Entries tagged with 'Japan'
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If a specially licensed Japanese chef doesn't correctly cut fugu—a potentially fatally poisonous blowfish—he could kill the diner. If you ever order fugu, just hope your chef is as skilled as the one above. Watch the fugu go from whole fish to plated dish after the jump. A warning for the squeamish: The fish is prepared while it's still alive. [via growabrain]...
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How would you like to gulp down a frothy, steaming glass of...beer? According to American expat in Japan Peter Payne Japanese beer company Kirin is introducing Hot Beer, beer that is heated to about 120°F and accompanied by a cinnamon stick and sugar cubes. "The heat of the beer is supposed to bring out flavors not present when served cold, including a deep aroma not unlike that of coffee." If you're curious enough, you can try this at home by microwaving your own beer....
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Photograph from NOTCOT Learn about the innards of your favorite (possibly edible) animal with these intricate Japanese animal dissection figurines! They're available online for $7 each at Giant Robot where you can choose from a fish, pig, cow, rooster, monkey, horse, panda, or bear....
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Why don't Japanese people (in Japan) get fat? Maki gives a few reasons: peer pressure, more unplanned movement, and smaller portions. Also, as a Japanese expat living in Switzerland, she comments on the extra weight Japanese people gain when they leave Japan, known as the kaigai seikatsu, or "overseas living," 15....
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Researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have developed a robot farming "exoskeleton" suit designed to help aging farmers lift heavy objects and perform manual tasks more easily. The current cost for each suit is about 500,000-1,000,000 yen ($4,500-$9,000) but may drop to 200,000 yen ($1,800) when they aim to mass produce it in four years. [via Boing Boing]...
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While celebrating New Year's Eve in Japan, Amy of Blue Lotus ate kegani, literally "hairy crab." Cute? Hell no. Tasty? Hell yes!...
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Japanese clothing company Uniqlo delves into a rather obscure category of jumping photos: noodle jumping! [via ffffound]...
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My first thought when seeing Jon Cheng's photo of o-toro (fattiest part of the tuna) in Tokyo was, "That's a big chunk of tuna." And then a moment later, "That's a huge-ass knife."...
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Having visited more than 80 restaurants in Tokyo, Nicolas Sternsdorff compiles a list of his top Tokyo eats across 11 categories (or 12 if you include the worst restaurant he ate at) complete with photos and short descriptions....
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PingMag rounds up popular characters on Japanese produce packages. Squash, mushrooms, cabbage, eggplant, oranges, and more are all graced by aww-inducing cartoon likenesses of themselves, sometimes clothed, sometimes sporting stylish hairdos, and mostly smiling....
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