[quote="eltinator"]Pretty interesting article I just read about sushi. I wonder if some of the cheaper sushi restaurants here in the bay area like Kitaro in SF do this also. :hehe: :hehe:
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, that conveyor thing is a gimmick... Sushi bar all the way... :D
i don't know if they have those in cali, (prolly do) but in JPN, it's the bomb! After about 25 to 35 plates, I'd be satisfied. The place i frequent is still as fresh as the sushi bars because you can see the dudes making them and putting them on the belt.
I think the key thing is to make sure you go to one that is busy so the food is more likely to be fresh and if it's busy odds are it tastes pretty good too. That's my 2 cents at least.
niko2x wrote:i don't know if they have those in cali, (prolly do) but in JPN, it's the bomb! After about 25 to 35 plates, I'd be satisfied. The place i frequent is still as fresh as the sushi bars because you can see the dudes making them and putting them on the belt.
Yeah, I think there are a few in SoCal... I went to one like that in Westwood and thought it was okay until I saw a roach on the wall... :bleh:
Why is it so hard to get good lasagna in a restaurant? I tried one for dinner last night and the meet had the same consistency as cat food. Yuck! :bleh:
It seems like if someone makes it at home no matter how they make it, it's pretty good but I have not had that success at many restaurants.
Doramafan113 wrote:Why is it so hard to get good lasagna in a restaurant? I tried one for dinner last night and the meet had the same consistency as cat food. Yuck! :bleh:
It seems like if someone makes it at home no matter how they make it, it's pretty good but I have not had that success at many restaurants.
Heh, funny you should mention that, 'cause that's how I judge an Italian restaurant: by it's lasagna. :) I've noticed that the Italian chains usually aren't very good in that respect, whereas mom and pop Italian restaurants seem to be better...
Japan's record hot-dog eater branches out to put down 69 hamburgers
Mon Nov 15,12:12 PM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - A slender 26-year-old from Japan who is the undefeated champion in hot-dog eating competitions has broadened his repertoire, wowing an American crowd by munching 69 hamburgers in eight minutes.
Takeru Kobayashi, who has made a full-time career out of his unusual talent and become a celebrity in Japan, took home 10,000 dollars after stuffing himself at the contest in Chattanooga, Tennessee, media reports said.
"Kobayashi is, without a doubt, the greatest eater ever to live upon planet Earth," said David Baer of the International Federation of Competitive Eating.
Second-place went to Sonya Thomas, a Virginia woman who in the allotted eight minutes Saturday could eat a mere 46 of the miniature square burgers cooked up by Krystal, a fast-food chain in the US south.
Kobayashi has triumphed four years straight at the July 4 hot-dog contest in New York City, this year breaking his previous record by swallowing 53 and a half frankfurters.
Weighing only 60 kilograms (132 pounds), Kobayashi has astonished gluttons more inclined to binge-eating. The Japanese man says he has mastered a technique to win by snapping food in two and shoving both parts in his mouth.
Kobayashi also holds records for eating cow brains -- eight kilos (17.7 pounds) in 15 minutes -- and traditional Japanese rice balls at nine kilos (20 pounds) in half an hour.
The Japanese tend to be more moderate eaters but, thanks in part to Kobayashi, competitive eating has become a television sensation with "food fighters" downing everything from sushi to cakes.
But the television began to shy away from such contests after a 14-year-old junior high school student choked to death in 2002 trying to imitate competitive eating during school lunch.
Despite repeated warnings from authorities about the danger, such contests remain popular at local festivals in Japan.
On November 6, a 38-year-old woman choked to death after gorging on bread and barley noodles at a local fall festival.
The guy is just amazing. Sonya Thomas is damn impressive though. She got second place in the hot dog contest too. These skinny people beat out those huge guys. O_O
bmwracer wrote:
Kobayashi also holds records for eating cow brains -- eight kilos (17.7 pounds) in 15 minutes --
Mmmm.
Anyway, that's pretty damn amazing. 69 burgers in 8 minutes. That works out to what? About 8.5 burgers EVERY MINUTE?? At least he's getting paid to eat all this crap, he'll need the money later on for his medical bills.
This feat is just damn incredible. This is the fourth time he's won this competition? I dunno if it even mattered if Takeru broke the hot dog sandwiches in half 'cause it's still, quite a damn feat.
Whassis? The nutrients break down real quick-like in his body or something?
I dunno 'bout those cow brains, though; mad cow and all. Opinion, gregsan?
And all those people choking to death. Sad. Gotta' chew that food well. I can't imagine what it's like choking to death. I wonder if I'd die of fear first.
Just damn incredible.
P.S. hey, hey, Karsh -- neat, memorable Battle Royale pic! Welcome to the board.