Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Boiled Meat -- Yum!

Two of Jeremy’s friends from Toronto were in Japan on vacation and we were lucky enough to meet up with them for dinner. It was our first time going into Japan by ourselves and we got lost on the way to the restaurant. One map and gyro later we rolled up under the shiny electric sign to meet our friends.

The meal of choice was hot pot. Hot pot it is like a meat fondue – you pick what meat and vegetables you want to eat, and then you spend the rest of the time boiling the items and eating them from sticks. I’m not a fan of boiled meat but loved the whole experience. We were having so much fun that they had to kick us out when they closed. I think they tried to give us a few polite signs to get a move on but then lost their temper and just yelled “time over.” Memo sent.

I hit the bathroom before I left but was sad to see – on a sign behind the toilet – that they only authorize you 5 cms of toilet paper per visit. What ?!?!?!? Clearly they don’t know who they are dealing with. You can’t have an all-you-can-eat hot pot buffet and then put conditions on the result of that meal. I used half a roll just to spite them.

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