Food, Food, and More Food Thread

qilver wrote:
the food is great anywhere, at a nice restarant, even small places within anywhere downtown, whether here in Kyoto, Nagoya, Tokyo, or elsewhere. I have had anything from the simple onigiri at the many Convenience stores, to raumen places, soba, curry, and even italian food.

That's the great thing...I agree...the food is great pretty much everywhere!
Sounds delicious.

krim wrote:

truer words have yet to be spoken about curry by anyone here

:hehe: :hehe:

fried camembert breaded in panko served with a raspberrry dipping sauce.

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Yum. Looks better and sounds better than this:

Beijing steamed buns include cardboard
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1 hour, 42 minutes ago

BEIJING - Chopped cardboard, softened with an industrial chemical and flavored with fatty pork and powdered seasoning, is a main ingredient in batches of steamed buns sold in one Beijing neighborhood, state television said.

The report, aired late Wednesday on China Central Television, highlights the country's problems with food safety despite government efforts to improve the situation.

Countless small, often illegally run operations exist across China and make money cutting corners by using inexpensive ingredients or unsavory substitutes. They are almost impossible to regulate.

State TV's undercover investigation features the shirtless, shorts-clad maker of the buns, called baozi, explaining the contents of the product sold in Beijing's sprawling Chaoyang district.

Baozi are a common snack in China, with an outer skin made from wheat or rice flour and and a filling of sliced pork. Cooked by steaming in immense bamboo baskets, they are similar to but usually much bigger than the dumplings found on dim sum menus familiar to many Americans.

The hidden camera follows the man, whose face is not shown, into a ramshackle building where steamers are filled with the fluffy white buns, traditionally stuffed with minced pork.

The surroundings are filthy, with water puddles and piles of old furniture and cardboard on the ground.

"What's in the recipe?" the reporter asks. "Six to four," the man says.

"You mean 60 percent cardboard? What is the other 40 percent?" asks the reporter. "Fatty meat," the man replies.

The bun maker and his assistants then give a demonstration on how the product is made.

Squares of cardboard picked from the ground are first soaked to a pulp in a plastic basin of caustic soda \ a chemical base commonly used in manufacturing paper and soap \ then chopped into tiny morsels with a cleaver. Fatty pork and powdered seasoning are stirred in.

Soon, steaming servings of the buns appear on the screen. The reporter takes a bite.

"This baozi filling is kind of tough. Not much taste," he says. "Can other people taste the difference?"

"Most people can't. It fools the average person," the maker says. "I don't eat them myself."

The police eventually showed up and shut down the operation.

tabana wrote:Yum. Looks better and sounds better than this:

Beijing steamed buns include cardboard

ROFL. I was just about to post that article.....that is f*ckin' outrageous man....steamed buns filled with cardboard and fat....nasty, dood.

It's hilarious and sad at the same time. It's not like they are expansive in the first place. I just can't believe the guy tried it after seeing the installation. People are doing anything to save a buck. I even heard that people died after surgery, because the hospital used fake serum containing nothing but water... :shakehead:

I never had cardboard since my baby teeth days. I think I'll try that tonight. :hehe:

tabana wrote:It's hilarious and sad at the same time. It's not like they are expansive in the first place. I just can't believe the guy tried it after seeing the installation. People are doing anything to save a buck. I even heard that people died after surgery, because the hospital used fake serum containing nothing but water... :shakehead:

I never had cardboard since my baby teeth days. I think I'll try that tonight. :hehe:

seriously the guy was hungry for some cardboard...i love how they just pick up the cardboard from the floor and then just dip it in caustic soda to get the pulp going...

cardboard and fat...ain't nuthing wrong with that!

Nasty stuff. Well fiber is lean and contains lots of fiber. :hehe:

tabana wrote:Nasty stuff. Well fiber is lean and contains lots of fiber. :hehe:

i love it when i get the cardboard stuck in my teeth.

black cod marinated in miso

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Tu_triky wrote:black cod marinated in miso

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Damn.

Mouth-watering. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Damn.

Mouth-watering. :sweat:

You said it! Now there is a pool or drool on the floor. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Damn.

Mouth-watering. :sweat:

prepared at Iron Chef Morimoto's restaurant....wish I had a piece for lunch.

Tu_triky wrote:

prepared at Iron Chef Morimoto's restaurant....wish I had a piece for lunch.

I take it you're hungry since you're searching for pictures of food. :hehe:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

I take it you're hungry since you're searching for pictures of food. :hehe:

hehe. it's also a recreational hobby of mine as it relates to my involvement here on jdorama.

tabana wrote:Yum. Looks better and sounds better than this:

Beijing steamed buns include cardboard
source

They've been showing this the last 2 mornings on the FCI Japan News here. My Japanese isn't all that great, and I'd be watching it thinking, "They're NOT putting cardboard in those!" Turns out I was wrong.[/list:u] Just a suggestion Sensei, when you go to China next year, you might want to pack your own lunch before leaving Canada. :sweat: [/list:u]

tabana wrote:It's hilarious and sad at the same time. It's not like they are expansive in the first place. I just can't believe the guy tried it after seeing the installation. People are doing anything to save a buck. I even heard that people died after surgery, because the hospital used fake serum containing nothing but water... :shakehead:

I never had cardboard since my baby teeth days. I think I'll try that tonight. :hehe:

Why am I getting the impression that the Chinese don't love their food as much as the Japanese?

gaijinmark wrote:Just a suggestion Sensei, when you go to China next year, you might want to pack your own lunch before leaving Canada. :sweat:

Yea, I'm starting to get a little nervous, considering my second reason for going is the food. :sweat:

Wynter wrote:
Why am I getting the impression that the Chinese don't love their food as much as the Japanese?

don't confuse love and hygiene....some Chinese just happen to love cardboard more than the Japanese.

Tu_triky wrote:

don't confuse love and hygiene....some Chinese just happen to love cardboard more than the Japanese.

:rofl: Not to worry Sensei, the Chinese only use high quality cardboard, the bad stuff goes to North Korea!!

Tu_triky wrote:

don't confuse love and hygiene....some Chinese just happen to love cardboard more than the Japanese.

:rofl:

True say. It's prolly low in calories, too.