My adventure at Daichan Sushi. And pokemon.
thanks to Karell and Josh, i was able to participate in a sushi eating challenge for a tc show on the travel channel at daichan sushi. at first, i thought that i had to eat $100 worth of sushi with $2 - $3 plates. however, Karell’s friend Kathleen (her friend that works for the travel channel) and informed me that i had to try to break the restaurant record of plates eaten in one sitting, which she thought was 30 something. a daunting task, but i was up to it, since i told myself that i would need to eat about that much anyways in order to break $100. HOWEVER, when i got to the restaurant, i saw their trophy wall. 40 freakin plates. what the hizzle? 40? fuuuuuuck maaaaaan. i lost a bit of confidence at that moment. thats a lot of damn rice. and fish.
after waiting for the camera crew to do their thing, we finally start the challenge. i get my first plate of sushi. california rolls. not a bad start, i thought. i eat those without a problem and sip a bit of hot green tea. delicious. after my fifth plate, it was still pretty good. plates kept appearing on my right while empty plates were appearing on my left. after the 13th plate, it started to get a little tough but it was bearable. i got the feeling you get when you eat alot and nothing really stands out. but you can still eat more. after the 18th or 19th plate, thats when it got tough. i had to push through those. the tea was bitter as hell. every single piece of sushi started to taste the same. they started to taste a little bitter as well. i was eating rice with a tinge of bitterness. the last five plates were terrible. my tongue could only detect the alkalinity of the tea and sushi. at this point, i wanted something a bit sweet so i got some sprite. that didnt help much. i hesitated with the last plate, since it wasnt appetizing at all. i wanted to quit right there but i thought “what the heck. one more.” as soon as i finshed the 27th plate, i couldnt hold it in. it just tasted disgusting. luckily, i was able to hold in my vomit long enough to get to the bathroom (a skill i mastered after many drunken nights). although i didnt break the record at the store, i was able to eat $100 worth of sushi (tax included. i dont care what you say, i still did it) AND i get to be on tv! hopefully it wont be as embarassing as i think it will be.
and for Karell: if pokemon were diarrhea-mon, SQUIRTLE would be the grossest one, mon.
