Italian Food in Tokyo

Sat 2009/09/12 15:03 JST
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Danny Choo
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And how about some Italian food for lunch then. Bacon n cabbage
spaghetti in some creamy sauce. Mikuru finds another chair to sit on.
Can you read the kanji on the white card?

今日はイタリアランチだ。ランチはフィギュアと一緒に喰った方が楽しい。
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  • GXD
    GXD in Vancouver BC Canada (Registered on 2009/04/29)
    Terrorist ? =)

    Did Danny write the non smoking area sign ? or... was it the restraunt's ?

    The other pasta dish looks more yum-yum ~ More colorful ~

    Sat 2009/09/12 15:16:58 JST (ID #716336)
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  • Matsu
    Matsu in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/18)
    Popular Culture Vulture

    Went to Wendy's when on Japan tour. The cabonara was a treat too!

    Sat 2009/09/12 15:19:58 JST (ID #716337)
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  • chun
    chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09)
    part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
    http://puppy52art.com/

    Japanese style pasta is always done Al dente (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_dente) I noticed :9~ Oiishii so~ The card says Non smoking seat?

    Sat 2009/09/12 15:27:31 JST (ID #716340)
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  • jcpb
    jcpb in Toronto (Registered on 2007/11/13)

    smoking seat.

    Sat 2009/09/12 16:18:29 JST (ID #716354)
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    • etherlite
      etherlite in Jakarta, Indonesia (Registered on 2007/12/06)
      Medical School Student

      it's kin'en seki, which is actually non smoking seat

      Sat 2009/09/12 16:42:55 JST (ID #716367)
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  • risk^^
    risk^^ in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2008/10/03)
    Student
    http://www.projectharuhi.net

    hmmm never struck a carbonara esc dinner with cabbage in it before...interesting

    Sat 2009/09/12 16:30:06 JST (ID #716362)
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  • FatBastard
    FatBastard in over his head (Registered on 2007/11/04)
    Dirty Gentleman
    http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/

    "One head of cabbage 1/2 off"

    Sat 2009/09/12 16:38:48 JST (ID #716365)
    reply to FatBastard's comment
  • Bakkou
    Bakkou in Australia (Registered on 2009/04/01)
    Student

    Nice pasta, I'm feeling hungry now.

    Sat 2009/09/12 16:47:19 JST (ID #716373)
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  • アギト
    アギト in Richmond, BC (Registered on 2009/07/30)
    Student

    That pasta is looking awfully tasty.

    Sat 2009/09/12 16:47:27 JST (ID #716374)
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  • Alucardz
    Alucardz in Singapore (Registered on 2009/04/15)
    Student

    looking good

    Sat 2009/09/12 17:28:48 JST (ID #716378)
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  • Paws
    Paws in Australia (Registered on 2009/06/14)
    I.T. Technician

    Im new to Kanji, but Im teaching myself and finding my method of looking at the symbols and directly interpret their meaning is almost 98% accurate, watch what I mean!

    1st Kanji: "Two girls walking down the street being chased by a ghost"
    Interpretation: "Death following people, death comming soon"
    2nd Kanji: Man (or girl) asking a Robot a question
    Interpretation: "Asking someone of wisdom a question, to await and answer"
    3rd Kanji: A BIG tree on fire with a HUGE slippery dip over it.
    Interpretation: "Burning Tree (Tabacco) DANAGEROUS RIDE!!! DEATH!!! WARNING!"

    So putting it all together, it means "From a wise Robot who knows much knowlege, Death will follow you if people ride on this dangerous burning Tobacco ride!! SO DONT SMOKE!!

    Am I accurate??

    Sat 2009/09/12 18:03:00 JST (ID #716391)
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  • DutchNinja
    DutchNinja in The Netherlands (Registered on 2009/05/18)
    Mad scientist
    http://yazor-san.daportfolio.com/

    Looks pretty good!

    Sat 2009/09/12 18:07:28 JST (ID #716395)
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  • shion
    shion in Italy (Registered on 2007/12/05)
    step to step drivers collaudator

    It is a little different from the real pasta here in Italy, but maybe is good as our.Do you liked it?
    I remember to eat some pasta at Cos-Cha in Akihabara last year.I enjoyed it! very very delicious.
    Hey Danny if you find try a "carbonara pasta", it is fantastic^_^

    Sat 2009/09/12 18:57:13 JST (ID #716414)
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  • Thai
    Thai in United States (Registered on 2009/03/14)
    Student

    I'm always a fan of Italian food....

    Sat 2009/09/12 19:06:53 JST (ID #716420)
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  • 6pack
    6pack in Indo-land (Registered on 2008/03/20)
    http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/

    got hungry now. cant read kanji.

    Sat 2009/09/12 20:35:07 JST (ID #716452)
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  • Heavy
    Heavy in Georgia U.S.A. (Registered on 2009/07/02)
    Exploring worlds and ways of thought

    lol...it took me 10 minutes with the help of others to read. ^~^;

    Sun 2009/09/13 00:57:00 JST (ID #716565)
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  • Equity Private
    Equity Private in University of Notre Dame (Registered on 2009/03/27)
    Student
    http://www.dealbreaker.com

    Did you take this on your iPhone? I feel like it would look much more appetizing if I could see it haha.

    Sun 2009/09/13 01:17:26 JST (ID #716566)
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  • mr.mask
    mr.mask (Registered on 2009/09/08)
    http://imnotanotaku.wordpress.com/

    Wow.. Japanese Italian fusion... looks god..

    Sun 2009/09/13 02:35:56 JST (ID #716588)
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  • orionwiz
    orionwiz in Atlanta (Registered on 2009/03/22)
    Linguist

    no smoking seat ~

    Sun 2009/09/13 03:07:56 JST (ID #716599)
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  • Vixums
    Vixums in USA (Registered on 2009/08/20)
    Star Gazer
    http://vixums.wordpress.com/

    Though it's Italian, I've never heard of this dish, even in the Italian restaurants! It's different, but it looks good!

    Sun 2009/09/13 03:31:50 JST (ID #716616)
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  • SeiWhiteMoe
    SeiWhiteMoe in Caracas,Venezuela (Registered on 2009/06/18)
    Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
    http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/

    I think that is not an original italian dish .... have never seen it but maybe it is and if it's not who cares?! it looks tasty ^^ plus, is normal to see not so traditional food from a country if it's served in another country LOL which actually makes it more interesting since it's two cultures mixing *o* ^^.

    Sun 2009/09/13 03:40:32 JST (ID #716619)
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  • Hidden Oasis
    Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
    College Freshmen

    I just had Italian food in Pasadena because it was someone's birthday. What I ordered was pretty standard, but a few of the other foods were pretty good when I got a taste.

    Sun 2009/09/13 09:16:27 JST (ID #716681)
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  • djfoo000
    djfoo000 (Registered on 2009/09/13)

    I guess the only difference b/w kanji and chinese characters is that kanji uses the older versions of most chinese characters. Kanji means '汉字‘ if i'm not mistaken, meaning the words of the Han. But they are pretty much still recognizable by a mandarin speaker.

    The first word means forbidden. 2nd = smoke. 3rd = seats. Practically means Non-smoking area.

    I want my dolfie!

    Sun 2009/09/13 12:04:58 JST (ID #716759)
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  • Reltair
    Reltair in California, United States (Registered on 2009/06/13)
    College Student
    http://www.projectsaber.com

    I'm always up for Italian food. MMMmmmm.

    Sun 2009/09/13 12:10:53 JST (ID #716767)
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  • Raptor
    Raptor in パース市、西オーストラリア (Perth, Western Australia) (Registered on 2008/03/09)
    ソフトウエアエンジニア (Software Engineer)
    http://timkoh.info

    Looks tasty.
    I notice in Japan they don't put much bacon in the sauce.

    Sign says non-smoking seat.

    Sun 2009/09/13 12:33:11 JST (ID #716787)
    reply to Raptor's comment
  • yihsieh
    yihsieh in CA, USA (Registered on 2009/04/29)
    student
    http://listlessink.wordpress.com/

    Non-smoking. Good choice.
    Pasta looks decent though...

    Sun 2009/09/13 13:54:16 JST (ID #716827)
    reply to yihsieh's comment
  • Hamu-Sumo
    Hamu-Sumo in Germany (Registered on 2008/10/12)
    Student in Internet-based Systems

    Pizza is one of the best food inventions of all time!

    Mon 2009/09/14 02:14:19 JST (ID #717067)
    reply to Hamu-Sumo's comment
  • Melandir
    Melandir in Italy (Registered on 2007/08/09)
    Techno Geek would be Jedi Knight

    Pasta looks good, but the taste has been customized for japanese, Italian will not cook pasta in that way.
    If you ever come to Italy drop a message I'll take you to get some good italian food.

    Tue 2009/09/15 00:59:30 JST (ID #717585)
    reply to Melandir's comment