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Japanese Value Food

 
Japanese Value Food
For those who would rather spend money on goodies than eat, know that you can find places that do value meals like these.
For example, the top left corner mound of rice and spaghetti costs only 950 yen. 
Do any of these dishes look appetizing to you?
Image via Byonavi.
Posted on 2008/03/31 08:02
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
JChow in Canada
Registered on 2007/09/14 13:54
woooo. Mountain of curry and rice *-*!. Is this even real?
(ID #164157) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:07
Evo_Spec in Alberta, Canada
Registered on 2007/10/21 13:01
i was wondering the same thing, i'm sure it's real, but is it like...you have to eat ALL of it or else you have to pay....10k yen or something? cause the pudding looks AWESOME, I WANT IT!!!!
(ID #164386) Posted on 2008/03/31 17:17
Trickster in Derbyshire, UK
IT Engineer
Registered on 2007/11/10 19:14
Me too, funny feeling i may well be very ill after it though.

Oh well would be fun seeing if i was right.
(ID #164533) Posted on 2008/04/01 01:52
Busterbeam in Nagoya
Plamo Addict
Registered on 2007/01/22 13:42
sorry i saw this on tv the other day at the same time a Gyaru Sone program was on and was just disgusted.  These eating shows are ridiculous... where people force in excessive amount of food into their stomachs for entertainment purposes.  In case people have forgotten "FAMINE" is still real problem on the planet.  and here these people are over dulging to extremes.  Sorry to inject some realism into this.
(ID #165547) Posted on 2008/04/02 21:22
shou' in US
Registered on 2007/08/23 10:47
I must be hungry, but all of that looks exceedingly (or deceptively) delicious.

Thanks for sharing Danny. I cherish these type of posts. 
(ID #164719) Posted on 2008/04/01 12:09
Jotham in Los Angeles, CA
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:07
is that restaurant for sumo wrestlers or something? The food portions are HUGE
(ID #164158) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:07
kenok in Philippines
Web Designer
Registered on 2008/03/01 00:36
Cheap yes... Appetizing? Hell no!!! I'd rather spend my money eating good food.
(ID #164298) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:43
Evo_Spec in Alberta, Canada
Registered on 2007/10/21 13:01
how does that not look good to you?!??!??
that looks like high quality food if you ask me.
(ID #164387) Posted on 2008/03/31 17:19
qingy in 25th Macross Frontier Fleet
Valkyrie Pilot
Registered on 2007/10/06 04:57
i want the 25,000 yen pudding...lol
(ID #164162) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:14
Subaruhess in Portsmouth, UK
Registered on 2006/12/24 22:25
I've tried one of those, they taste like burnt sugar mixed with custard & caramel.
(ID #164185) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:44
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
I ate thhose before and it good.....I want it now!!!
(ID #164188) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:46
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
The pudding is a ripp off....you can make a weekful of those pudding for less than $35 dolloor anyway...
(ID #164228) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:53
qingy in 25th Macross Frontier Fleet
Valkyrie Pilot
Registered on 2007/10/06 04:57
i'm sure it is.

i have this urge of burying my head in that pudding though.
(ID #164229) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:56
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Lol...I put my head down and eat like a pig....
(ID #164240) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:22
FatBastard in police line-up. 2nd from the right
World Traveller
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:04
quigy my friend, sounds like you have a pudding fetish!
(ID #164326) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:02
FatBastard in police line-up. 2nd from the right
World Traveller
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:04
Ack! qingy, not quigy dam it!
(ID #164328) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:08
BIGGU-gAi in Between Tengoku & Jigoku...
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:14
mmm...
pudding...
(ID #164339) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:38
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
I did grin at this huuuuuuuge pudding.
Looks like baby pudding is piggybacked by giant papa pudding. So cute.
*Softly whistles the Dango Daikazoku theme*
(ID #164274) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:38
wickedclown in California, USA
Otaku, Computer tech, Student
Registered on 2007/12/07 21:21
Wow, I wanna try a bit of everything xD.
(ID #164164) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:19
Koji98 in Arlington, Texas
High School student by day, clerk by night =0
Registered on 2007/11/04 12:19
Wow, that's a lot of food. Sadly for me, I don't like spending more than 5 USD. But for situations like this, I'm willing to spend a little more.
(ID #164171) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:27
Last{[0]}Raven in ☆DANNYCHOO Site ☆ XboxLive silver membership
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/02 12:43
none of them apatize me danny. . sorry =~=;;
(ID #164178) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:37
Ryonea Raizo in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
College Student
Registered on 2008/01/06 07:39
Wow, giant size meals o_O
the egg on number 2 from upper left looks funny XD
(ID #164183) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:44
Subaruhess in Portsmouth, UK
Registered on 2006/12/24 22:25
Those dishes look soo messy, Tesco's do me just fine; blt, sprite & a muffin..
(ID #164192) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:50
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Lol look at those mounds od food...eeach of those meals can last foe few day and its cheap too...I'm lazy at cooking so I would order those and take home to eat...I want tonkatsu and those egg pudding.....
(ID #164193) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:50
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Registered on 2007/12/04 04:05
The one below the rice-spaghetti(which is just wrong btw....) looks ok. Rice with something fried with breadcrumbs lol. Hopefully chicken...for 950yen. Nice price.

Giant pudding-chan looks good too. :grin:
(ID #164196) Posted on 2008/03/31 08:54
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Not really...I kind of like eating spegetti with rice....it taste allright...
(ID #164207) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:20
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Never tried rice-spaghetti combo.. does not appeal much to me. For me it is one or the other in soup or with a ton of sauce (Thousand Island, BBQ, Mayo, Ketchup, Tomato sauce, either of your choice, but only one at a time) ^^
And please, no salt or pepper added.
(ID #164273) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:34
grenihe in Washington DC, USA
Registered on 2007/05/26 01:44
Rice makes every meal better!  ^_^
(ID #164278) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:51
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Exactly!
(ID #164287) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:24
radical anime fan in UNR-002 M House-Comp Powered.
Polytechnic Student, Freshly Entered.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:08
I just had breakfast and I'm hungry again after looking at this. Still, they look more like shared meals than for singles to me; I mean, second from the left on the first row, besides the holy mound of rice. 5 eggs, that's cholesterol overkill. 
(ID #164201) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:11
Darth Guy in Singapore
Registered on 2008/03/27 09:21
I'm not a person that would skim on food, but when I was in Japan for the first time last year, I found that the most of the food there was either too sweet or just doesn't look appitiezing enough to be eaten. Even for the junk food in the supermarket!

I did enjoyed myself fully at a REAL sushi bar in Shinjuku(as oppose to the B.S.Sushi bar on belt places you would find all over Singapore). And I remember a little sabo place underground in SHinjuku as well that lets you grain real fresh wasabi into your sabo...can't remember how huch they cost, but definitely not "Value Meals".
(ID #164202) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:12
mavadotar in Peterborough/Ottawa, Canada
Game Development Student
Registered on 2007/12/11 19:14
Uh... anyone else notice, on the right side, second from the bottom, how wrong that looks? I wonder if it has any dolphin in it?
(ID #164206) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:18
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Oh gawd, just when I was having dinner! X|
(ID #164236) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:14
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Ugg is that tempura??? What is that freen thing anyway???
(ID #164244) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:27
farmboy2010 in a Refrigerator Box, USA
Nursing Student
Registered on 2007/02/19 10:06
Oh man, all that stuff looks amazing... I would drool if I just didn't eat dinner right now.

I actually had spaghetti and rice before, and I don't particularly like the taste of sauce and white rice together. It just doesn't seem right, not to mention that it seems kind of redundant that you have two carbohydrate-rich grains at the same time.

Then again, I do like rice noodles and white rice together. Hmmm...
(ID #164227) Posted on 2008/03/31 09:53
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
And I thought that my daily meals were odd enough...
Take tonight's meal for example (a classic of mine):
Rice, salad leaves (preferably lettuce), tuna, carrots and Thousand Island sauce. Filtered water for drink (sodas never, sometimes apple juice w/ vitamin C added) and milk and cereals for dessert.
If you find it yucky, no problem. ^^;
(ID #164235) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:11
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
No sir...I will break into your house and sit by your table to eat your food...ummm anyway your food is normal...Tuna?! those cost so much now....like $10 dollar per pound...
(ID #164245) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:31
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Why not knock at the door like a true gentleman and share my daily poor's dinners? 
Tuna in can... I'm not that rich y'know. *laughs*
(ID #164248) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:36
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Oh my apology I was simply hungry...*knock on your door*...
(ID #164252) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:55
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
"Welcome! Would you like some of my weird dinner? No refills."
*laughs*
(ID #164272) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:32
the great paul in Brooklyn, New York
Poor College Student
Registered on 2008/03/14 08:50
there's this jap restuarant near where i went to high school that lets you eat for free if you can eat this super extra large bowl of ramen or else you gotta pay for it. tried one and failed
(ID #164242) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:25
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Gotta be in starving condition to win this one. Very nice marketing scheme, I'd say.
I wonder how this meal costs in the first place.
(ID #164249) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:38
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
*Talks to self* Oops. "much" fell on the floor... *Replaces it back in the sentence before anyone notices it*
(ID #164250) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:40
Nara in Singapore
Registered on 2007/11/12 18:23
759 yen ramen. i think that can fill my whole family.
(ID #164253) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:55
chun in vancouver
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:21
OMFG look at that caramel pudding! *dives in*

But seriously tho, I think the beauty of japanese food is that the portions are small :P
(ID #164256) Posted on 2008/03/31 10:57
Glasseyelashes in Oklahoma
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:43
gotta love value meals in japan. at least you get what you pay for. value meals in the US horrifying, let alone vomit-inducing.
(ID #164257) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:01
gurugurutrex in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Registered on 2007/11/08 03:25
wow, that's cheap. But some of those are very $$$ (Oo.
(ID #164263) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:14
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Lol look at the curry with the pyramid of rice!!!
(ID #164279) Posted on 2008/03/31 11:58
lsio83 in Boston
Student
Registered on 2007/11/25 06:22
... they are so huge, i'm kinda full just watching it.
(ID #164288) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:26
Kazearashi in Indonesia --> Singapore
Animation Student
Registered on 2008/03/10 13:14
Wow pudding for 25k yen? xD

Yeah they do look appetizing but just from looking at it makes me full... xD Too much... xD
(ID #164292) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:35
Trighap in Washington D.C.
Student
Registered on 2007/12/05 04:49
Oh my... *drools*

While I do have many different reasons for wanting to visit Japan, the food is certainly rather high on the list.  In real life for me, I eat two meals a day (yes, I know that's bad, but I can't make the effort to change it), but if I traveled to Japan, I honestly think I might eat four times a day during the trip.

Those portions look GREAT to me.  I would like to try almost all the items that show there, with the exceptions of those that include Cabbage (three that I see).
(ID #164305) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:51
Wave Rider in NJ United States
Student/Daemonhunter
Registered on 2007/01/22 05:57
Oh yeah, definately gonna get that. 


Damn, it's late night over here and im getting hungry looking that these. that cutlet rice set looks delicious. 


Btw, why is there a 250k Flan dish? O_O0
(ID #164308) Posted on 2008/03/31 12:54
brakko in Italy
"student"
Registered on 2008/03/27 06:07
its impossible for a human to eat all that!! you must hate a stomach like an elephant!
(ID #164322) Posted on 2008/03/31 13:56
NekokoNeko in Long Beach, CA, USA
computer business Infomation system
Registered on 2007/11/30 13:32
That jumbo curry looks good.
(ID #164335) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:25
kmyk in Vancouver
Student
Registered on 2008/02/18 07:06
the curry made me think of galsone :)
(ID #164336) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:28
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:18
They probably don't look that much appetizing because... well, first, the food is pretty plain.
But mainly, because there's too much food. And you can't help imagining how bad you would feel after eating that much food.

But I would eat stuff like that. Gather some friends, and eat "collectively".

Apart from the presentation and all, it's not much different from a cheap restaurant, and considering these plates can feed at least 2 people (probably more), it's pretty cheap indeed.
(ID #164338) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:34
Komano in Singapore
Anime Otaku!
Registered on 2008/03/31 03:35
Ramen!
(ID #164348) Posted on 2008/03/31 14:53
D_Blade in Montreal (and in love as well)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Btw, as I'm looking at this pudding again, I'm thinking "purupuru pururin" now. Would love to have a gif image of the dancing pudding featured in the first episode of NHK ni Youkoso! ^^;
(ID #164392) Posted on 2008/03/31 17:33
youzen in Singapore
Student
Registered on 2007/07/05 10:36
Danny do you have the actual address for the food above. I decided to risk my life to try it when I get to Japan end of this year.
(ID #164395) Posted on 2008/03/31 18:04
lostandfound in your brain... WAHAHAHA!
Human being. Really, I'm not joking!
Registered on 2007/10/22 01:58
LOL! The pudding is HUGE! And you can get it for a measly price of 25000 Yen!
(ID #164400) Posted on 2008/03/31 18:22
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:05
ok...now i'm getting hungry lol
(ID #164407) Posted on 2008/03/31 19:01
lchen in Brooklyn, NYC
illustrator
Registered on 2007/12/19 12:45
i think the sushi is a great deal
(ID #164455) Posted on 2008/03/31 21:06
cowboy4eva in New York, Osaka, Tokyo
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Registered on 2008/01/29 07:16
That's way to expensive for those little morsels. If you want value, you can't beat ramen or cheap meat at the 100 yen store. 
(ID #164483) Posted on 2008/03/31 23:00
Timotei in Sweden
NEET
Registered on 2008/02/17 09:16
Awesome. That pudding looks delicous too. 

And it seems kinda cheap for that amount of food, that's just super. I wonder if it tastes good or if there is a catch? ^^;
(ID #164489) Posted on 2008/03/31 23:06
6pack in India
collecting figures ;)
Registered on 2008/03/20 12:31
:droool: ^-^ seeing any food makes my mouth water! i'm hungry now!! 
(ID #164515) Posted on 2008/04/01 00:06
ikimasu in Oregon
Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/15 08:06
I personally think the servings are a bit TOO big and since even if I take it home I never eat it I would probably avoid a place like that.
(ID #164730) Posted on 2008/04/01 12:29
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive
大学生/University Student
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:04
The ramen. My dream has been to eat ramen to my heart's content and this will fulfill that! 
(ID #165005) Posted on 2008/04/01 23:44
Afro Gunsou in Galveston, TEXAS
Highschool Student
Registered on 2007/12/08 10:11
The one under the first one does look good (If it were in a smaller portion, of course). I've always wanted to try tonkatsu, and I'm fairly sure that's tonkatsu.
(ID #165243) Posted on 2008/04/02 11:10
FMPhoenixHawk in Michigan, USA
Scientist, unemployed.
Registered on 2008/01/20 06:45
What, No McDonalds Dollar Value menu there?
(ID #165819) Posted on 2008/04/03 10:19
dyne46 in Philippines, Antipolo
Customer Service Representative
Registered on 2008/03/14 01:42
Things are becoming supersize no matter where I go....
(ID #166801) Posted on 2008/04/05 11:31
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