Food, Food, and More Food Thread

gaijinmark wrote:I'm not a big fan of miso, but they were giving a demonstration of this at the Torrance Mitsuwa today, looks pretty neat: http://www.marukomeusa.com/institutional_dispenser.html

Cool. That's the same company that makes the instant miso soup that I occassionally have. In fact I think they are one of the largest, if not the largest, maker of instant miso products for home cooking.

Shindou wrote:thinking of heading up to LA next wk, anyone up for lunch say sunday? :mrgreen:

i think i'm in.

Shindou wrote:thinking of heading up to LA next wk, anyone up for lunch say sunday? :mrgreen:

Time and place is all i need to know :mrgreen:

My mom's b-day next weekend.. Can't make it. :sweat:

Eating champ delivers top pizza performance in NY

NEW YORK - Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut has done it again \ this time proving he's a pizza powerhouse.

He downed 45 slices in 10 minutes Sunday to win the first Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship in New York's Times Square.

The 24-year-old from San Jose, Calif., says he fasted for more than a day to prepare. He folded and squeezed the slices to make them easier to swallow.

The 24-year-old rocketed to competitive-eating celebrity when he won Coney Island's July Fourth hot-dog eating contest in 2007. He took the title again this summer by gulping down 59 dogs in 10 minutes.

He won a contest in Tennessee last month by wolfing down 93 Krystal hamburgers in 8 minutes.

krim wrote:

i think i'm in.

K.T.Tran wrote:


Time and place is all i need to know :mrgreen:

any recommendations? up for japanese? :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:My mom's b-day next weekend.. Can't make it. :sweat:

don't worry, always next time

bmwracer wrote:My mom's b-day next weekend.. Can't make it. :sweat:

Happy Bday to your mom man :D

Hope your mom has a great one ^___^ enjoy it with her :victory:

K.T.Tran wrote:Happy Bday to your mom man :D

Hope your mom has a great one ^___^ enjoy it with her :victory:

She'll only enjoy it if she gives the rest of us grief. :sweat:

I had to take care of some business down in Orange County today so I met up with a friend & had lunch at the Costa Mesa Mitsuwa Food Court...finally I had a well prepared, delicious omurice! :victory: The omelette was fluffy as it should be and the rice pilaf was flavorful and moist...and the sauce wasn't heavy at all. It was much better than the omurice I had at the Curry House at Weller Court....well, this time the chef was Japanese...it does make a difference.

The restaurant counter at the food court is called Maestro. They have about 4 different types of omurice on the menu. I had the Omurice with Mushroom Cream Sauce :drooling: Oishii!!! Only $6.50 too.

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dang you, should've went there instead on sunday... :beaten:

krim wrote:dang you, should've went there instead on sunday... :beaten:

Haha...I'm sure you kids will find something better to eat :)

Omg, I just realized how crazy Hawaii people are about SPAM. I just received a menu from a restaurant with SPAM katsu curry. :bleh: Maybe I'll scan it later and post a pic of it. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:The restaurant counter at the food court is called Maestro. They have about 4 different types of omurice on the menu. I had the Omurice with Mushroom Cream Sauce :drooling: Oishii!!! Only $6.50 too.

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I hate you.

sadacori wrote:Omg, I just realized how crazy Hawaii people are about SPAM. I just received a menu from a restaurant with SPAM katsu curry. :bleh: Maybe I'll scan it later and post a pic of it. :hehe:

Breaded, fried spam cutlet...as if it wasn't fatty enough as is. :sweat:
I'm with you ~ I'll pass.

Wynter wrote:

I hate you.

:hehe:

You shall eat it in the near future, from the source...

sadacori wrote:Omg, I just realized how crazy Hawaii people are about SPAM. I just received a menu from a restaurant with SPAM katsu curry. :bleh: Maybe I'll scan it later and post a pic of it. :hehe:

You JUST realized that??? how long have you been living there again?


:hehe: :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:
The restaurant counter at the food court is called Maestro. They have about 4 different types of omurice on the menu. I had the Omurice with Mushroom Cream Sauce :drooling: Oishii!!! Only $6.50 too.

I may have to stop going to Torrance. That's what about another half hour/45 minute drive. Looks like it would be worth it. :drooling: [/list:u]

Oishiiso ne! I'm so envious :drooling:

gaijinmark wrote: I may have to stop going to Torrance. That's what about another half hour/45 minute drive. Looks like it would be worth it. :drooling: [/list:u]

Well, you hit the nail on the head, 'mark. They don't have a Maestro @ the Torrance Mitsuwa Food Court or the Santa Monica one either.

I don't go down there very often because of the other Mitsuwas which are much closer to me...but yeah it was pretty good and it's pretty cheap, if you ask me. Guess if you knew you wanted to go to Mitsuwa one weekend you could grab some lunch and do your grocery shopping down there to justify the longer drive. ;)


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Japanese continental cuisine. Omu-Rice, Fried shrimp, Katsu Curry and Cheese Gratin are the all-time favorites for kids and adults alike.

Anime Dad wrote:Oishiiso ne! I'm so envious :drooling:

It was pretty good, now that I'm convinced I actually had the dish prepared by an experienced hand.

Perhaps not as fun as getting okonomiyaki prepared by your sensei but it was a tasty and inexpensive meal :)