Well I'm changing this blog a bit to include some of the mini adventures I go on. Currently I'm in Japan so it's a big adventure, but this blog will provide me with some space to document where I've been in smaller increments. My host parents don't let me cook so I won't be updating much on the cookbook side of things, although at some point they want me to make a chocolate cake so that'll be a post later. Much of what I do anyway involves food so "tabemasyoo" still applies. And in keeping with that theme... the first post!
So right now, until 10/31 Burger King fast food "restaurants" in Japan are hosting a "B"i King challenge. What this means is that customers can order any Whopper meals (#1-5) and for 30 minutes it's 食べ放題 (tabehoudai = all you can eat!) Whoppers!! Crazy right? What's even more crazy is that the price of the "B"i King challenge is the same price as a regular Whopper meal (around 800円 or $10 as the current exchange rate is about $0.80 per 100円, unfortunately). What's the challenge part? What do you get if you beat it? Nothing! I have no idea why it's called a challenge other than you're challenging your arteries to not clog with all the beef you're eating.
The deal was before you order another burger you had to present your receipt (with time stamp), empty burger wrapper, and empty fries box. Unfortunately you don't get fry or drink refill. I did not participate but rather watched as my guy friends take part.
I believe they all only ate 3 burgers. I think I could've done at most 2 in 30 min and just order another burger to go and eat it the next day. All I've got to say is "only in Japan" (which I believe I will be saying a lot) and "it's not a mystery why they're not doing this in the US, BK would go bankrupt."
Also, when we left BK to go to the park this is what I found:
Creepy yeah? That's Colonel Sanders from KFC dressed as Santa. One of my pet peeves is putting out Christmas decorations, etc. before Thanksgiving or even Halloween is over so this is really early. However, my friend Carolyn tried to convince me he's dressing up as Santa for Halloween. For now we'll just go with that..
