Marcellus just emailed me this.
“this is so retarded that i thought you might like it.
a friend of mine ordered some of these from japan and said they were disgusting.
m”
Dang. I’m out of the loop.
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Japanese Powder Mini Hamburger Kit
Menkui Tei Noodle Restaurant
Killing time with Sam at this ramen spot, before I went back to my place for my roommate’s birthday. Unfortunately, I’m getting really lazy with bringing my camera with me. It’s just too bulgy in my tight jeans in the summertime. I did have my phone with the Camera360 app. It has a filter called “Japanese Style” which was very appropriate for the cuisine. It brings up the brightness, lessens the contrast and gives it a purple-ish tint. It’s so dark in Menkui-Tei, I don’t know how these people on Yelp got their bright photos.
The best thing was the Age Platter special –fried squid legs, fried octopus balls, and fried octopus. I could eat a whole plate of the fried octopus.
Tan Tan Men noodles was too soupy for me, but the flavor was right.
Afterwards, I brought home a cake from Grand Morelos. I’ve wanted to get the naked girl with the see-thru night gown topper, but I didn’t know how to ask for it. So I just got a dinosaur. Then things got crazy when I pulled out the guitar and cranked it up with the Happy Birthday song. Some dude called out for me to play Stairway to Heaven and ACDC. I freaked out and screamed “FUCK YOU!!!” then stormed off. He thought I was being funny and laughed.
Menkui Tei Noodle Restaurant – 63 Cooper Sq (btwn 7th St & Astor Pl) New York 10003
Hello Kitty Snack Pack
Sam Shady got me this pack of Hello Kitty snacks, exclusively sold in Japan (at least that’s what the package says). I forgot how he got it. I’ve been sitting on it for a long time. I was waiting until I got my 3D lens. I got the 3D lens, but then realized I needed a macro 3D lens. So I finally got that. The expiration date on the snacks has passed by now by several months. I ate it anyway.
The was a big Cheeto Cheese Puff Tube. That was probably the best thing in there. It sorta had a slight shrimp flavor, like fried prawn crackers at Chinese restaurants. Then there was another bag of Cheese Puffs. These didn’t taste like the big tube. They were more bland. Then there was a small bag of tiny crispy noodles. These tasted the most stale by now. And there was a small pink heart hard candy. That tasted the most kawaii.
Okay, I realized that the 3D shots weren’t going to look good for this when I was shooting. I left one 3D shot in there. You need a parallel 3D stereoscopic viewer.
Japanese Dried Fish Snacks
Shane brought me back these Japanese Dried Fish Snacks from Japan. Actually he didn’t know what they were when he got them and I didn’t know what they were when I ate them. One is Wasabi-Nori, which I assume is wasabi-flavored seaweed. The other had a picture of grilled Eel on the package. Both tasted very similar. Very fishy, sweet and soy sauce flavored. Not brittle like a cracker, but very chewy.
Sam translated the package to me. Both are made from fish. The Wasabi-Nori package has the cartoon saying “Up your nose” (like how wasabi burns up your nose) and “Mmm-chewy-munch-munch”.
It’s kinda like Fish Fruit Roll-Ups.
Tebaya’s Grilled Eel Unagi Over Rice
I finally got my fix of Japanese Eel over Rice (Unadon) when I went to Tebaya with Anthony for lunch. Probably one of the cheapest Unadon in NY at $10. I don’t know what good Unadon is, but this tasted pretty good to me for the price.
Tebaya – 144 W 19th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave) New York 10011
Terakawa Ramen
After Sam gave me that Japanese Ramen Magazine, I needed to eat some. We went to the nearest ramen place near our work, Terakawa Ramen. My first time there. Not the most amazing ramen, but decent and a lot of food for the $11 lunch special (ramen with half chicken curry or gyoza dumplings). So stuffed. Did the job!
Terakawa Ramen – 18 Lexington Ave (btwb 22nd & 23rd St) New York, NY 10010
Ultimate Ramen Magazine
Sam brought me back this Japanese Ultimate Ramen Magazine from his trip to Tokyo. On the cover is Ramenman from the original Kinnikuman manga. It’s basically a directory of all the ramen joints in Tokyo. It includes a free towel and coupons to each ramen shop. It’s really cool browsing through it, even though I don’t understand nor eat it.
Ise Japanese Restaurant
Met up with my sister and her friends for dinner in Midtown at Ise Japanese Restaurant. They sat us in a small Japanese style room with low tables, where we had to take off our shoes outside of. We ordered a lot including a few sake and beers and the bill was only about $108 (before tip) among the four of us. I thought it was going to be a lot more because it seemed a little fancy, old Japanese style. I liked the pork belly a lot.
When I came back from the restroom after our meal, I saw that new people were already seated at our little table. I asked the old people sitting there if they had my coat. They had no idea what I was talking about. Makes sense because the manager came running to me and told me I was sitting in the room next door. Too much sake?
Ise Japanese Restaurant – 58 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave) New York, NY 10019
Ocho Loco 8cent Zeppoles @ Led Zeppole
Orange Lunch Truck
Dining with Dondero: Lake Superior Chubs
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