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Showing Original Post only (View all)Obama ate only half the sushi course: [View all]
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U.S. Barack Obama may have enthused publicly about the sushi he was served at an exclusive Michelin-starred restaurant, but he stopped eating half way through the meal, reports said Thursday.
Pictures showed the U.S. president being served sake by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the counter of the tiny Tokyo eatery, as part of a meal billed as a chance for bonding, at which neither wore a tie.
But a report Thursday said instead of making small talk and savoring Japanese delicacies at Sukiyabashi Jirodubbed the worlds best sushi restaurant and the subject of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of SushiObama jumped straight into discussions about trade.
The owner of a yakitori (grilled chicken) restaurant that sits in the same basement as the exclusive diner told Tokyo Broadcasting System that Obama had put his chopsticks down at the halfway point.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/obama-ate-only-half-the-sushi-course-media
and: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001232570
http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140424p2a00m0na003000c.html
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Remember, he gave half his Reuben to Valerie Jarrett, and wanted it back, but it was too late, so...
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2014
#55
Good one! LOL! How could any president possibly insult the Japanese anymore than that?!
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2014
#105
I was under the impression that not eating all the sushi is considered insulting to the sushi chef
badtoworse
Apr 2014
#25
I love sushi, but I'm not sure I'd eat the Fugu either, even if the chef ate it with me.
badtoworse
Apr 2014
#36
Ok so since Master Jiro serves 20 pieces per dish, halfway means 10 pieces and Sake to boot.
Katashi_itto
Apr 2014
#40
I have never eaten sushi and don't think I would like it. I do have a question. Where do the fish
jwirr
Apr 2014
#41
And that 'It takes a village to raise a child' thing? Godless Communist, Feminist, Anti-Colonialist!
freshwest
Jul 2014
#111
Maybe he should have his schedulers not place him in a sushi restaurant then?
former9thward
Apr 2014
#86