Super Size It

[Jetta]

:naughty: well i don't mean that naughty's !!!

But seeming when i watvhed some anime and when it comes to a bowl of noodles sometimes i hear them say and super size it!

So in japan do they really havecertian foods you could order super size?

[kiyomi]

:ph34r: Yes..sometimes they will give you larger portions of food..and when I say larger portions..I mean REALLY large.. :ph34r:

*and fades away*

[Jetta]

wow its cost more though i'm sure
Dang knowing me i would super size and i know its not a good thing but i love food
:D

[kiyomi]

:ph34r: The Japanese people view food as sort of a euphoric, meditative kind of time..they really enjoy their food and savor every flavor. They don't just gulp it down and run..they take their time to sit and be happy that they have such good food to eat. Great resturants in Japan..everywhere you go..you run into an eatery. :ph34r:

*almost there*

[Ageha]

:ph34r: Yes..sometimes they will give you larger portions of food..and when I say larger portions..I mean REALLY large.. :ph34r:

*and fades away*


Really? I haven't found the portions to be any bigger than back home (the U.S.) and in many cases, smaller (though ramen does come in a rather large bowl....).

[kiyomi]

In my hometown, Kumamoto..I can't go anywhere without getting these humungo portions of food on my plate..maybe it's just ME..since I'm tiny and think that all food portions are rather huge to begin with. *shrugs*

[sailornyanko]

Funny with how tiny a lot of Japanese people are. I frankly find the portions served at american restaurants to be WAY TOO MUCH. Who can eat half a pounf of french fries everyday anyways without getting fat?

[KuroiKenshi]

when they say "super size it" they are probably translating "oomori" 大盛り which literally means "big heaping." i remember the days when yoshinoya actually used to serve beef bowls and you could order an "oomori." mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[LostCause]

When I was in america, I was shocked to find out I can't buy small coffee. It was medium, large and jumbo. So I bought medium, ended up throwing it in the garbage b/c it was so awful.

[kiyomi]

Yeah, LostCause..now a "small" is a "medium" and a "medium" is a "large..and..oh hell..it's getting to be so dang confussing, that I'd rather just bring my own carafe of coffee with me where ever I go..makes it easier.

And I do not frequent the buffet places..because that's a terrible waste of money for me..I never can finish what little I put on my plate as it is.

America for sure, has an abundance of eateries...

But have you seen the vending machines in Japan?? They're selling all kinds of crazy stuff in there now! Pretty soon..you'll probably get a "car" in one of those machines.. :P

[LostCause]

^that "medium" would qualify as large in another countries.
I remember vending machines, I'm guessing they have progressed somewhat since last time I visited. But plastic food displays in the eateries were weirdly convenient. (when you don't speak or read japanise).

[kiyomi]

Yes, I love how they do those plastic foods on display in the cases out front of the resturant..they look so real! (and yes..I'm way too easily amused..)

But those displays do help the tourists know what they're getting if they decide on a particular food from the virtual menu.

[Reidar]

The portion sizing here definitely isn't excessive. If anything, I'd like it to be bigger.

[fujyoshi]

oh well who doesn't like noodles with anime? It's good, then again I'm not a big food person so yeah.

[predecessor]

The portion sizing here definitely isn't excessive. If anything, I'd like it to be bigger.
you also weightlift though don't you? your gonna want and need more food

[Jetta]

I wish they would have cute drink vendors out here too like they do in japan
i would grab some good flavored cold coffee :D

[Ironfrost]

Yeah, LostCause..now a "small" is a "medium" and a "medium" is a "large..and..oh hell..it's getting to be so dang confussing, that I'd rather just bring my own carafe of coffee with me where ever I go..makes it easier.


I always smile when I go to a Starbucks in China. The menu is listed in both English and Chinese - the English version has their silly names like 'tall' and 'grande', but the Chinese version next to it translates the sizes as 'small', 'medium' and 'large'. It's refreshing to see that Chinese people don't stand for unnecessary ******** ^_^

[sailornyanko]

Hahaha, mexican Starbucks also list sizes: small, medium and large too.

[Aaluaine]

well i loved ramen , last time i was in japan ..... i gulped down two bowls of ramen once :P

but still my all time ultimate food would be the stuff i get here ....

Chicken Tikka (barbq'd chick with red chillies and various spices) + beef kababs + some chicken biryani (rice dish with extremely hot spices and chicken marinated into rice) and then topped off with some mint sauce (mint along with some 'garam masala' and yougurt) :P

now thats the stuff ...... ^_^