Heyguys, welcometoMoriokacityabouttwohoursnorthofTokyo, hometothegreatestfoodchallengeinallofJapan, thebanksorthenoodlechallengetodaytojoinmeasweembarkonthisnightmarishmealisthegreatestthingtocomeoutofWalessincetomjonesisofcourse, seedogConnor v a thankyouforhavingme.
Whyisitthat?
Everytime I seeyou, theweatherisjustawful.
Youbringthewelshweatherwith, I gottaaskyou, didyou, didyousaythenamecorrectly?
They'vegotnaming, whichislikethiscoldnoodledish, They'vegotjar, jarmen, whichisalwayslike a spaghettibologneseandthenthey'vegotonesilverandonegold, silver, wankerliterallymade, let's becarefulhere, a smallbowl, a smalllittlebowlandsilverisofcoursesoberbuckwheatnoodlesandforthischallengeyouhavetoeatasmanybowlsofsoberaspossiblein a shortspaceoftime.
I'm prettygoodateatingchallenges.
I think.
Wellit's saidthat a realmanshouldbeabletoeatover 100 bottles.
There's twothingsyougottodoforthisonepoint.
Yougottabeatme, ifyoudon't beatme, youwillgetbulliedlikethenext 50 years.
So a normaldayofmylife.
Buttherealthingyou'replayingforistoget 100 bowlsbecauseifyoueat 100 bowlsofsobanoodles, a goodfriendofmineright.
I meanifyoufail, I'm takingJoeytheanimemaninstead.
I'm notevenjoking, I'm deadlyserious.
Alrightlet's doit.
Let's dowackyweekend, Let's die.
Mhm.
It's saidthattheoriginsofthewangsawthenoodlechallengedatebackhundredsofyearswhen a powerfullordvisitingtheregionwasoffered a smallbowlofthelocalsobanoodles.
Currentlythealltimerecordstandsat a ridiculous 570 bowlsheldby a localwomanlivingInthecityofMoriokathough.
Myownpersonalrecordstandsatjust a pitiful 118 bowlswhen I wentheadtoheadwithmyarchnemesis, Ryutarofiveyearsago, tragicallyhebeatmebyjustthreebowlsandit's a recordthat I hopedtocrushgoingheadtoheadwithConnortodayandmyvoiceisgettinggrufflyandseriousbecause I'm inbusiness.
Mhm.
Alright, so I gottasay I'm nothungry, you'renothungry.
He's a machineanditdoestastegoodbuthesaiddon't chewitand I'm notdoingit, thisis a poordishwasherinthisbuilding.
Lookatthisonedishwasherdishwasher.
Theymust, theymusthavelikefivedishwashersandonechef, howam I alreadylikefivebowlsaheadofmebecause I couldn't, I couldn't getthenoodles.
Letmefocuson.
I recommendyouget a littlebitofWasabi.
PutsomeWasabiinthebaranditgivesit a nicesortofsubtle.
Nottoomuch.
Don't showtodeathbutdon't likeWasabi.
Youdon't likeit.
I likefreshWasabiand I findtaste.
Herewegoagain.
I barelychewed a singlebowl.
Mystomachmustbejustlikecan't begood.
Itcan't begood.
No, we'renot.
Comeheretoreadthehealthbenefitsofsaber.
I wishtherearemanyperfect.
It's likethehealthiest, mostunpopular.
OhmyGod, I'm justgoingsofast.
Youknow, I'm notthinkingusuallywhen I competewithsomeone, I wanttodestroythem, but I actuallywanttodowell I want, I thinkyoudeservethatfivestarexperience.
Do I dodeservethat?
I'm gladyouagree.
We'vebeentotheworsthotelinJapan.
We'vebeentoanabandonedthemepark.
We'vebeenon a ferrythatmademeviolentlysickandwe'vebeeninanabandonedshipyardrightnow.
I don't wanttothinkaboutthat.
Like I saidearlier, therewas a girlthatdid 450 bowlsIn 10 minutes.
Fastenoughforsevenminutesandwe'vedoneabout 50.
It's a market.
Mmhmm.
I'm gonnadie.
Chinahasgoneveryquiet.
He's gettingseriousnow.
That's whenyouknowsomeone's goingtostruggle.
We'relivinghalfway.
Areyounotfullatall?
You'retellingmeyourstomachisnot, I'm feeling a littlebitfull.
Yeah, I'vegotJerryonspeeddial, waitingtobeinvitedto a fivestarbesthotelroominthepound.
Comeon.
Anysanepersonwouldstopnow, genuinely.
Theysayittakes 20 minutesforyourstomach.
Youknow, it's so I'm tryingtofiveminutes, 20 minutes.
I willsay I didnotenjoythatwouldn't youknow, itlookskindoffunoncamera, butitdoes, itlookslikeyoucanhave a goodtimeandyoudidandyou'rejustlike, I actuallydon't wanttobeinpain.
I actuallydon't wanttohurtlookinglikethatonepileonthanksgivingthere.
I dofeelphysicallysicklikelookingatthepileofneedles, lookingatwhatwe'vejustconsumed.
Youknow, likeafter a partyandyou'relike, youcleanupallthebeerandbottlesandstufflikethatwerejustlike, wow, wereallydiscussedyouthinkonpaperthat I wouldwin, giventhat I'm clearlyslightlylargerthanitisodd.
I don't, I don't knowwhereitallwentwrongforme.
I thinkmaybe I wastalkingtoomuch.
I wasgettingonwithitand I had a lasagnaforlunchso I thoughtthelasagnawouldmakemystomachfigureand I couldfillitwithmore.
Butinrealitymystomachjustgotfilledwiththelasagna.
I don't think, I don't thinkproeaterseatbeforetheyeatplants, counterintuitivelessonlearnedfornexttime I'm notdoingthisagain, I'vedoneitlikethreetimesnowwithNowitzkiRialtoand, and I'm not, I'm notdoingiteveragain, butwelldone.
You'vesuffered a greatdealtoday.
Thepainwasworthit.
YoubeatJoeyandyou'vegotthefivestarhotelroom.
AreyoureadytogotoTokyo?
You'veneverbeenbefore.
I'm goingtobelyinginthisroom.
Youcanreview.
I'm goingtositinthebedorlet's go, Let's go.
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