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Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin. She's very worried that normal J-fare won't gone down well with the heathen foreigners. She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate. Any advice. I told her I'd think about it and get back to her.
Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin. She's very worried that normal J-fare won't gone down well with the heathen foreigners. She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate. Any advice. I told her I'd think about it and get back to her.
Russell wrote:Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin. She's very worried that normal J-fare won't gone down well with the heathen foreigners. She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate. Any advice. I told her I'd think about it and get back to her.
Depends on the kind of foreigners she will get over the floor.
If she gets all Coligny types, she had better order some Big Macs...
Russell wrote:Depends on the kind of foreigners she will get over the floor.
If she gets all Coligny types, she had better order some Big Macs...
I used to do this all the time from my judo sensei who had to fet visiting gaijin all the time.Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin... She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate...
Taro Toporific wrote:I used to do this all the time from my judo sensei who had to fet visiting gaijin all the time.Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin... She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate...
My catering obasan (30 years in the business of feeding gaijin tours) always said that all we needed to get was:
--A couple of cheap platers of sushi (heavy on the maguro and irari sushi)
--One or two pizzas
--Two or three platers of yakitori (absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers or whole grilled sparrows)
--Fruit and or melon tray
--One plater (20 pcs) of gyoza
--One plater of "adventurous" seasonal Japanese food such as fugu in the winter or unagi (うなぎ) in the the summer
--plenty of beer, chu-hai, soft drinks and a big bottle of sake for the adventurous
Taro Toporific wrote:I used to do this all the time from my judo sensei who had to fet visiting gaijin all the time.Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin... She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate...
My catering obasan (30 years in the business of feeding gaijin tours) always said that all we needed to get was:
--A couple of cheap platers of sushi (heavy on the maguro and irari sushi)
--One or two pizzas
--Two or three platers of yakitori (absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers or whole grilled sparrows)
--Fruit and or melon tray
--One plater (20 pcs) of gyoza
--One plater of "adventurous" seasonal Japanese food such as fugu in the winter or unagi (うなぎ) in the the summer
--plenty of beer, chu-hai, soft drinks and a big bottle of sake for the adventurous
yanpa wrote:Taro Toporific wrote:I used to do this all the time from my judo sensei who had to fet visiting gaijin all the time.Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin... She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate...
My catering obasan (30 years in the business of feeding gaijin tours) always said that all we needed to get was:
--A couple of cheap platers of sushi (heavy on the maguro and irari sushi)
--One or two pizzas
--Two or three platers of yakitori (absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers or whole grilled sparrows)
--Fruit and or melon tray
--One plater (20 pcs) of gyoza
--One plater of "adventurous" seasonal Japanese food such as fugu in the winter or unagi (うなぎ) in the the summer
--plenty of beer, chu-hai, soft drinks and a big bottle of sake for the adventurous
Is this per person?
Hijinx wrote:One thing I hate is when I'm served kobini sandos and onigiris--I told her not to do that.
Taro Toporific wrote:I used to do this all the time from my judo sensei who had to fet visiting gaijin all the time.Hijinx wrote:Had a J-baba ask me for advice for a party she's having for a bunch of gaijin... She wants to serve something more to the liking of the gaijin palate...
My catering obasan (30 years in the business of feeding gaijin tours) always said that all we needed to get for a gaijin party of 4-8 guys was:
--A couple of cheap platers of sushi (heavy on the maguro and irari sushi)
--One or two pizzas
--Two or three platers of yakitori (absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers or whole grilled sparrows)
--Fruit and or melon tray
--One plater (20 pcs) of gyoza
--One plater of "adventurous" seasonal Japanese food such as fugu in the winter or unagi (うなぎ) in the the summer
--plenty of beer, chu-hai, soft drinks and a big bottle of sake for the adventurous
Russell wrote:Just ask her to make 家庭料理.
Hijinx wrote:Russell wrote:Just ask her to make 家庭料理.
Rice, miso and fucking salty salmon?
Samurai_Jerk wrote: I started getting sick of beef for every meal and told my friend I was surprised by how much red meant his family eats. He told me it was because his parents are stupid and think that as an American I eat beef everyday.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:I usually want to tell these people to just give them regular Japanese food because they'll appreciate the authentic Japanese experience. But then I remember what it's like going to an izakaya with a bunch of newbies (or guys who work at investment banks and live in Japan for more than a decade without ever actually living in Japan) who won't eat anything but kara-age, fried potato, and negi toro maki and I realize the hosts are right to be concerned.
I made my first trip to Japan when I was in college. One of my buddies from school was a Japanese international student and I stayed at his house in Kobe for a week. The first thing I was served when I arrived from the airport was homemade roast beef. Then we went out for dinner and had yakiniku. The next night it was shabu-shabu. The night after was Kobe beef. I think also had Mos Burger and McDonald's for lunch. I appreciated all the great food but I was looking forward to having sushi, tempura, udon, etc. before I arrived. I started getting sick of beef for every meal and told my friend I was surprised by how much red meant his family eats. He told me it was because his parents are stupid and think that as an American I eat beef everyday. I appreciated the effort but asked him if we could eat something else the next day. Instead of just suggesting that we go get seafood or something like that he berated his parents in front of my for being so ignorant. I knew just enough Japanese to know what he was talking about. They looked really embarrassed and I felt like an asshole for saying anything.
Coligny wrote:Samurai_Jerk wrote: I started getting sick of beef for every meal and told my friend I was surprised by how much red meant his family eats. He told me it was because his parents are stupid and think that as an American I eat beef everyday.
FG... Were you have to be in japan to learn sumthing aboot amurikun diet...
But you eat corn all the time as side dish ? Right ?
And PBJ sandwiches... Even if the only time I bought peanut butter and opened the jar it went straight to the trash the second the smell reached my nose...
chokonen888 wrote:LOL, I thought it was everything with bread? "Gaijin don't eat lice sirry, Gaijin eat pan!!"
to small to eat, would never feel full.yanpa wrote:chokonen888 wrote:LOL, I thought it was everything with bread? "Gaijin don't eat lice sirry, Gaijin eat pan!!"
Lice sound nutritiously full of protein.
yanpa wrote:OTOH, when I read "absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers" first reaction was "why the hell not?"
Samurai_Jerk wrote:yanpa wrote:OTOH, when I read "absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers" first reaction was "why the hell not?"
It's weird how besides offal when it comes to yakitori chicken skin seems to be the one that grosses so many FG out. Especially considering that most of them wouldn't think twice about eating the skin if it were still attached to the meet and might even peel the crispy skin of a baked chicken that just came out of the oven.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:yanpa wrote:OTOH, when I read "absolutely no chicken-skin-only skewers" first reaction was "why the hell not?"
It's weird how besides offal when it comes to yakitori chicken skin seems to be the one that grosses so many FG out. Especially considering that most of them wouldn't think twice about eating the skin if it were still attached to the meet and might even peel the crispy skin of a baked chicken that just came out of the oven.
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