Japanese market

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:31:43 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
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I'll bring the Sake.

d;o)
I spent two years in Japan, Tom, back in the 50s. I fell in love with
the people, the countryside, and the food....... uhhhhhh except for
the only pizza in Yokohama, found at the Marco Polo in China Town. It
was ok except for the "mystery meat". I lived on osabba (sp), fried
rice, noodles, crab cakes with wasabi relish, and grilled chicken (at
least that's what I think it was). And sake, lotsa sake, preferably
warm. And suchi. Wish I could go back some day.

And Kobe Steak. In those days you could get a Kobe Steak at good
restaurants in Yokohama and Tokyo, and it was only about $12. It's
probably $120 today. Cut it with a fork, and juicy, juicy, juicy.
Nothing in the States can compare.

And cab drivers..... give them $1 and they let you drive! Right hand
drive on the left side of the road.

And the women....... Some of the most beautiful little creatures in
the world. "watashiwa a-not-eye-o eye-ishi-mus"

Dave



Great story Dave, I married a Japanese gal from Yokohama who's father was
stationed at the Navy base there. I never used to eat Japanese food until I
met her, and fell in love with it. The first time I tasted wasabi, I thought
it was avocado and plopped a big glob in my mouth...I swear I saw my
nostrils without looking in the mirror.
-tom

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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The first time I tasted wasabi, I thought it was avocado and plopped a big
glob in my mouth...I swear I saw my nostrils without looking in the mirror.
-tom

I did the same at a pot-luck dinner, on campus, several years ago. I
thought, what with the Mexican foods in the same area, that the bright green
stuff must be a guacamole dip...................It sure as HELL liked to
have choked me to death, and don't try to drown it with water!

Op

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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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The first time I tasted wasabi, I thought it was avocado and plopped a big
glob in my mouth...I swear I saw my nostrils without looking in the
mirror.
-tom

I did the same at a pot-luck dinner, on campus, several years ago. I
thought, what with the Mexican foods in the same area, that the bright
green stuff must be a guacamole dip...................It sure as HELL
liked to have choked me to death, and don't try to drown it with water!


I once provided a cross-country ride to a college buddy's girlfriend (no,
nothing happened). She was quite, shall we say, innocent and unknowledgable
of the wasted ways of american youth. She had never done any drugs, never
been drunk, never had any sort of out-of-your-head experience. I'm not sure
she ever even had been dizzy.

We ate at a chinese restaurant somewhere in the midwest (now, thats a
statement...) and she had also never even tasted hot Chinese mustard. I
mentioned to her, as she dipped an eggroll deeply into some mustard, to be
sure to breathe through her mouth as she chewed. She smiled and took a bite.
Her face slowly went flat, her eyes slowly glazed over and she sort of
'drifted off' for a few seconds. Then she snapped back into focus, and with
an startled and wide-eyed expression proclaimed; "My GOD! I thought I DIED!
I really thought I just DIED!"

--riverman

"riverman" wrote in message ...


I once provided a cross-country ride to a college buddy's girlfriend (no,
nothing happened). She was quite, shall we say, innocent and
unknowledgable of the wasted ways of american youth. She had never done
any drugs, never been drunk, never had any sort of out-of-your-head
experience. I'm not sure she ever even had been dizzy.

We ate at a chinese restaurant somewhere in the midwest (now, thats a
statement...) and she had also never even tasted hot Chinese mustard. I
mentioned to her, as she dipped an eggroll deeply into some mustard, to be
sure to breathe through her mouth as she chewed. She smiled and took a
bite. Her face slowly went flat, her eyes slowly glazed over and she sort
of 'drifted off' for a few seconds. Then she snapped back into focus, and
with an startled and wide-eyed expression proclaimed; "My GOD! I thought I
DIED! I really thought I just DIED!"

--riverman


hilarious. every freaking word.

yfitons
wayno

"riverman" wrote in message ...


I once provided a cross-country ride to a college buddy's girlfriend (no,
nothing happened). She was quite, shall we say, innocent and
unknowledgable of the wasted ways of american youth. She had never done
any drugs, never been drunk, never had any sort of out-of-your-head
experience. I'm not sure she ever even had been dizzy.

We ate at a chinese restaurant somewhere in the midwest (now, thats a
statement...) and she had also never even tasted hot Chinese mustard. I
mentioned to her, as she dipped an eggroll deeply into some mustard, to be
sure to breathe through her mouth as she chewed. She smiled and took a
bite. Her face slowly went flat, her eyes slowly glazed over and she sort
of 'drifted off' for a few seconds. Then she snapped back into focus, and
with an startled and wide-eyed expression proclaimed; "My GOD! I thought I
DIED! I really thought I just DIED!"

--riverman

Now that makes me "hot" just thinking about mouth to mouth resuscitation.
-tom

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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"riverman" wrote in message
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I once provided a cross-country ride to a college buddy's girlfriend (no,
nothing happened). She was quite, shall we say, innocent and
unknowledgable of the wasted ways of american youth. She had never done
any drugs, never been drunk, never had any sort of out-of-your-head
experience. I'm not sure she ever even had been dizzy.

We ate at a chinese restaurant somewhere in the midwest (now, thats a
statement...) and she had also never even tasted hot Chinese mustard. I
mentioned to her, as she dipped an eggroll deeply into some mustard, to
be sure to breathe through her mouth as she chewed. She smiled and took a
bite. Her face slowly went flat, her eyes slowly glazed over and she sort
of 'drifted off' for a few seconds. Then she snapped back into focus, and
with an startled and wide-eyed expression proclaimed; "My GOD! I thought
I DIED! I really thought I just DIED!"

--riverman

Now that makes me "hot" just thinking about mouth to mouth resuscitation.
-tom

You need to get out more, dude. ;-)

--riverman

"riverman" wrote in message ...

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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"riverman" wrote in message
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I once provided a cross-country ride to a college buddy's girlfriend
(no, nothing happened). She was quite, shall we say, innocent and
unknowledgable of the wasted ways of american youth. She had never done
any drugs, never been drunk, never had any sort of out-of-your-head
experience. I'm not sure she ever even had been dizzy.

We ate at a chinese restaurant somewhere in the midwest (now, thats a
statement...) and she had also never even tasted hot Chinese mustard. I
mentioned to her, as she dipped an eggroll deeply into some mustard, to
be sure to breathe through her mouth as she chewed. She smiled and took
a bite. Her face slowly went flat, her eyes slowly glazed over and she
sort of 'drifted off' for a few seconds. Then she snapped back into
focus, and with an startled and wide-eyed expression proclaimed; "My
GOD! I thought I DIED! I really thought I just DIED!"

--riverman

Now that makes me "hot" just thinking about mouth to mouth resuscitation.
-tom

You need to get out more, dude. ;-)

--riverman

That was suppose to be a "pun" on the hot Chinese mustard.
-tom