wasn't that good.... too much soja sauce that we couldn't taste the meal :sweat: .... so she took nems ... too bad ibet that ramen will be good elsewhere :victory: ..but i loved mine! :dancing:

What did I have tonight?
Hmmm.
Oh, I remember. Some sort of pasta with tarako and some nori. Don't know. Wife made it. Was pretty good, nontheless.

My turn to cook is on Wednesday. Will keep you updated. As of now, I'm debating over beef stir fry or steamed salmon.

what about some italien plate of spaghetti ...yummy
my uncle taught me to do it ..he said i'm pretty good..should work in the restaurant :mrgreen:

Salmon !! that's so good !

Ayachan wrote:what about some italien plate of spaghetti ...yummy
my uncle taught me to do it ..he said i'm pretty good..should work in the restaurant :mrgreen:

Salmon !! that's so good !

HAH! ... what a coincidence .. i also just made spagetti ... with sauce bolognaise :thumbsup:

desert was yummy and juicy watermelon ..:)

z123_us wrote:

HAH! ... what a coincidence .. i also just made spagetti ... with sauce bolognaise :thumbsup:

desert was yummy and juicy watermelon ..:)

homemade bolognaise ? or just plain commercial one ? ....... it is indeed great !! :woot: i loove spaghetti .. but prefer some recepee with penne and thon ( thuna ?) sauce of my own ..well rather uncle's with modifications ... :sweat:
in french we sy " il faut rendre a cesar ce qui va a cesar " ... i don't know if there is some equivalence in english ...sorry for sucking at sayings
anyway , VIVA italia ! :victory:

Pasta is great. I just stick to my regular recipe.
However, I will NOT serve (even if I do make) any sort of pasta unless I have either french or garlic bread. Pasta is nothing without such.

ahochaude wrote:Pasta is great... However, I will NOT serve (even if I do make) any sort of pasta unless I have either french or garlic bread. Pasta is nothing without such.

i defintly agree ... i don't even eat it .......unless i'm invited: i wouldn't like to be impolite ..