It takes an American lobster 6-7 years to get to an edible size, but that is just the beginning. Lobsters are long-lived animals, and are thought to be capable of living over 100 years.
badz maru. Bad Badtz-Maru (ãããã°ã¤ä¸¸ Baddo batsu maru) is a male penguin with spiky hair. He is one of the few Sanrio characters that is marketed to both males and females. In Japanese, badtz (batsu) is a term for X, the cross signifying a wrong answer. Maru means circle or O, and signifies a correct answer.
Robata-style grilling has been a growing restaurant trend for several years now. It sounds exotic, the results are dramatic and delicious, and people love grilled food, so who really cares what exactly goes into it? Well, as it turns out, we do. We sat down with Chef Gene Kato of the soon-to-open Sumi Robata Bar to learn the origins and secrets of Robata. Robata means fireside cooking in Japanese, and, put simply, that's what Robata is: Japanese-style grilling. For all those people who think Japanese food begins and ends with sushi, Robata grilling actually has a much longer history and tradition.