8 ingredients

whenever i go places i often run into ideas, foodwise, i think would be a huge hit in the states but yet im not going to go back, raise capital and open my own chain because that means all sorts of things like settling down, or living in the states, or being corporate, or etc...so ill just share a few here along with other concepts, bars, and more ive recently filled my gut with...

spoletto, its italian, fast food, in the same realm as fazzoli's...standing in line inside the food court of one of the many shopping malls in this huge city im trying to decide what to eat...i can choose from lasagna, which i do, or go with ravioli, penne, spaghetti, rigatoni, and the list goes on...basically you pick the pasta, pick the sauce, pick the up to eight ingredients...like corn, peas, bacon, chicken, ham, broccoli, nuts, and a whole mess of other shit i knew and didn't know...and after all the selections they cook it up right then and there for you in a frying pan to your liking, then pour from pan to bowl, pay and go...its a simple concept, but with so many choices, and everything looked amazing, for fast food, not to mention healthy and all that jargon...

on healthy lets visit honi, a new startup here....small sushi type bar, modern decor, outside mostly seating, some standing...its here they serve what ive learned is a tamaki...ive not seen these in the states but perhaps this is just because i only ever order sushi rolls or fish...essentially its a large piece of seaweed paper, filled with rice, fresh salmon, tuna, kani or all of the above, perhaps some avocado or mango or cream cheese or whatever else you might find in a sushi roll, and shaped into a cone...fill it with soy and wasabi and munch away...cheap, quick, delicious and addicting...

then there is the all you can eat sushi joint for $15 bucks...yeah i know sounds crazy but this isnt buffet either...sit down, order off the sushi menu as normal, whether its crazy rolls, straight up fish, salad, soup, tamakis too, etc...the only downside, the supply of fish around here is limited, at least in its raw form, to salmon, tuna, kani, and octopus (maybe one other)...fortunately salmon and tuna are two of my favorites so i dont mind...the display isnt quite the level i get in the states but again, check the price, oh and...sake not included.

unlimited eating here doesn't stop at sushi however and i experienced my first brazilian bbq...think of any meat you want, chicken, pork, steaks, of all cuts and sizes...this is how it works, sit down, flip over your card that says bring more or stop, green and red...and here it comes, filet mignon here, sausage links there, chicken tongues, grilled shrimp, fresh fish, the list goes on forever...then add to it whatever sides you want, simple fries or rice or potatoes...but why fill up on starches, here its about the meats...or you can head to the buffet area to find prepared dishes like clam shells filled with crab meat, salmon in garlic butter glaze...but im not done yet, add the all you can eat sushi to the mix and sum it all up with dessert from ice cream to flan to carrot and chocolate cake...i passed on all that so full of full...note, only drink one beer, two or more fills you up and leaves you wobbling out the door and unable to get drunk for 5 hours or more.

after the real meals comes the snacks...so many ill put all that in my next blog...