Iron Chef - Battle Lotus Root (5 of 5)

Iron Chef

Hiroyuki Sakai v.s. Toshiro Kandagawa

Theme: Lotus Roots

Part 5 of 5

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• iron
• chef
• lotus
• root
• hiroyuki
• sakai

[thesupremeknowitall]

sometimes i wonder about the translation. i don't know if sakai would say, "shut up! nobody likes you around here anyways!". kinda childish. nonetheless, good post archo.

[archo89]

I have to admit though, the questionable translation is still amusing to me. and thanks.

[kemiplz]

because it's whale meat, it's illegal in most all of the united states, plus there's a moral thing behind it, whales are near endangered animals, also sometimes whales are killed very very brutally, starving and beaching them to death on metal boats. (this is very controversal) Delicacy in japan, taboo in America.

[KevinMcDunn]

I would say that the presumption would be in valuing a job on a cooking show over a closely-held moral value, even if it's not a value shared by one's peers.

Of course it was awkward at the time, but if a person is willing to give up what they consider important just for the sake of convenience, there's no reason in having the value to begin with.

[DimSpicy]

1:06

I used a bit of mayonaise in the dressing ... *snickers*

LOL

[mjbab73]

Julie Dreyfuss is hawt! ..Whale or no whale!

[WanderLink]

After reading people's comments about her refusing to eat the whale meat I expected a big to-do, a huge protest. But she seemed really polite about it and not at all like she was offended or wanting to shove some kind of PETA nonsense down anyone's throat.

[robotpanda77]

@MrRadaikon Let me put it this way, bull fighting is considered cruel by most Americans. But most of Spain loves it and cherishes it as a cultural tradition. Many Americans would find the force feeding of geese to make foie gras cruel and yet, most French love it and cherish it as a cultural tradition. If this actress was Japanese she would not give a DAMN about eating dolphin or whale. It is not about logical thinking it is just people being brainwashed.

[MrRadaikon]

@robotpanda77 Please explain your logic? Dolphins are too high on the food chain to be eaten in the quantities that one eats animals that reproduce quickly and eat plants. From a scientific perspective, dolphins play a more important role being alive than dead. You're comparing apples to sesame seeds at this point. A dolphin is superior to a chicken in a thousand of ways. Even a venomous snake out ranks a chicken.

[steflondon88]

@ForwardIntent woah, anger

[ForwardIntent]

she wouldn't eat whale meat but she'd definitely eat a man's dick, bitch

[armadillo01]

@robotpanda77 Actually, most people know about the status of whales, certainly anyone who was around in the 80s Save the Whales era (or has seen Star Trek IV). People complain about the method that some Japanese fishing communities slaughter dolphins because they pick and choose their battles. Why don't you bring up the seal-clubbing in Canada while you are at it? In all three cases (including whale-fishing), it's a practice that is almost extinct, so it's easier to try to stop it.

[robotpanda77]

@armadillo01 As if she is aware of any endangered species listings. People also complain about the Japanese eating dolphins which are not endangered. How do you explain that?

[armadillo01]

@robotpanda77 Except that baby lambs, cows, chickens, etc. are not endangered species. How did you miss this fact?