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You have to be careful with the "all you can eat" concept in America since you have the fattest people in the world there with the deepest stomachs
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you say that but anytime I've gone to any all you can eat sushi/Korean bbq it's always the Asians who eat for a solid 3 hours straight.
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Zzulu posted:You have to be careful with the "all you can eat" concept in America since you have the fattest people in the world there with the deepest stomachs At one point the world hot dog eating champ was Japanese. Didn't have all that fat banding that keeps American fatties from sucking down those sausages.
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syscall girl posted:At one point the world hot dog eating champ was Japanese. Didn't have all that fat banding that keeps American fatties from sucking down those sausages. actually most of the top competitive eaters now have pretty athletic physiques, including the entire top ten also there arent any ranked japanese people in competitive eating anymore (miki sudo doesnt count)
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Mar 6, 2016 18:15
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Bro Dad posted:actually most of the top competitive eaters now have pretty athletic physiques, including the entire top ten Do you get like a newsletter or something?
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Falun Bong Refugee posted:Do you get like a newsletter or something? i googled it
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nerdz posted:I'm fascinated by japanese sweets, in that they aren't sweet flavor bombs, but more subdued stuff you could just keep on eating forever. I've always been partial to mitarashi dango - basically balls of mochi with a fairly sticky sweet sauce all over it.  My grandparents would always have some wagashi, so I kind of looked forward to it whenever I visited.  I think I really appreciated the craftsmanship, and as awesome as each tiny bit was, it always felt like a waste. It's really the kind of food that would justify instagramming what you're about to eat. And then there's zunda mochi. Mochi covered in a paste made of crushed edamame, which is a Tohoku delicacy.  This is god-tier new years food. Ugly as gently caress, though.
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Mar 6, 2016 19:27
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Bro Dad posted:actually most of the top competitive eaters now have pretty athletic physiques, including the entire top ten I remember that MTV special on the hot dog guy. He actually worked out like crazy because he was able to develop his stomach muscles to the point where it made it even easier to gulp down food.
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Vagabundo posted:I've always been partial to mitarashi dango - basically balls of mochi with a fairly sticky sweet sauce all over it. Wait, Dango is supposed to be sweet? I bought some at a cherry blossom fest and it was pretty much mochi but the sauce was like thick soy sauce  Not even salty sweet, like salted caramel can be. I couldn't finish it.What does the Linda Blaire Zunda Mochi taste like?
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Wedemeyer posted:Wait, Dango is supposed to be sweet? I bought some at a cherry blossom fest and it was pretty much mochi but the sauce was like thick soy sauce Mitarashi dango, as I remember, is sweet but in a subtle way. I believe the sauce is based on soy sauce, but it's subtly sweetened. Zunda mochi basically tastes like very sticky edamame. Because it's chopped up and crushed, it's not actually a paste, so there is a rough texture to it. At least that's how my grandma made it.
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Mezzanine posted:
Yessss, thats the one!
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Wedemeyer posted:Wait, Dango is supposed to be sweet? I bought some at a cherry blossom fest and it was pretty much mochi but the sauce was like thick soy sauce
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Mar 6, 2016 21:21
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brah i love kinako mochi, we grew up with that poo poo because it's just a common cross-cultural dessert in hawaii and it's satisfying because unlike murican-style whitebread snacks, the mochi is super filling so you don't really overeat itmystes posted:If you were thinking that modern Japan doesn't eat dessert foods at all, that's laughable. I mean, Japan has loving all-you-can eat cake places, which is somehow a concept that America hasn't even figured out (although presumably we have all-you-can-eat buffets that include cake). where the gently caress is this restaurant and how the gently caress did i miss it
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Mar 6, 2016 21:28
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TOKYO, JAPAN -- ERRANT SANDSTORM FROM NORTHERN CHINA AND MONGOLIA (2013): (Warning: Volume) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4XoOTWO67s&t=5s
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On the topic of all you can eat I was with a friend (we're both gross fat people, aka American) in Yokohama Chinatown and there were a bunch of all you can eat chinese places. I think they were all advertised for like 7 or 8 bux? The one we chose had it set up so that there were two menus. The one with less offerings was the 7 dollar all-you-can-eat while the larger menu was like 15. We made sure to get value out of the 7 dollar menu but there were a lot of Japanese people that'd come in, order off the 15 menu, and only order maybe 2 or 3 small plates. It was really weird. Like, why would you go to a all you can eat and order like 2 things (probably worth 2 dollars each, max) off the expensive menu and leave? As gross fat Americans (he lives there, I was visiting) we made sure to extract as much value as possible.
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Someone earlier asked about Japanese desserts and I got curious. There's a lot of ice cream and green incoming. DESSERTS IN JAPAN -- ASSORTED: Matcha green tea cakes:  Matcha green tea ice cream:  Sweet potato and mochi swirled soft-serve:  Lavender soft-serve:  Black sesame soft-serve:  ????:  Honey toast:  Japanese warm thick toast dessert with whipped cream, honey, matcha powder, vanilla ice cream, green tea ice cream, azuki bean paste and mochi:  Bear and happy face ice cream crepes: 
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   is japan obsessed with bodily fluids? The answer is yes, scientists agree
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BambooEarpick posted:On the topic of all you can eat I was with a friend (we're both gross fat people, aka American) in Yokohama Chinatown and there were a bunch of all you can eat chinese places. I think they were all advertised for like 7 or 8 bux? The one we chose had it set up so that there were two menus. The one with less offerings was the 7 dollar all-you-can-eat while the larger menu was like 15. We made sure to get value out of the 7 dollar menu but there were a lot of Japanese people that'd come in, order off the 15 menu, and only order maybe 2 or 3 small plates. Was it a Chinese or Japanese thing to go to a buffet and stack your plate about a meter tall as more of a prank than a necessity? Then the buffet's started disallowing it. It was a real art form.
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syscall girl posted:Was it a Chinese or Japanese thing to go to a buffet and stack your plate about a meter tall as more of a prank than a necessity? I think most buffets let you use as many plates as you want. I've only eaten at one buffet in Japan mind you.
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Zzulu posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KormVG41S9U
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The White Dragon posted:brah i love kinako mochi, we grew up with that poo poo because it's just a common cross-cultural dessert in hawaii and it's satisfying because unlike murican-style whitebread snacks, the mochi is super filling so you don't really overeat it Here is a photo from a place in Shinjuku, Mouffetard de Paris, that looks pretty good and really is a restaurant that has all-you-can-eat cake (but they aren't as good as packing tons of stuff into one photo): 
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For something that is so decidedly not japanese, the strawberry shortcake in Japan was certainly so much better than I had anywhere else.
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for real right? they take their desserts fuckin seriously. that's a kind of culinary culture i can get behind
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Whens the last time someone in japan committed seppuku
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Dazai did it.
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amusinginquiry posted:Whens the last time someone in japan committed seppuku That guy in The Man in the High Castle. Oh wait, that was fiction.
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As I have Japanese as a second language, my parents were wanting to take me to Japan with them when they go in a few years to use me as a translator, while being relatively excited for this experience at the same time, I'm a bit worried as what to expect. For the most part knowing them I'd be thinking they'd be sticking around Tokyo, what am I to expect when I go there for the first time?
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amusinginquiry posted:Whens the last time someone in japan committed seppuku Mishima in 1970 was the last major one. Probably someone since then who didn't make the news as much, but he was the last famous occurrence. Poodge posted:As I have Japanese as a second language, my parents were wanting to take me to Japan with them when they go in a few years to use me as a translator, while being relatively excited for this experience at the same time, I'm a bit worried as what to expect. For the most part knowing them I'd be thinking they'd be sticking around Tokyo, what am I to expect when I go there for the first time? This is a broad-rear end question and kinda pointless when asked a few years in advance.
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syscall girl posted:Was it a Chinese or Japanese thing to go to a buffet and stack your plate about a meter tall as more of a prank than a necessity? Nope, Pizza hut in China.
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Poodge posted:As I have Japanese as a second language, my parents were wanting to take me to Japan with them when they go in a few years to use me as a translator, while being relatively excited for this experience at the same time, I'm a bit worried as what to expect. For the most part knowing them I'd be thinking they'd be sticking around Tokyo, what am I to expect when I go there for the first time? you'll be ok as long as you teach them to recognize "do you want a receipt" and then say "no"
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LimburgLimbo posted:Mishima in 1970 was the last major one. Probably someone since then who didn't make the news as much, but he was the last famous occurrence. Mishima must of been a crazy dude All I know of him is from reading Acts of Worship and watching that trippy paul schrader movie about him I wonder how hed feel about anime
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This video is always relevant to any thread regarding Asia. NSFW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wedNMxNdkMM NSFW
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Poodge posted:As I have Japanese as a second language, my parents were wanting to take me to Japan with them when they go in a few years to use me as a translator, while being relatively excited for this experience at the same time, I'm a bit worried as what to expect. For the most part knowing them I'd be thinking they'd be sticking around Tokyo, what am I to expect when I go there for the first time? i don't know where you're from, but i'd guess you could expect to be in a foreign country
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Hard to say, no one has ever shared their travel experiences online before
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idk y every1 doesnt just blast anavar when they feel like it
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Mar 7, 2016 10:06
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TY RYAN CHESHIRE
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Poodge posted:As I have Japanese as a second language, my parents were wanting to take me to Japan with them when they go in a few years to use me as a translator, while being relatively excited for this experience at the same time, I'm a bit worried as what to expect. For the most part knowing them I'd be thinking they'd be sticking around Tokyo, what am I to expect when I go there for the first time? Since you're asking a few years advance, I recommend watching the entire Begin Japanology series (it's on Youtube and it owns), watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi (it's on Netflix and it owns) and read the entire thread. Also, reading non-fiction about an area before visiting gives you a 1,000% greater ability to engage and enjoy your environments as you travel. And don't overlook infrastructure and the like. Tokyo has some Mines of Moria action going on with a system designed to drain floods and they do tours.
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i read goontrading y didnt the others ;f maybe they did too? IDK
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