like thunder dolphin

像是雷霆海豚

a roller coaster that goes through a building and of course

一座帶著你穿越建築物的雲霄飛車，當然

Tokyo Dome but today we're talking about food challenges

還有東京巨蛋本身也充滿挑戰，但今天我們要談的是大胃王挑戰

and help me out is KAI OKUDERA who is a food writer for

而協助我的是 KAI OKUDERA，他是網站TokyoCheapo.com上面的美食作家

Tokyo Cheapo com..... and master of the universe

也是國際的大師

Hello KAI, so I wanna talk about food challenges

KAI，所以我想要來談談大胃王挑戰賽

but what strikes me as unusual are that food portions in japan are quite small

但讓我覺得不尋常的是，日本的食物份量都很小

aren't they?

不是嗎？

Very true I came here almost three years ago

真的沒錯，我是將近三年前來日本的

on the first six weeks I was here I lost about seven kilos (15pounds), just because the food here is so much smaller

而一開始的六個星期，我因為食物份量少就掉了七公斤（十五磅）

That's right I think it's all built around this principle of Mottai-nai

是啊，我認為這是基於 「Mottai-nai（日語）」這個原則

meaning don't waste anything. Definitely, I think

意思是不要浪費任何東西。我認為...

I'm from HAWAII and people will go to the buffet and stack food on top

我從夏威夷來的，那裡的人到自助式餐廳把食物堆疊得

like a pyramid and take that back to the table and eat it all

像金字塔一樣，把它帶回桌子上吃完後

and try to do it again and again and again until they can't move

然後又再去拿，再去，再去，直到動彈不得為止

right in Japan you don't see anyone having like a Fujiyama(mountain) of food

在日本你就不會看到有誰把食物堆得像富士山一樣

So I've seen a lot of really unique food challenges in Tokyo like that

在東京我已經看過很多很特別的、挑戰大胃王的餐廳，像是

Go GO curry

Go GO curry

2.5 kilogram curry rice food challenge like fried stuff on top

二點五公斤的咖哩飯，還有炸物蓋在上面的大胃王挑戰

definitely something I want to try out yeah I think I saw like Skytree

我真是是想去試試看，我是有看過像東京晴空塔那樣的

TEMPURA don, it's about maybe about this high

天婦羅丼，大概有這麼高吧

Tokyo's full of lot of food challenges and KAI and I went to one nearby here

東京有許多挑戰大胃王餐廳，而KAI和我去了這裡附近、在飯田橋的一間餐廳

in Iidabashi

where I had a monster GYOZA dumpling and you had the...

我在那裡吃了野獸級的大餃子，而你吃了...

Triple jumbo Raman(noodle)

三倍大的巨無霸拉麵

KAGURAZAKA-HANTEN is right next to Iidabashi station

神樂阪飯店就在飯田橋車站的旁邊

one of Tokyo's big crossroads and a student hub. You can't help walking by the

那是東京一個很大的交叉路口，也是學生匯集之地。你會忍不住走過

restaurant window and saying

餐廳的櫥窗，然後說：

"HUH? Are you serious?" on the bottom are 4 food challenges with the Jumbo

「啥？你是認真的嗎？」在櫥窗的下層是四種大胃王挑戰的食物，而巨型

GYOZA (dumpling) being the most ridiculous

餃子看起來是最荒謬的一個

a 100 GYOZA plate, massive fried rice triple jumbo Raman and this

一盤一百個餃子、超大盤的炒飯、三倍大的巨型拉麵，和這個

a GYOZA for GODZILLA

像是給哥吉拉吃的巨型餃

the inside is humble but inviting. A lot of Japanese celebrities have been here

店內簡陋但又引人入勝.。許多日本名人已經來

to try these challenges

這裡挑戰過

they even have a wall of fame

他們甚至還有一片名人牆

KAI's Ramen comes first

KAI的拉麵先來了

the best Ramen is always served fast how's this competitor feeling?

好的拉麵總是很快就上桌。這名挑戰者現在感覺如何？

It's a lot of Ramen but I think I can do it

拉麵好多，但我想我可以辦得到

of course KAI has a strategy right?

KAI當然有策略，是吧？

No strategy just gonna eat it

沒有策略，就只是吃而已

here comes the biggest dumpling in the world

世界上最大的餃子來了

it's massive and don't try this at home sort of thing

它好大！不要在家裡嘗試這種事

2.5 kilograms pork mince

二點五公斤的絞肉

with some veggies all wrapped in a bread like shell. It's equivalent to about one

與一些蔬菜包在貝殼形狀的麵皮裡，它大約相當於一

hundred normal size GYOZAs

百個一般大小的餃子

maybe more! This is my EVEREST

甚至是更多！這是我的聖母峰

You climb a mountain one step at a time but first we need to cut this thing open

想爬高山，必須要一步一腳印，但首先我們要先得把它切開

Like cutting through a cake....

就像切蛋糕一樣

would you look at that?

你來瞧瞧

jumbo GYOZA is gushing with juice. It's just waiting to be devoured

巨型餃子正流洩出汁來，它在等著要被大快朵頤了

normally you can pick up each GYOZA with chopsticks

一般來說你可以用筷子夾起餃子

but this mama needs a fork and knife

但這個迷人的東西需要刀叉才行

Crust around the GYOZA is more like bread

餃子的外皮更像麵包

than a GYOZA (dough)

而不像餃子（生麵糰）

Soaks in all the oil....from the meat

豬肉釋出的油脂都被吸收了

pack with flavor!

包裏著滿滿的香氣

The 1st bite always goes down easy doesn't it?

吃第一口總是很簡單，不是嗎？

food challenges like this has really grown in Japan

像這樣的挑戰大胃王餐廳在日本越來越多

I asked the manager simply what's the deal

我簡單問了店長這一切的來由

don't overdo it? This is a challenge and like all challenges we take it seriously

不要太勉強？這可是個挑戰，那麼就要像我們挑戰其他事情一樣認真

it's more than food, right

這可不只是吃東西啊，是吧？

GYOZA is usually a side dish accompanied by a bowl of Ramen

餃子通常是作為搭配拉麵的小菜

but really it can stand by itself as a meal especially when it's as big as a

但當它大得跟蛋糕一樣的時候，它也可以獨立成主餐

cake

let's check in with Kai

我們來看看 Kai怎麼樣了

one down and two to go KAI made a classic mistake

一碗已經吃完，還有兩碗要吃，KAI 犯了典型的錯誤

with the timer on he slurped down boiling hot noodles and has paid the price

因為計時器緊迫盯人，他咕嚕咕嚕就把滾燙的麵條吞下肚，也因此付出代價

the scorched mouth! You have to really pace yourself with the monster food challenge

他燙到嘴巴了！面對大胃王挑戰，你必須按部就班才行

the first bowl...the second bowl...

第一碗...第二碗...

slowing down...I burned the mouth pretty bad...

速度就慢下來了，我嚴重地把嘴巴燙傷了

What % of your stomach full?

你的胃大概幾分滿了？

Let's not talk about negative thing, stay positive

我們不要談這種負面的事情，要正面一點

ok my stomach is about

好吧，我的胃大概...

seventy percent full

滿了七成了

Eaten only about 30 percent I'm not good at math but that

但餃子大概只吃了百分之三十。我的數學不太好，但

doesn't sound very promising

聽起來好像不是很有希望

KAI has hit the wall hard

KAI陷入嚴重的撞牆期

each bite goes down like a brick..... even delicious Rahman has its limits

每吞一口都備嘗艱辛...即便是美味的拉麵也沒辦法吃太多

Pick it up! the second wind, right?

振作！再展雄風啊！

Second wind? You feel it? Eye of a tiger?

要再次出發了嗎？你有感覺到了嗎？像老虎的眼睛那樣殺氣騰騰的

hit the wall this is the moment where

在撞牆期

you have to grab the inner...

你需要攫取你內在

power your inner strength! fight through it

的能量、內在的力量，徹底戰鬥

you push, push it into the stomach let it

用這股力量去推動你的胃

work!! You don't give up

運作，直到最後都不能放棄

until the end!! You hear that KAI??You don't give up

你聽到了嗎，KAI？不要放棄

that's right

沒錯

sometimes pep talks aren't enough

有時候說些激勵的話也無能為力

Are there really ways to defy human limits

這些大份量的食物還真有辦法挑戰人們的能耐

I saw this on TV once

我曾經在電視上看過一次

massage down.... Maybe not

你可以幫胃按摩幫助消化。也許不行

with time running short and our stomachs at the limits

隨著時間即將用盡，我們的胃也到達了極限，

there was just no where to go it's not polite to leave food on your plate in

真的是退無可退了。在日本，在盤中留下食物是不禮貌的，

Japan most Japanese eat

大多數的日本人會把

every grain of rice in their bowls at meals but the human body has its limits

碗裡的每一顆飯粒吃光光。然而，人體終究是有極限的，

especially for untrained competitive eaters like us man versus food

特別是像我們這種未經訓練的挑戰者。這場人類和食物對抗的比賽，

food 2, man nothing. But it was fun

食物得兩分，人類...一分都沒有。但這很有趣，

and the memories will last a lifetime and so will that flavor

這將會是一生的回憶，而巨無霸餃子和三倍大拉麵的滋味

jumbo GYOZA and triple RAMEN

也會一直留存

It's been few days since that MONSTER GYOZA challenge and I'm still tasting it

自野獸級巨型餃的挑戰結束後已經過了好幾天，但我仍是餘韻猶存

After taste of the pig

在體驗過豬的生活以後

yeah it's not pretty. No it's not! One of our biggest regret I think was

是啊，那感覺不太好。確實！我最後悔的是我沒有

not finishing it.Leaving something on the plate. There's always another food challenge, isn't there?

吃完，把東西留在盤子裡了。還有別的大胃王挑戰可以參加吧，是吧？

Yes! Tokyo in Japan are loaded with food challenges! So if you're walking in

沒錯，日本東京充斥著這種大胃王挑戰，所以如果你到

the city and you see a food challenge in the window

東京，看到窗上張貼的大胃王挑戰資訊

don't be afraid to go in and just try it Bring some friends!

不要害怕，進去試試看就對了。帶些朋友去吧！

Mottai-nai!

不要浪費！