TomcoPDR
10-05-2008, 08:10 PM
Originally posted by dj_rice
I know your on the road alot and staying at hotels, but you need better food that fast food....do they have kitchens in the place ur staying at?It wouldnt cost too much to go to Safeway etc, buy a few things to make a meal, even if your time strapped, pasta and sauce is a quick meal in like 20 mins
As per Dj_rice's request, at times I do purchase outside of the fast food (grease) sector, and step into something a little more healthier in our own minds.
I bought one of those pre-made sushi boxes from the local Superstore (made by another company, don't know name cuz I took photos last night and the cleaning lady took my garbage this morning while I slept in)
So I've had these before from the local supermarkets (Superstore, Sobey's, Safeway), for someone that's not too picky I think it's a cool idea to embrace the Asian invasion in this new world order. (i.e. cheap pirated DVDs, bubble tea, Civic nation)
Now I'm not the pickiest of eaters, however, before opening this watered down bento box, voices inside my head was preparing me that I could star in my own version of surviving a Japanese fear factor game show.
Exactly like a Japanese game show, the humiliation began immediately. Anyone who's eaten sushi will agree that wasabi and ginger goes together like baby powder on a geisha's face.
I understand the reality is that probably (not proven, just an estimate) 80% of "Japanese" restaurants in North America are owned by Chinese people. Based on the information and headlines about China preservative related foods (they put in cheap shit for profit that have reports of people getting killed), I was pukingly disgusted that the foundation of my sushi is ruined, wasabi and ginger and soy sauce all made in China. (this is like white people's version of mustard, ketchup, relish as to a hotdog)
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/Tomcompany/100_2431.jpg
But whatever, I personally don't like wasting food, and for $11 bucks you're damn rights I'd rather eat this bareback than toss it out.
DISGUSTING would probably be the only word needed to summarize this review. This company (I'll try to find name of the cater company) just butchers the fine arts of this fantastic Japanese cuisine. Forget about having a nice portable take-out "bite size" deilcate meal, break out the steak knifes and cut a piece... well, correction, maybe "bite size" if you're a sumo wrestler.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/Tomcompany/100_2433.jpg
I can't even begin to describe the grossness of this. The smell (like too much sweet vingar), appearance (box is ok, but the food looks as bad as it taste), taste (is like eating a can of SPAM with differently colored disguised as different items wrapped in rice)
As for the rice, OMFG, I hope someone on Beyond could perform a How-It's-Made blog from this catering company. The taste on the rice is just awful, too sweet with vingar, slimmy and lumpy and completely too "mushi mushi" for my likings in sushi. (or is this how sushi is suppose to taste?)... Feels like 1,000 Japanese school girls bukkaked on the rice to build this JDM fast-food.
Anyways, the ones I get from my local Safeway in Calgary isn't as bad.
I know your on the road alot and staying at hotels, but you need better food that fast food....do they have kitchens in the place ur staying at?It wouldnt cost too much to go to Safeway etc, buy a few things to make a meal, even if your time strapped, pasta and sauce is a quick meal in like 20 mins
As per Dj_rice's request, at times I do purchase outside of the fast food (grease) sector, and step into something a little more healthier in our own minds.
I bought one of those pre-made sushi boxes from the local Superstore (made by another company, don't know name cuz I took photos last night and the cleaning lady took my garbage this morning while I slept in)
So I've had these before from the local supermarkets (Superstore, Sobey's, Safeway), for someone that's not too picky I think it's a cool idea to embrace the Asian invasion in this new world order. (i.e. cheap pirated DVDs, bubble tea, Civic nation)
Now I'm not the pickiest of eaters, however, before opening this watered down bento box, voices inside my head was preparing me that I could star in my own version of surviving a Japanese fear factor game show.
Exactly like a Japanese game show, the humiliation began immediately. Anyone who's eaten sushi will agree that wasabi and ginger goes together like baby powder on a geisha's face.
I understand the reality is that probably (not proven, just an estimate) 80% of "Japanese" restaurants in North America are owned by Chinese people. Based on the information and headlines about China preservative related foods (they put in cheap shit for profit that have reports of people getting killed), I was pukingly disgusted that the foundation of my sushi is ruined, wasabi and ginger and soy sauce all made in China. (this is like white people's version of mustard, ketchup, relish as to a hotdog)
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/Tomcompany/100_2431.jpg
But whatever, I personally don't like wasting food, and for $11 bucks you're damn rights I'd rather eat this bareback than toss it out.
DISGUSTING would probably be the only word needed to summarize this review. This company (I'll try to find name of the cater company) just butchers the fine arts of this fantastic Japanese cuisine. Forget about having a nice portable take-out "bite size" deilcate meal, break out the steak knifes and cut a piece... well, correction, maybe "bite size" if you're a sumo wrestler.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r95/Tomcompany/100_2433.jpg
I can't even begin to describe the grossness of this. The smell (like too much sweet vingar), appearance (box is ok, but the food looks as bad as it taste), taste (is like eating a can of SPAM with differently colored disguised as different items wrapped in rice)
As for the rice, OMFG, I hope someone on Beyond could perform a How-It's-Made blog from this catering company. The taste on the rice is just awful, too sweet with vingar, slimmy and lumpy and completely too "mushi mushi" for my likings in sushi. (or is this how sushi is suppose to taste?)... Feels like 1,000 Japanese school girls bukkaked on the rice to build this JDM fast-food.
Anyways, the ones I get from my local Safeway in Calgary isn't as bad.