That's creepy.

The funny thing is that they've done studies, and subliminal advertising doesn't even work. McD's probably did it to get people talking about them. Success!

Hmmmm....I have been watching them make creations such as this for an hour...



but can really go for a greasy, soggy 'hamburger' right about now.

I don't know. They cook a lot of weird shit on that Iron Chef show. I might rather have McDonald's than shark eyeballs.

OT: check out Diesel.com, it's defaced to a funny version! [mildly NSFW]

-- I'd like to see dem doity Japs try it! Hot-tcha-tcha-tcha!

#6 Deepsea lizardfish (Bathysaurus cutums)

Awwwwwwww, cuuuuuuuuuute!

I want one, I want one, I want one, I want one, I want one!

#4 Stormi

I confess, I really can't watch "Iron Chef", either in its American or Japanese incarnation, because, quite frankly, all that supposedly delicious gourmet food they whip up looks disgusting and/or evil.

And they love stuff like close-ups of the chefs gutting fish, or digging out squid eyeballs. And the ingredients are always nauseating---"OUR INGREDIENT FOR TODAY---PICKLED LIZARDFISH! (Heh, I'd like to see dem doity Japs try it!) I mean, it's never something good, like chocolate, roast beef or sweet corn; it's always mandrake root, or smoked rutabagas or the host's toenail clippings. And all the judges obviously trying not wretch with disgust as they taste the latest concoction; "Well, cupcakes made from soya meal and piranha eggs are certainly different. I taste a little sweetness here, and maybe a little sour, and some powdered seaweed---BUT MOSTLY THIS MESS JUST MAKES ME WANNA PUKE!"

Really, Mickey D's is doing themselves a disfavor if they're advertising here.

I once saw an episode of the Japanese version and the special ingredient was fish tails.

Or maybe it was just fish of some kind.

I do remember that they made a dessert of some kind of ice cream and used a crispy fried fish tail for a garnish. Retch, puke.

And then another one was some special kind of beef, and one of the chefs had minced it up into tiny pieces and batter fried it, and paired it with a caramel or chocolate sauce, and served it as a dessert.

Heh, heh, althought TalkinKamel's descriptions are right on the money, I have to admit I love watching US Iron Chef. The rare/uncooked stuff I wouldn't try but the other dishes look really good. It's unbelievable that they get it all cooked in an hour! It takes me two or three times that long to get dinner prepared and served!
And then there's those pesky dirty dishes...

Plus, I love Mark Dacascos doing his backflips :-)

I mean, it's never something good, like chocolate, roast beef or sweet corn; it's always mandrake root, or smoked rutabagas or the host's toenail clippings.

TK, you are too funny!

#10 Stormi

I know, I know, it's really hard to believe they actually intend stuff caramel-chocolate beef or fried fishtail ice cream to be consumed---let alone enjoyed---by actual human beings. (You could see Vulcans, maybe, or those weird creatures from the Star Wars Cantina scarfing this stuff down, though if you tried serving it to Klignons I think they'd rip your head off!)

#11 floranista

:>)

The backflips are wonderful.

I want a deep sea lizardfish! I WAN' ONE, I WAN' ONE, I WAN' ONE!