Food, Food, and More Food Thread

krim wrote:eating raw eggs makes me sick now. :puppydog: :sweat:

Physically sick?

Oh wait, you did say you have a sensitive tummy, ne?

digestively sick.. cramps, uhh.. other symptoms... :sweat:

started recently, before i never had issues eating eggs.

bmwracer wrote:
With or without the raw egg? :sweat:

Without. I have problems with raw eggs too. :sweat:

im glad im not the only one....

:mrgreen: :wave:

krim wrote:im glad im not the only one....

:mrgreen: :wave:

i actually enjoyed the raw egg with sukiyaki....i don't think i have any enzyme deficiency or related issue that results in an upset stomach from the raw egg..


i've only had the raw egg thing with sukiyaki though....it was awesome...but that probably had more to do with the quality of the beef and the food in general....at Yoshihashi in Tokyo..sat at the counter for dinner

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Just over the hill from the noise and hustle of central Akasaka, at the end of a dimly lit alley, is Yoshihashi, the best sukiyaki and shabu shabu restaurant in all of Tokyo.

Since its establishment in the 39th year of the Meiji Restoration, Yoshihashi - situated in a traditional house, surrounded by gorgeous Japanese gardens and once home to a famous kabuki actor - has prided itself on offering only the finest Matsuzaka beef served sukiyaki, shabu shabu or teppanyaki style. For those still uninitiated into the rarified world of cattle ranching in Japan, Matsuzaka cattle have a life for which many of us would gladly end our days as a plate of sukiyaki. Matsuzaka are given only the finest fodder, plenty of beer and milk and are massaged daily. This final luxury creates the highly-prized, fat-rippled beef which cooks evenly, leaving the meat tender and juicy, dripping with succulent fat. Vegetarians best look elsewhere.

Upon entering Yoshihashi you will be shown either to the polished wood counter or, like us, to one of the many tastefully-appointed private tatami mat rooms which overlook the lovely Japanese garden. We settled on the sukiyaki course along with a few seasonal dishes and a nice dry Kubota sake served chilled to start it all off. Our meal started with tender young bamboo shoots with fuki, small meatballs of chicken breast seasoned with shiso and ginger served with the first turnips of the season and an assorted sashimi platter. The meat, vegetables and tofu began to arrive signaling the start of the sukiyaki course. The attentive and discrete staff brought literally anything we required, with a psychic timing that had us searching behind the handpainted scrolls for hidden cameras. Miso soup with small clams and steaming rice arrived to finish the entire affair off. When we were about to burst, the staff graciously offered us chilled fresh fruits for dessert. For those with the will to go on, Yoshihashi has on its grounds what has to be the coziest bar in all of Tokyo. Once an attached guest cottage it has been transformed with leather armchairs, a fireplace and red cut glass lamps into a chic spot to sip a cognac or brandy before venturing out into a world where such gentility and refinement seem a thing of the past.

Dining at Yoshihashi is a gastronomic experience and as with most things in Tokyo you pay for what you get - dinner for two with sake or wine will run to JY25,000. Coming to Yoshihashi for lunch is one of the best deals in town - at JY2000 to JY3000 you get the same fabulous food and attentive service for a fraction of the price.

Cool info. I never thought someone would make a cow drink beer a give it massages. :hehe:

tabana wrote:Cool info. I never thought someone would make a cow drink beer a give it massages. :hehe:

they have to be really good friends.....

Tu_triky wrote:
they have to be really good friends.....

I would like to be a cow....except for the eventual destination of a dinner plate.

tabana wrote:Cool info. I never thought someone would make a cow drink beer a give it massages. :hehe:

it's cheaper than tabs of X. :hehe: :hehe:

Yup. Just don't get busted. :beaten: :hehe:

I wonder how much beer a cow can drink, before it gets drunk. With their 4 stomachs... :headscratch:

dochira wrote:
I would like to be a cow....except for the eventual destination of a dinner plate.

LOL = life of leisure

Went to Bakersfield over the weekend. Realized that OMG.. they have a Yoshinoya...

:grumble:

but we have PF Chang.. wehehehehe.

/me wonders if that's really something to be proud of... :headscratch:

krim wrote:/me wonders if that's really something to be proud of... :headscratch:

She does live in Fresno, after all. :hehe:

dochira wrote:
She does live in Fresno, after all. :hehe:

Oh true true... i wonder if they have a McDonalds... :headscratch:

krim wrote:/me wonders if that's really something to be proud of... :headscratch:

no, cause the guy we visited over there was so stoked about P.F. Chang's coming to town.. I'm like :headscratch:

littlemissfab wrote:but we have PF Chang.. wehehehehe.

:bleh:

I'd rather eat at Panda X. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:


Matsuzaka beef served teppanyaki style. For those still uninitiated into the rarified world of cattle ranching in Japan, Matsuzaka cattle have a life for which many of us would gladly end our days as a plate of sukiyaki. Matsuzaka are given only the finest fodder, plenty of beer and milk and are massaged daily. This final luxury creates the highly-prized, fat-rippled beef which cooks evenly, leaving the meat tender and juicy, dripping with succulent fat. Vegetarians best look elsewhere.

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revisiting this picture of a salmon pizza

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Dammit. :drooling:


It's almost 5pm and the salad I had for lunch is long gone. :shamefulcry: I must eat salmon tonight. :mrgreen: