A McDonalds sack from 1994 and Japanese cuisine

So hiya, I'm not sure how many of you remember back even this recently or how many of you are actually reading my blog regularly ( Anyone? Aaaaaanyooooone? I ask as I hear my voice echoing, only one persons comments to keep me company. By the way, that's me shamelessly hinting POST SOME DAMN COMMENTS. I NEEDS SOME LOVE. Not that I have delusions of becoming a 'net super-star or even being known by a small portion of the net by name, but still. ) but in the early/late 90's there was a little fad that hit and survived for at least a short period of time ( Seems really short now ) and that fad was known as 'Pogs'. Pogs were simply cheaply made usually cardboard but sometimes plastic and the ever coveted metal disks with images emblazoned upon their surfaces. With the popularity of the Pog collecting fad, McDonald's being the corporate entity it was ( And is ) seized the opportunity not only with excellent timing for the fad itself but adding in the extra popularity boost of the then recent first Super Sentai ever edited and butchered for American television, the cheese-o-rama that was; Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Yes, in 1994 friends there was a promotion for Power Rangers Pogs or as McDonald's coined them, 'Power Rangers Power Coins' ( NOT THE FACE! I understand punishment but that's just cruel! )

The Commercial

(Also if McDonald's actually transformed into a robot like that I'd of motherfucking jacked the bitch and gone on a downtown rampage.. Or more likely piloted the thing to another McDonald's to go through the drive-thru with it just to fuck with their heads in an extra special way.)

Personally it is my belief that whomever was in charge of marketing for McDonald's for this time and responsible for the Power Rangers Pogs was a marketing God and genius. These things hit and sold like motherfucking gold laced crack cocaine. I specifically remember the gauntlet of Power Rangers toys and merchandising that McDonald's acquired because their offering them turned the local McDonald's into a fucking gang-war complete with soccer moms decking their mini-vans out road-warriors style, guerrilla war-fare and business men shanking one another with executive pens. Why? ...Honestly? We all thought the fuckers would be worth something.

It wasn't until recently that I was sorting through my toy drawer ( NOT DIRTY! No, really. ) that I found this old decrepit and partially ripped bag. Curious as to why the hell such an old and cloth-like paper bag had been pushed to the back of the drawer, I brought it out and glanced inside. Lo and behold a mountain of mint-condition wafers of Poggy goodness glanced back at me, I'd forgotten about these.

So why do I still have these little bastards? Well, as I mentioned.. Back when they released we all thought they'd be the next big thing, we all believed they'd be worth a damn in the future. Collecting them was a way to ensure a proper investment for a futures.. In theory, anyway.. Theory so rarely works.. It's sad too because I'm fairly certain I have all the little fuckers, an impressive task seeing as Lord Zedd's grotesque inside-out ass pretty much dominates the field ( By the way everyone ever picture meeting him and just... Licking his exposed brain? No? ...Me neither, of course. I'm sure he'd taste nothing like smoked sausage or bacon. ) the fact that VR-Troopers are so prominent also seems illogical and a poor choice.. I know VR-Troopers was another Tokusatsu butchered from Japan for American television but I never really watched it and honestly I don't remember it being popular at all so why are these little robot Cybermen wanna be motherfuckers all up in my POWER RANGERS POWER COINS?! Some mysteries will never be answered..

And moving on from inedible Power Rangers Power Coins? ( Are they inedible? Has anyone actually tried? Mhh.. You know that Zedd coin is kind of making me hankering for bacon.. I wonder... ) we move to my culinary creation for the day; Hottouingu.

Commonly called 'hot wings' in the United States, they've recently become a small pub-staple in Japan along with the usual Yakitori and the like. Of course cooked specifically Japanese they're first marinated over-night in a bath of their hot bbq sauce, then come cooking time a mixture of flour and spices are added to create a batter that shouldn't crisp too much but should be just right cooked into the meat, they're then pan-fried, and finally moved from the pan-fry to a dry-pan where they're further cooked until done ( extra sauce being added during this step. ) when you're finally done you serve them up, top them with a tiny bit more of bbq sauce and dish the.. Uh.. Dish.. Personally I think it all came out rather nicely and with a great display. I'm very happy with it.