Monday, August 29, 2011

Gaki No Tsukai Episode #1069

Episode Number: 1069

Episode Title: 焼肉トラジ食べ尽くし10万円!山の手泉内25店舗 完全制覇~!!
(Toraji Yakiniku  Eat Up 100,000 Yen! Conquer 25 Shops within the Yamanote Line!!)

Original Broadcast Date: Sunday, August 28th 2011

Viewing Link:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjk5NDE3NzUy.html

Guests:
ライセンス (License, a comedy duo)
  • 藤原一裕 (Fujiwara Kazuhiro)
  • 井本貴史 (Inomoto Takafumi)
Episode Summary (rules):
The fourth in a series of eating marathons around Tokyo, the Gaki regulars must make their way to 25 Yakiniku stores around Tokyo's Yamanote line, at each shop eating one item from a 25 entry menu.
Refereed by ライセンス, if any of the five regulars chooses not to continue, they do not win the 100,000 yen prize. Additionally, the retiree pays for all Yakiniku eaten up to that point.
Side orders must be paid directly by the ordering party.

Episode Analysis:
This episode is the first part of two, and although the involvement of the Yakiniku Toraji chain of restaurants give the entire outing the air of an extended commercial, it also (like the other eating marathon's I've seen) has a great air of authenticity.
Matsumoto especially seems to wear himself out very quickly, and the sense of his growing physical discomfort at the amount of food he eats is uncomfortable to watch. My impression is that this contest is very real-- one end of a spectrum of Gaki programs, which extends through half-staged (the batsu games) to the openly and entirely staged.

Important Vocabulary:
焼肉:やきにく: Yakiniku or Korean Barbecue
完食:かんしょうく:Entirely eaten. Eating everything on your plate.

Timestamped Notes:
0:0:0
The episode opens with the regulars standing (as before) before the Nippon Terebi Tower in Shinbashi, Tokyo, at: +35° 39' 54.18", +139° 45' 35.47"
They seem to be surrounded by a promotional materials for the NTV morning light news program ZIP.
As in the previous marathons, the cast has assumed attire appropriate to the food they will eat, including (in this case) headgear like a yakiniku gridiron, and costumes like Korean Hanboks.

0:0:15
The previous four food marathons were:
  • episodes 970-971, Sarae marathon, failed after 29 of 32 restaurants visited.
  • episodes 995-996, Gindako marathon, failed after 18 of 37 restaurants visited.
  • episodes 119-120, Sushizanmai marathon, failed after 18 of 31 restaurants visited.
0:01:37
The restaurant list includes
  1. 銀座8丁目店 (Ginza 8 Chōme branch)
  2. 銀座6丁目店 (Ginza 6 Chōme branch)
  3. 銀座コア店 (Ginza Core branch)
  4. 銀座ベルビア店 (Ginza Berbia branch)
  5. 有楽町店 (Yurakucho branch)
  6. 日比谷店 (Hibiya Branch)
  7. 国際フオーラム横店 (International Forum branch)
  8. 丸ビル店 (Maru building branch)
  9. 八重洲店 (Yaesu branch)
  10. 秋葉原てん (Akihabara branch)
  11. 上野店 (Ueno branch)
  12. 後楽園店
  13. サンシヤイン店
  14. 池袋店
  15. 新宿店
  16. 渋谷パルコ店
  17. 恵比寿園
  18. 恵比寿庵店
  19. トラジ総本店
  20. 青山店
  21.  西麻布店 
  22. 霞町店
  23. 六本木5丁目店
  24. 赤板店
  25. カレッタ汐店
The Menu Includes:
名物
赤身
ホレモン

  1. カルビ (Kalbi or Galbi, Korean marinated meat dish cooked over an open flame)
  2. 上カルビ (high grade Galbi)
  3. 特上カルビ (first-class Galbi)
  4. ダイヤモンドcutカルビ ("diamond" cut Galbi)
  5. ハラミ (Harami, or tender beef "skirt steak")
  6. 上ハラミ (high grade Harami)
  7. ダイヤモンドcutハラミ ("diamond" cut Harami)
  8.  名物タン塩 (specialty grilled beef tongue)
  9. 厚切り上タン塩 (Thick cut high grade beef tongue)
  10. 名物ヒレカク (specialty Hirekaku)
  11. 究極盛 ("Ultimate Helping" dish)
  12. イカ焼 (grilled cuttlefish)
  13. タラバ蟹焼 (grilled red-king crab)
  14. ホレモン
  15. コブチャン
  16. 牛心
  17. レバー
  18. 上ミノ
  19. ハチノス
  20. センマイ
  21. ギャラ
  22. ホルモン塩
  23. 豚カルビ
  24. トントロわさび
  25. イベリコ豚のトントロ
0:02:04
The crew is traveling north to Ginza along Sotobori dori, and are at this exact point:+35° 40' 4.68", +139° 45' 31.20"
The famous tokyo branch of the Shizuoka News Agency building can be seen in the background.

0:02:08
They arrive at Ginza 8Cho-Me Toraji restaurant, or here: +35° 40' 7.70", +139° 45' 33.31"

0:02:35
Matsumoto orders #8 on the menu. 
The soundtrack features "Liebesfreud" by Fritz Kreisler.

0:03:04
Driving north along Sotobori dori, at approximately this point: +35° 40' 11.08", +139° 45' 36.65"
The people-carrier they're riding in is a Toyota, but I'm usure of the model.

0:04:09
Arrive at Ginza 6Cho-me Toraji restaurant, here: +35° 40' 16.03", +139° 45' 38.51" where they will eat #3 on the menu.

0:04:26
Matsumoto makes a side-order for 玉子スープ ("taou," Tamago soup, or egg soup). This appears to be Korean Gyeran-Tang.

0:06:05
Traveling west south-west to the next restaurant, approximately here: +35° 40' 15.38", +139° 45' 47.17"

0:6:13
Arrive at Ginza-Core Toraji restaurant, inside the easily found building here: +35° 40' 14.62", +139° 45' 52.18"

0:06:44
Tanaka orders #18 Jo-Mino, and Matsumoto (strangely) orders a side of Cold-Noode soup, or Korean Naengmyeon.

0:09:08
Turn right off of Harumi Dori onto the side street for the next restaurant at exactly here:+35° 40' 19.68", +139° 45' 50.32"

0:09:14
Arrive at Ginza Berbia Toraji, exactly here:+35° 40' 26.83", +139° 45' 58.09"

0:09:27
Order item #7 on the menu, and Yamasaki orders a side of サンチュ(Korean Lettuce) and Endou orders a side of Rice.

0:12:35
Arrive at Yuyakucho Toraji restaurant, where menu item #11 is chosen. This restaurant is here:+35° 40' 23.36", +139° 45' 40.57"

0:13:22
Back in the people carrier, Matsomoto is starting to feel bad. He feels he's eaten the cold noodles too early in the marathon.

0:13:37
Travelling north north east along Harumi-Dori again at approximately this location:+35° 40' 26.00", +139° 45' 40.32"

0:13:41
Arrive at the Hibiya restaurant, in the building here:+35° 40' 27.19", +139° 45' 36.19"
Hamada orders #13 on the menu.

0:15:48
There seems to be a disagreement, as most of the regulars have already eaten six strips of Yakiniku, but Tanka has only had two or three. Matsumoto argues he's had about eight, including the cold noodles.

0:16:20

Traveling east, right past "bic camera" at approximately this point:+35° 40' 33.23", +139° 45' 45.09"

0:16:31
Arrive at this charming toraji, beneath the yamanote line, here: +35° 40' 36.81", +139° 45' 53.49"
They'll have #4, the Diamond Cut Kalbi.

0:15:52
Matsumoto believes he's developing a fever.

0:18:24
Arrive at the next restaurant, in the Maru building, here: +35° 40' 51.83", +139° 45' 49.05"

0:19:30
Taking his temperature with a digital under-the-arm thermometer, Matsumoto's temperature is 36.7 degrees Celsius. Despite the fact that he says he "really" has a fever, this is actually slightly below normal body temperature.

0:20:37
Arrive at the Yaesu restaurant. Here:+35° 40' 50.70", +139° 46' 13.05"

0:21:08
Traveling north along Chuo-Dori, on the way to Akihabara. They're about here:+35° 41' 45.40", +139° 46' 13.67"

0:21:23
Arrive at restaurant #10, the Akihabara Toraji to have the Kampuchan. The restaurant is in the Akiba-Torim building, here: +35° 41' 52.57", +139° 46' 25.40"

0:22:04
Matsumoto orders the Toraji Salad as a side. It's a little larger than expected.

0:23:22
Continued next week! Closing music is "Eat It" by Weird Al Yankovik.


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