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"Tim May" <timcmay@removethis.got.net> wrote in message
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> In article <XbWfc.52055$Jq6.38846@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com>, SHO
> <hattsho@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > They are coming from Japan and they eat like mouse. They like this
> > Americanish thing and they actually asked me for this.  Perhaps they can
> > take pictures and show it to their friends I guess.
> >
>
> I had a bunch of Japanese at my house a few years ago. The plan was for
> us to go out for dinner after they were done at my place.
>
> So I took them to a ribs place, "Central Texan," in Castroville (a town
> between Monterey and Santa Cruz, worth detouring over from 101 for).
> The proprietor is a dead ringer for Willy Nelson, so this probably
> added to the experience for them.
>
> Several of them had the "Combo Platter" (some other typical BBQ name,
> like "TrailBoss Platter," as I recall)...this is a huge amount of meat,
> and I could tell these Japanese visitors thought it was a great
> experience.
>
> Since they have steak in Japan, albeit not as commonly as here in the
> U.S., you might try taking them to a rib place instead. I don't know
> what the rib places are in LA (have just been to a few of them), but
> someplace like the Rib Crib would likely impress them.
>

Portions in most Asian countries are much smaller than the US, esp. the
amount of meat we eat here.  I have entertained many visitors from China and
they universally dislike a large piece of meat on their plates, esp. a piece
of meat not well done.  Japanese are the only Asians I know who like raw
food.

>
> --Tim May