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Nevertheless, what kind of psychological state will one be in if dying from hunger, and does taste matter then?

As I have never been in a situation of dying from hunger, I can choose what I eat and what I won’t eat, so I don’t know what I would eat if I was dying from hunger.

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Where the body requires nourishment of some sort to survive, taste may hardly matter. I think the irrelevance of taste in that moment is a psychological response to the primary instinct of self-preservation. That is why I said I wouldn’t really know what to do when faced with that situation. I am just skirting around the issue not trying to approach it from a confrontational view, however, in the end, my primordial instinct to survive will see me eat it, not for pleasure but for adaptation and survival. yuck :smile:

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What I do love is the previous video you posted about cooking noodles with eggs. That is simply :ok_hand:

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Did you know that McDonald’s fries are partially fried at the factory and then again at the restaurant just before serving?

Mcdonald’s French Fries MEGA Factory: Processing Millions Of French Fries With Modern Technology

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You know, we can say what we want about Micky Dee’s, but they are an impressive company. Just think about it. They’re a sponsor for the Olympics! How does that make sense?! haha

How can a restaurant, that is avoided during preparation for the Olympics, become a sponsor? Impressive.

Those happy meals back in the day were epic, though.

Like a hindu practitioner eating beef in a life and death situation. Imagine threatening a hindu’s life saying he has to eat a double cheeseburger or he’s gonna die…

Once picked off the bone, you would think it’s chicken. It did look good after getting roasted.

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I agree, Also, McDonald’s in other countries are more impressive than those in the United States

McDonald’s in Japan is CRAZY

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That’s about $16USD. Not bad. In the US, it’s more expensive than that. For the price of fast food, with just a few dollars more you can go to a restaurant.

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hahaha…really :rofl::rofl:

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No? Sorry, It’s been a while since I’ve gone to a restaurant…
A pasta entree at a restaurant will cost about $15, right? Then $5 for a tip.

Am I out of touch with current prices?

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Oh, my apologies. My laughter was actually a response to your statement and the Toby Maguire’s meme. I apologise for the confusion or if you felt slighted.

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That’s a great deal! In the US, fast food can cost around $7-10 per meal, while a restaurant meal typically starts at $15-20, making your experience quite affordable by comparison.

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It’s in the intestines and is one step from falling out of the cow’s anus.

I’d like to know the difference between when it’s in the intestines, and when it’s exited the cow and is on the ground.

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I deleted the video.

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If you have the opportunity to try Turkish cuisine, definitely go for it. Their desserts in particular are incredible

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Also, here are two easy recipes:

And one photo from me

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hahahah I really don’t know if it was fake or not. I’m just gonna assume it was.

It could have been rice that was inside the intestines.

Some countries clean the intestines, stuff them with rice and whatnot, then cook it. That might be what was in in the video. Who knows?

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I like that the pide recipe is not just for the topping, but for the dough as well.

And that lentil recipe really does look easy.

Thanks!

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Whoa! You’ve been there?! Ok, two questions:
1- What did you like/dislike?
2-Would you go again?

Ingesting large amounts of food in a short period of time is never a good idea.

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi feels body is ‘broken,’ retires due to health issues

Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, has announced his retirement from the sport due to rising health concerns.

“I’ve decided to retire from competitive eating. It’s all I’ve done for the last 20 years,” Kobayashi, 46, announced in Netflix’s “Hack Your Health - The Secrets of Your Gut,” a documentary film that explores how food, the digestive system and gut health relates to overall well-being.

Kobayashi said decades of overeating for sport has left him with no appetite or no sensation of fullness, which his wife Maggie James said has caused Kobayashi to go days without eating anything at all.

James said her husband feels his body is “broken.”

“I hear people say they’re hungry, and they look very happy after they’ve eaten. I’m jealous of those people because I no longer feel hunger,” Kobayashi said in the documentary. “I hope to live a long and healthy life.”

Takeru Kobayashi: ‘I’ve eaten 10,000 hot dogs’ in career

Kobayashi jumpstarted his career in 2000 during an appearance on the Japanese variety show “TV Champion,” where he consumed 16 bowls of ramen in one hour. He set a world record at the 2001 Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest, held annually on July 4, by eating 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes. (The previous record at the time was 25⅛ hot dogs). He won the Mustard Yellow Belt six consecutive years from 2001 to 2006.

“I’m sure that I’ve eaten 10,000 hot dogs since the beginning of my career,” Kobayashi said in the film.

Kobayashi does not just eat hot dogs. He’s held world records over his career with different foods, ranging from Buffalo wings, lobster rolls and cow brains to hamburgers, tacos and pizza. The list goes on.

“I am Japanese but I’ve eaten like an American. I think that’s what damaged my body,” he said. “I overeat because I’m a competitive eater. … When you eat too much, you don’t savor the taste or fully enjoy the smell of the food. You ignore you body’s signals, like fullness.”

In order to prepare for competitions, Kobayashi said he would spend months expanding his stomach with food.

“You have to gradually build up your gut by eating larger and larger amounts of food, and then be sure to work it all off so body fat doesn’t put a squeeze on the expansion of your stomach in competition. I start my regimen about two months before a big competition,” he said in 2004.

Kobayashi’s brain affected by competitive eating

Kobayashi underwent multiple tests during the documentary to diagnose his lack of appetite and reduced sense of smell. Doctors and scientists determined that Kobayashi’s chronic overeating has affected his nervous system and that his brain is still trained to think he’s competing or eating highly processed foods, despite stepping away from competition.

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi feels body is 'broken,' retires due to health issues - Yahoo Sports

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Yes, but look at what he’s accomplished.

This is the price of high success. This dude deserves a mention on the motivation page!

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