Lo and Behold

I've delivered as promised. Are you as shocked as I am? Is it a dream? Did hell freeze over? No? Huh. Guess I've got not to do but continue with the post.

So, I've told you all about the nomihoudai, you know, the all you can drink restaurant, a.k.a the alcoholic's dream made real. Well just today, I made a trip out to it's opposite, the tabehoudai, essentially a buffet but with better options. Better yet, rather than exert yourself and waste all those earned calories with trips to the food bar they bring the goods to you. Imagine that, right? This particular restaurant was yakiniku, which literally means grilled meat in Japanese, so no points for guessing what I ate my fill of. Like every other culture that ever existed, the Japanese have a love for meat. And what better to show it than menu pages covered in meat options. Want chicken, ya got chicken. Want beef? What kind? They got brisket, super rib (not making that up, that's what the Japanese translates to I guess), etc. etc. Oh! and lets not forget bacon. Yeah, they got that and a list of other choices as well. The marinades are your's to pick as well, from something savory, like a miso sauce, to one as simple as salt and pepper.

Now, if you're familiar with Korean barbecue, the process of yakiniku tabehoudai should come as no surprise to you. The table is outfitted with a grill around which your party is seated. Your meat comes to you raw and it's your job to cook it and that's all part of the fun. As I understand it, every member of the party needs to take turns cooking and watching the meat. It's easy to forget it's there when you're lost in conversation and enjoying the food you just picked off the grill. Trust me on this one, I had  enough of charred meat to last me for a while. I would recommend giving this a try whenever possible. Sure your clothes will stink of smoke for a while but then again there are always worse things to be smelling like, right?

That being said, I'm afraid digesting all of what I ate has left me feeling exhausted. I'll come in with another update on Sunday or so. No promises this time as I need to build up a stock of experiences to dazzle you all with, so I leave you all with an open ending.