2018年7月27日金曜日 - 
Albert： Yakiniku
One of my
favorite things to eat in Japan is yakiniku, and I usually have it at least once a week. Being a fairly big eater, I tend to prefer all-you-can-eat (AYCE) places. This was true even
when I was back in the States, though most of the places I frequented in LA
were of the Korean variety. Nevertheless, here are a few differences that I noticed,
generally speaking of course.
First and foremost, as is typically the case, the portion sizes are smaller in Japan.
However, they remain consistent
throughout the service. In LA, serving sizes of plates start off bigger, but tend to gradually get
smaller as you put in more and more orders. This seems to be a strategy to reduce
wasted meat. In terms of the
menu, I feel places in LA offer more variety in the cuts of meat especially as
you move up in price range, whereas Japan offers more in way of different flavors and side items.
Strangely enough, while free refills (drink bars) are more common in the US restaurant
dining experience overall, Korean barbeque restaurants in LA tend not to include the option on their
menu, especially in cheaper places. I
The thing
that surprised me most about AYCE yakiniku places here though, is that
you can go to them alone. Before coming to Japan, all of these kinds of
restaurants that I had been to in the US required groups of at least two people.
Being
a fairly big eater：かなり大食いなので
all-you-can-eat：食べ放題
Nevertheless：そうは言っても
First
and foremost：いの一番に
Consistent：首尾一貫した
start
off：始まる
In
terms of：～に関して
Whereas：ところが
Strangely
enough：不思議なことに
tend：傾向がある
required：必須である