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May 7, 2005 3:02 PM

Toilet Bowl restaurant in Taipei. Dishes on the menu come in two sizes: number one (small) and number two (large). Soups On! [via]
posted by casu marzu (29 comments total)

Just when you think you might have some slight grasp of the idiosyncracies of modern Eastern culture ... they put soup in toilets.
posted by blacklite at 3:16 PM on May 7, 2005

the most unappetizing idea in ages.
posted by amberglow at 3:18 PM on May 7, 2005

I'd like to go in there with a bag of pre-cooked veggies, rice, and a jar of duck sauce, and fill up the actual toilets, and then tape a "VIP" sign on the door.
posted by Jack Karaoke at 3:26 PM on May 7, 2005

I just wrote my brother to see if he'd heard of the place :-)

amberglow writes " the most unappetizing idea in ages."

It's in competition with this South Korean place for that title I'm sure...
posted by clevershark at 3:33 PM on May 7, 2005

"I'd like to go in there with a bag of pre-cooked veggies, rice, and a jar of duck sauce, and fill up the actual toilets, and then tape a "VIP" sign on the door."

I'm going to just start doing that at all the restaraunts I go to from now on.
posted by buriednexttoyou at 3:43 PM on May 7, 2005

I wouldn't go to this place. I heard the food was crap.

I'm sorry.
posted by Decani at 4:18 PM on May 7, 2005

I can imagine the slogan now: "where sitting on the throne isn't just for afters."
posted by clevershark at 4:31 PM on May 7, 2005

You have to be shitting me.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 4:48 PM on May 7, 2005

You have to be shitting me.

Alright, I guess that was a real stinker.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 5:29 PM on May 7, 2005

I'm sorry, I just made a mess in here. Somebody really needs to mop-up.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 6:19 PM on May 7, 2005

Be sure to order the lemonade.

sorry, so sorry.
posted by longsleeves at 6:24 PM on May 7, 2005

Eh, looks like a real shithole (if you'll excuse the pottymouth).

Okay, I'm done. Be sure to tip your waitress.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 6:30 PM on May 7, 2005

One word: coprophily

One tangent: from the people who brought to you : sony walkman, just-in-time production, yakuza and loyal obedience to an abstract corporate entity..what the hell did you expect ?
posted by elpapacito at 7:13 PM on May 7, 2005

Stupid.
posted by Ynoxas at 7:19 PM on May 7, 2005

I don't want to trigger a shitstorm of controversy, but I'd say it's about time for a tubgirl reference.
posted by emelenjr at 8:01 PM on May 7, 2005

I don't want to trigger a shitstorm of controversy, but I'd say it's about time for a tubgirl reference.

I think people would get really pissed-off if you tried.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 8:06 PM on May 7, 2005

One tangent: from the people who brought to you : sony walkman, just-in-time production, yakuza and loyal obedience to an abstract corporate entity..what the hell did you expect ?

Oh, I dunno...maybe the capacity to distinguish between Taiwanese and Japanese?
posted by juv3nal at 8:41 PM on May 7, 2005

Simply said: "Very disgusting"
posted by ArunK at 8:42 PM on May 7, 2005

It got your attention, didn't it?
posted by PurplePorpoise at 10:26 PM on May 7, 2005

I lived in Taibei for eight years. I never managed to see this restaurant (I think it may have opened in the year that I've been back in the US). I did see some pretty amazing stuff while I was there, though. One was a store called simply "Motherfucker". The Mandarin was a transliteration of the English. Another was a line of stationery called Bianbian Friend, "Bianbian" being something like "poop" or "doodoo" -- children's language for #2. The line had a cute little cartoon mascot shaped like a pile of poop. I keep kicking myself for not buying one of the Bianbian Friend photo albums when I had a chance. There were many, many more examples like that.
posted by jiawen at 11:05 PM on May 7, 2005

jiawen: What is sold at "Motherfucker"?
posted by mullacc at 11:18 PM on May 7, 2005

Clothes of the "for hip young people" variety. The choice of name was entirely conscious on their part. As someone said, the store has gotten more free publicity for its name than probably any other little store in Taiwan. I wish I could find a photo... My Google-fu is failing me.

I also frequently walked past another clothing store called Wanko. In this case, though, it was a true mistake. This was probably just poor transliteration, and should've been something like Wange.
posted by jiawen at 11:36 PM on May 7, 2005

Aha, found them: Motherfucker and Wanko. Be careful with that last link; it keeps crashing Firefox.
posted by jiawen at 11:51 PM on May 7, 2005

Seasonings.
posted by StickyCarpet at 6:13 AM on May 8, 2005

I hear there's a popular fashion chain in the West called "FCUK".
posted by Bugbread at 1:43 PM on May 8, 2005

This thread has pretty well crapped out.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 11:20 PM on May 8, 2005

"Motherfucker" seems to be gone, or at least the sign in the alley they had was gone the last time I walked past there. Taipei's had the jail restaurant as well as the Hitler cafe, so this doesn't particularly surprise me. It's not enough to get me out to Banqiao, though.
posted by Poagao at 1:48 AM on May 9, 2005

Your site was the first one I checked for a pic of "Motherfucker", Poagao. I could've sworn I'd seen one there. I guess I get you and the Taipei Kid mixed up sometimes. :)
posted by jiawen at 10:38 AM on May 9, 2005

No, that was me. Don't know what happened to the picture, though.
posted by Poagao at 7:56 AM on May 23, 2005