Tu_triky wrote:

That is so spot on! The emcee on Iron Chef wished he had those threads.

LOL, his clothing designers couldn't get access.

bmwracer wrote:

LOL, his clothing designers couldn't get access.

Haha. Good show, man.

Had this last Saturday. I LOVED it.

Yummy Sisig.

littlemissfab wrote:

Had this last Saturday. I LOVED it.

Someone's leftovers???

Yuuuck.

bmwracer wrote:

Someone's leftovers??? Yuuuck.

Don't knock it till you try it. Trust.

littlemissfab wrote:

Don't knock it till you try it. Trust.

"Want some grapes? B*tches."

'Soba' slurper's 399 bowls too tough to beat

Japanese food fighter Takeru Kobayashi, famed for his success at the annual Coney Island hot dog-eating contest �\ step aside. The new bottomless pit just slammed down dozens of small red "wanko" bowls of "soba" buckwheat noodles.

Noodle queen: Hatsuyo "the Witch" Sugawara wolfs down bowls of "soba" noodles Sunday during an eating competition in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.


After wolfing down 399 bowls of the traditional noodles in 10 minutes Sunday, Hatsuyo Sugawara, 45, from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, beat other contenders in the annual All-Japan Wanko Soba Eating Championship held in the city known for the noodles.

Like Kobayashi, she calls herself a food fighter. Her nickname is "the Witch."

Competition rules require one bowl to hold 10 grams of noodles, or about a tenth the size of a usual soba serving in a restaurant. Sugawara's 399 bowls, therefore, translate to nearly 40 regular bowls.

Sugawara's win was her third in a row since she joined the competition three years ago. Three consecutive wins in the race mark a milestone, the organizer said.

Sugawara beat second-place Yuko Shoji by more than 100 bowls. Shoji ended up with 295 bowls.

"Thanks to the rhythmic work of the lady who served me the bowls, I managed to concentrate on eating," Sugawara said.

Last year, Sugawara ate 383 bowls. Because she was a record holder, tougher rules were imposed �\ she was given only 10 minutes, while others were allowed to keep eating for 15 minutes.

To a majority of participants, however, 15 minutes were far from sufficient. Some turned pale as they kept on pushing the noodles down their throats, while others frequently jumped up and down, hoping gravity would help.

Tu_triky wrote:

Here are a few pics taken at the izakaya I mentioned:

So I ran across an old receipt and this place is called Suiyoro.

www.suiyoro.com (Japanese only)

Tu_triky wrote:

So I ran across an old receipt and this place is called Suiyoro. www.suiyoro.com (Japanese only)

Yummy! You always post wonderful pics of food!!! Nice website, too.

Sengo wrote:

Yummy! You always post wonderful pics of food!!! Nice website, too.

I try to post delicious looking morsels. I guess us usual suspects here on J-D have our specialties, so to speak.

Sengo wrote:

Yummy! You always post wonderful pics of food!!!

He's our resident Japanese food epicure.

Tu_triky wrote:

[ Last year, Sugawara ate 383 bowls. Because she was a record holder, tougher rules were imposed �\ she was given only 10 minutes, while others were allowed to keep eating for 15 minutes.

That seems unfair.

And can you believe how skinny that woman is?
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Eve wrote:

And can you believe how skinny that woman is?

Sheeesh, I wish I had her metabolism! She friekin' looks anemic despite the noodles.

bmwracer wrote:

He's our resident Japanese food epicure.

Thanks, man. I try to keep it interesting.

Tu_triky wrote:

Sheeesh, I wish I had her metabolism! She friekin' looks anemic despite the noodles.

BEt she doesnt eat the rest of the year.
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Tu_triky wrote:

Thanks, man. I try to keep it interesting.

That you do... Though it makes whatever meals we plan to eat pale terribly.

bmwracer wrote:

That you do... Though it makes whatever meals we plan to eat pale terribly.

Haha...well I'm usually in the same boat...I don't eat like that everyday...and sometimes I am just reporting on stuff I've found around the web.

It's still fun to share pictures, even if it can be torture at times.

bmwracer wrote:

That you do... Though it makes whatever meals we plan to eat pale terribly.

...like my instant ramen noodles. Looking at Triky's photos make me weep.

I need to go to an izakaya and have a good time. Anybody know of good ones in the bay area? Or if they even exist?

littlemissfab wrote:

Looking at Triky's photos make me weep.

Yeah.

Though the steak we cooked for dinner did turn out perfectly. As did the fresh spinach.
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littlemissfab wrote:

...like my instant ramen noodles. Looking at Triky's photos make me weep. I need to go to an izakaya and have a good time. Anybody know of good ones in the bay area? Or if they even exist?

Of course they exist in the Bay...try a yelp search, or snoop around some S.F. foodie blogs...I'm sure you'll find an establishment to satisfy your fix.

In the meantime, if you are a real Cali girl you will laugh at this pic I took in Osaka.