World of Warcraft, the Restaurant 73
An Anonymous Coward writes "China's online gaming themed service industry appears to be booming, riding China's fascination with online gaming all the way to the top is a Chinese restaurateur with his World of Warcraft inspired eatery." I would recommend the Critter Bites and the Haunted Herring, but would warn against the Carrion Surprise.
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If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.
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Cantonese culture starts a bit more than 2000 years ago from the mix of ancient Chinese and people of the southern barbarian country(ies) (å--èS, or "Southern Yue") whose land includes Guangdong and Guangxi of today's China and northern and center part of today's Vietnam.
Those southern places are all mountains, rivers, forests, etc subtropical landscape. Hence having lots of insects. And those barbarians treat insects as a food
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My favorite version of this quote was told to me by a guy from Hong Kong:
"Anything on 4 but a table, and anything on 2 but a bicycle"
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Not just Chinese medicine: in GuangZho (Canton itself)I've had more than one feast over Chinese New Year that included bloodworms and water crickets that looked like cockroaches.
The restaurant itself sells (live) crocodiles as big as me, and snakes etc. It also backs onto the zoo. Coincidence? I think not...
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Check out this comic by dual citizen of Hong Kong and Canada, Tang Ho: Cantonese Will Eat Anything [comicgenesis.com]
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> The people eat boiled cat, for chrissakes.
Why, you racist insensitive clod. How could you say such a thing! "Boiled cat" indeed. Cat is prepared in stir-fry with a garlic sauce made from garlic cloves, soy sauce and honey. After the meat is fully cooked, stir in snow peas and green onions, let simmer for a half minute and remove to platter. Serve with rat fried rice on the side.
"Boiled" indeed. Philistine.
haunted herring (Score:2)
Haunted herring makes me scared.
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BAD CLAMS! (Score:1)
I'M SO ANGRY!!!
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Wouldn't the panda make you sad?
Do they serve... (Score:1, Funny)
Roflberry Pwncakes?
Re:Pwncakes! (Score:2)
Cumberland Farms sells these. (AKA Jimmy Dean)
They're great for diets! Right mix of low-medium grade carbos, sulphur from the egg, and protein sausage packaged at 4 oz a piece so you don't overload on 17 Oz of large bad pepperoni pizza at lunch.
Hmmm (Score:2)
I wonder if the sanitation is also inspired by WoW. If so, we are soooo screwed. There will be zombies everywhere.
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"The Zerg Rush All-You-Can-Eat Special"
kekeke
One catch (Score:3, Funny)
You have to fight with opposing patrons for each time you go up for food.
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Actually there are three catches. You have to sit down while you eat and if you get up from the table too soon, you won't notice the full benefits of the dish you just ate, which time out anyway in a few minutes.
I recommend the Ravager Dogs, except that you don't want to know where the meat comes from.
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Just because it's not the answer you wanted, doesn't mean it isn't the right answer. Because if you did disable it, it wouldn't be there in the first place, making your real question completely moot. And knowing that, but asking anyway, is pretty effin retarded.
But because I'm nice, I'll answer the real question: To inspire posts like yours, for the amusement of others.
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I'll take the special... (Score:2)
One dissident, coming up. (Score:1)
That's one way they dispose of executed dissidents.
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The soylent may be green, but that still doesn't make it horde.
I might go mad... (Score:2)
Were I a server there I'd go quickly mad at the number of geeks who would come in and say:
When in a large group: The swarm is eager to feed!
When wanting more of an all you can eat item: More! I want more!
Etc...
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HELLSCREAM: Yeah ill have a uh liter of cola
BURGER GUY: What?
HELLSCREAM: A liter of cola!
BURGER GUY: Liter-O-Cola do we make liter-o-cola?
THRALL: Why dont you just order a large, Hellscream?
HELLSCREAM: I don't want a large Hellscream. I want a goddamn liter of cola.
BURGER GUY: I don't know what that is.
HELLSCREAM: Liter is Orcish for give me some fu**in cola before I rip off your fu**in lips!!
Re:I might go mad... (Score:4, Funny)
I only have two words for you:
LEROY JEKINNNNNNNNS!!!!
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'Least I got chicken...
Given its location... (Score:2, Insightful)
Would there be a goldfarming operation in the back, offering their services on occasion to select customers?
Would they get sued in the US? (Score:4, Interesting)
If this opened in the US would Blizzard sue them out of existence?
I think probably.
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Except the neighborhood baker could claim its just a caricature and that its legally acceptable as a form of art.
That -might- get you out of a copyright infringement suit... but wouldn't dodge the trademark suit.
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My cousin was a baker (and also a pretty good artist - she painted too) for almost 20 years and though I'm not sure if she'd do them for everybody, I remember distinctly her bringing home a few cakes for various parties with Micky Mouse and Donald Duck on them (her own renditions drawn in icing).
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Wow...just (Score:2, Funny)
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It's a good weeding mechanism. If she dates you again, marry her.
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If she dates you again, marry her.
This is /. That is standard policy.
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Good job, you got the joke. Your parents must be proud.
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I LMAO till I read geekoid's comment then said, Thank FSM my wife plays WoW too and would probably enjoy this restaurant more then me.
Hmmm maybe too much more...
Time to reconsider that Single Family Income thing....
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Benefits of Dining There (Score:4, Funny)
So does this mean I'll leave there with a nice stamina buff, some extra mana per 5 sec, and look like a ninja?
The big downside is that you have to kill lots of the staff to get your bill to drop.
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The big downside is that you have to kill lots of the staff to get your bill to drop.
That only sounds bad until you realize that you were going to have to do that to pay for the meal anyhow.
You can get ten percent off by grinding rep. Of course, you have to kill six thousand members of staff at the restaurant next door for that.
Surefire Success (Score:1)
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Where's the cosplay? (Score:2)
When they mentioned theme, I was hoping that all the staff would cosplay as a WOW character or that the devoted fan would go in character. It was rather disappointing that neither was the case.
FINALLY! (Score:4, Funny)
Ever since I started killing boars for their intestines, I dreamed of the day where I could taste just a slice of WoW. I just hope this restaurant follows canonical recipes.
Bear Meat + Boar Intestines + Spider Ichor = Crazy Delicious Blood Sausage [thottbot.com]
Mmm, I can smell it cooking right now.
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Most of our guild (Crusty Blades/Alliance/Kilrogg) live in or near Tucson, which has an annual science fiction convention, and we had our first guild party there last year and again this year. It was lots of fun, with WoW-themed food analogs. I made "Dragon Breath Chilli", which was Alton Brown's Pressure Cooker Chilli.
Lots of fun, lots of good food, and you got to put faces to names!
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Every day I'm so glad I quit WoW long ago... It gives me the chance to laugh at those who still take it so damn seriously... :)
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The food is great (Score:1)
I ordered the special of the day... (Score:2)
...but the waiter told me I needed to level some more before I could eat it.