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Thursday, July 21, 2005
Turning into a fat ass ・ デブまっしぐら (J)
English World Staff BBQ

This past weekend, in two days, I have been to THREE (that's right folks, count 'em, THREE) All-You-Can-Eat events. And the problem with me and All-You-Can-Eat events, is that I make up for my boring home cooked meals by eating 3 times as much.

*pats Buddha-like belly*

On Saturday evening was a Beer Garden in Umeda. On the rooftop of a 17 floor building next to the train station. Mapi warned me that beer gardens generally only consist of beer, edamame (green, young soy beans) and fried chicken - all the things to guarantee a Fat & Gassy YOU.

This place however, ALSO had a buffet of delicious yum yums like eggplant, pasta, tom yum soup, noodles. There were also all sorts of drinks.. juices, tea, whiskey (mmm, all you can drink WHISKEY) and shochu (a clear Japanese liquor made from potatoes). I stuck to the shochu as beer makes me full - and nothing was going to keep me away from that buffet.

The following afternoon, from 11.30-3PM, was a staff BBQ at Ryokuchi park with Carleigh's work. Along with a GIANT chilly bin of beer, tea and 'cocktail in a can', this BBQ also served the standard Japanese BBQ fare - yakiniku (Korean style BBQed beef), BBQed veges, yakisoba (fried noodles), BBQed chicken and weiners (mini sausages).

Then in the evening from 6, was Reena's farewell party at the scrumdiddlyumscious, Mediterranean Cafe Absinthe. I had always wanted to come to this place, and finally we did. Once again, it was a buffet. DEEEELICIOUS creamy pasta, roast chicken, hummus, salad, thick cut chips, DEEP FRIED BALLS OF CHEESE, smoke salmon, salmon roe and... FALAFEL was served. After going up twice I was full. But after a small break, I noticed that there was still food left. It was too much of a waste not to eat it so despite being on the verge of exploding, I grabbed another plate and tucked into a few more falafels. They were soooo gooood.. so cumin-y.

I think I better watch myself this week.

最近の週末に、二日間で三つ(そう、★三つ★やで)の食べ放題行ってきた。

お腹パンパン!

土曜日に新阪急ホテルのビアーガーデンへ行ってきた。「枝豆、から揚げ、ビールしかないよ」とまぴに注意された。この三つ物で、絶対デブまっしぐら。間違いない。

しかし、このビアーガーデンで、上記の三つだけではなかった。美味しいバイキングも出てきた。茄子も、パスタも、トムヤムスープ、麺・・飲み放題もあった。ジュース、お茶、ウィスキー(でも飲み放題ウィスキーってちょっとやばくない?)、焼酎・・私は焼酎とお茶を交互にした。ビールしか飲まないとお腹いっぱいになって、あまり食べれないから。せっかくバイキングだから!

Ice cream seller

翌日の11時半からカーリーの同僚と緑地公園でバーベキューをした。冷やしているビール、お茶、チューハイと一緒に焼き肉・焼き野菜・焼き鶏肉・焼きそば・焼きウィナーもいただいた。

それから、6時からリーナーの送別会に行ってきた。ずっと前から行きたかった「Cafe Absinthe」というカフェーで行われた。今回も・・パスタ・ロースチキン・サラダ・ハムス・フライドポテト・チーズフライ・スモークサモン・イクラがやはりバイキングだった!たまらないほど美味しかった・・二回取りに行ってきた。ウェリントンでよく食べた美味しいファラフェルも食べ過ぎて、お腹にいっぱいになった。でも少し休憩して、バイキングのとこを一覧したら、余っている物あった。せっかくファラフェルも出てきてもらったバイキングだったから、爆発に近いのに、むりやりにもう一回取りに行っちゃった。

今週、いいかげんしなきゃ・・ (^^;)

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said at 11:06 PM...

Oh my god, damn me and my stupid internet-avoiding ways - you mention falafel and I don't read about it till over a month later. Good god, what the hell am I doing?? That's it, I'm on the next bus/ferry/baachan express to Osaka...waaaah I want falaaaaafel.

 
Blogger Sam said at 12:27 AM...

The orange couch awaits you and your corpse-like way of sleeping!

 

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