Food, Food, and More Food Thread

tabana wrote::hehe:
I found a few photos. Not really oishii. :bleh: I'll just take the mint. http://www.paradise-coffee.com/foto.htm

I bet they're having a good laugh in indonesia selling poop coffee to gaijin.

:hehe: :hehe:

but it makes me curious though. is this luwak animal really that rare or they just don't sell it to indonesians coz foreigners buy the shit for big bucks. coz it's not like some possum in the tree near your porch. i've never seen one. nor the coffee (there are instant ones using the name Kopi Luwak, but it's no shit). so maybe it is rare, even in indonesia.

did you guys know that there's cow-shit soup here too? :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

I mean when you consider that Sakai dinner in Australia for instance which is a full course meal with wine pairing, to eat those 1000 dollar food items is ludicrous.

I saw both those items you mentioned on video....ridiculous. Sure they probably taste good, but worth it? A difficult argument to make.

I think the culinary value is really of no concern here. The patrons of these items ('food' is such a low-class word) will be bragging about the '1000 buck-pizza', and not the 'fabulously-tasting pizza'. That stuff is meant to go to your head, not your bowels.

thtl wrote:

I think the culinary value is really of no concern here. The patrons of these items ('food' is such a low-class word) will be bragging about the '1000 buck-pizza', and not the 'fabulously-tasting pizza'. That stuff is meant to go to your head, not your bowels.

Well said. :applaud:

ditto. :thumbsup:

monta wrote:

:hehe: :hehe:

but it makes me curious though. is this luwak animal really that rare or they just don't sell it to indonesians coz foreigners buy the shit for big bucks. coz it's not like some possum in the tree near your porch. i've never seen one. nor the coffee (there are instant ones using the name Kopi Luwak, but it's no shit). so maybe it is rare, even in indonesia.

You might be right. They probably prefer to export it. I've been into a lot of coffee shops and never saw kopi luwak. I've seen stuff like blue mountain for $50 a pound, but never anything more expansive. The animal is not in danger, but its habitat is. The beast is nocturnal, that all that I know.

I got this from wikipedia: Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and United States, but it is increasingly becoming available elsewhere, though supplies are limited only 1,000 pounds at most make it into the world market each year.

monta wrote:
did you guys know that there's cow-shit soup here too? :hehe:

Cow-shit soup? Oishii~ :beaten:

Had Chinese food for dinner today with family, since it was my mom's b-day... :sweat:

Do all Chinese restaurants have no better than a health code grade of "B" in SoCal? :sweat:

as i've mentioned, it's a BS system heavily biased against SE asian traditional type foods (ie, non-panda pukepress type places)

If you spend $25 per person or more, you're usually ok. If it's 8 bucks or all you can eat (and vomit later), well, you get what you pay for. :bleh:

I remember once eating a 8 or 9 courses. We just ate for more than 2 hours. :sweat: Really delicious and not that expansive. ($40~$50/person for 4)

krim wrote:as i've mentioned, it's a BS system heavily biased against SE asian traditional type foods (ie, non-panda pukepress type places)

Maybe.

But prety much every Chinese restaurant I've ever been to has plates and silverware that looks like it was washed in leftover Egg Drop Soup. :bleh:

i think you're exaggerating just a little.

krim wrote:i think you're exaggerating just a little.

Yeah, sometimes it's Hot and Sour soup.

krim wrote:as i've mentioned, it's a BS system heavily biased against SE asian traditional type foods (ie, non-panda pukepress type places)

:hehe: fight the power.

Best in Presentation Sushi chef...notice the equisite presentation, the exactitude of his knife skills and the cut maki that look precisely a like. This guy should have been on Shota no Sushi....I mean Shoddy no Sushi

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I like how some the makizushi is all rice with no fish in it!

Tu_triky wrote:Best in Presentation Sushi chef...notice the equisite presentation, the exactitude of his knife skills and the cut maki that look precisely a like. This guy should have been on Shota no Sushi....I mean Shoddy no Sushi

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I like how some the makizushi is all rice with no fish in it!

He looks mad. :rofl: He needs to look down and realize how much Sushi he has to eat.

Wynter wrote: He needs to look down and realize how much Sushi he has to eat.

Itadakimasu...!

Wynter wrote:

He looks mad. :rofl: He needs to look down and realize how much Sushi he has to eat.

I think he looked worried. I'd be too if I have to eat the lot in front of me. It looks home-made by a child, or a girlfriend with the mental ability of a child.

thtl wrote:

I think he looked worried. I'd be too if I have to eat the lot in front of me. It looks home-made by a child, or a girlfriend with the mental ability of a child.

LOL! Good observation!

.. and I thought my chicken maki sucked. :hehe: :beaten:

Wynter wrote:

He looks mad. :rofl: He needs to look down and realize how much Sushi he has to eat.

I would have a grin from ear to ear. :woot:

dochira wrote:
I would have a grin from ear to ear. :woot:

We're easily pleased, you and I. >>high 5s<<

Wynter wrote:
We're easily pleased, you and I. >>high 5s<<

Anything dealing with sushi and I'm so there. It has to be edible, though. But that definitely looks like it passes that simple test.