tdub had the pleasure of competing in an Udon noodle eating contest earlier this fall. Udon noodles are Japanese noodles, they are the thickest wheat flour noodles and very chewy too. they are served cold (don't recommend) or warm in a soup like liquid. however, don't know there was any hope of these noodles being tasty served on a platter, in bulk, cold and sticky. tdub and his 3 other team mates did a great job and tied for 5th place out of 13 teams and ate almost 3 kilos. they were the only gaijin (foreigner) team represented and their team name was the "Hungry Pilots" but of course in perfect "Engrish" style and lost in translation over the loud speaker they were the "Homley Pirates". awesome. i love japan. i love that Tdub can say he was in a noodle eating contest in Japan and he was named a "Pirate".
the reigning champion.
the Japanese will dress up for anything.
anything.
and the boring westerners.
tdub stickin' out his belly, showing off the "storehouse" for all those noodles.
matt and tdub getting fired up. does anyone have a bandaid?...cause you are cut! not sure how those biceps will help with your noodle eating skills, but at least you'll look good doing it. ha!
susie was first up to bat.
matt was up next. and ate like a champ. they all thought it was hilarious that the "pirates" were using a "fork".
chopsticks. really, dude?
ready.
set.
go.
chipmunk cheeks.
not feeling so hott.
is he gonna blow?
got a handle on and pushing on!
uhhh...
breathe. stretch. shake. and let it go.
Time! Aaaand we're done.
3 kilos down. 2 kilos still on that platter. An Atkins diet nightmare.
i'm with the band.
all the teams lined up. you'll notice the winning team finished almost 4 kilos. fattys.
i asked Tdub if he wanted noodles for dinner. :)
