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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #100 on: November 25, 2010, 04:57:11 AM »
Conclusion from the cap:
1 19-20 Victoria Harbour
2 3 Dhaka Airport
4-5 21-22 Star Ferry
6-8 12-15 25-28 Cheung Chau
9-11 Central, just get off from the airport bus(which means first location
16-18 Wan Chai
23 36-54 Unknown Restaurant (We have to find it :duno:)
32-35 Central Pier No.5 (Ferry to Cheung Chau)

Speculation: B:)
Race Route in HK
1.Airport to Central
2.Central to Cheung Chau
3.Task in Cheung Chau (Maybe a Detour)
4.Ferry back to Central
5.Travel to Tsim Sha Tsui (through Star Ferry?)
  I still doubt Star Ferry (Too Frequent :()... Maybe it is only N/K's choice
6.RB in Tsim Sha Tsui (Unknown Restaurant)
7.Pit Stop
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #101 on: November 25, 2010, 05:20:09 AM »
In Cap 2, Brook & Claire are standing in front of a Singapore Airlines desk, could that mean they came through Singapore? Nick & Vicki, if I'm not wrong are standing there too(I could'nt see it clearly, but the line thing behind them seems to have the Singapore Airlines sign.) :ascared  :duno:

If they did,  :'(!
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #102 on: November 25, 2010, 05:48:11 AM »
I think that the teams get off from the A11 bus which is via Central
The tram shown in the picture is going to the whitty street tram depot

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #103 on: November 25, 2010, 07:50:41 AM »
It looks like Claire has a fun leg...food problems and more running trouble.

Nick and Vicki do not appear to be on the Star ferry. It may be that N/K took a different way.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #104 on: November 25, 2010, 08:00:48 AM »
What is Nat doing taking an eating challenge??? One that involves plenty of unknown ingredients (I think the legendary Meatblock she could have done without any risks), how in the world is she going to count carbs with THAT?


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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #105 on: November 25, 2010, 08:03:24 AM »
What is Nat doing taking an eating challenge??? One that involves plenty of unknown ingredients (I think the legendary Meatblock she could have done without any risks), how in the world is she going to count carbs with THAT?

It's possible that the clue will contain a warning if for any reason a diabetic could not do that task. In season 14, a Roadblock card said that the participant must be able to hear for safety reasons, and in season 15, a height restriction was placed on a task. Both times these warnings only excluded one racer.

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #106 on: November 25, 2010, 08:05:22 AM »
What is Nat doing taking an eating challenge??? One that involves plenty of unknown ingredients (I think the legendary Meatblock she could have done without any risks), how in the world is she going to count carbs with THAT?

It's possible that the clue will contain a warning if for any reason a diabetic could not do that task. In season 14, a Roadblock card said that the participant must be able to hear for safety reasons, and in season 15, a height restriction was placed on a task. Both times these warnings only excluded one racer.

Yes, especially since Nat had to answer any questions regarding her diabetes when she submitted her application.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #107 on: November 25, 2010, 04:11:23 PM »
It is possible that this leg and the next could be boring b\c of a potential penalty that separates one team from the rest. However, this leg could reveal some teams' mental capacities.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #108 on: November 25, 2010, 04:31:31 PM »
Sushi Showdown!! Sports promo thanks to TexasLady!

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #109 on: November 25, 2010, 05:29:31 PM »
Hey all! I'm usually just a lurker but HAD to post because this promo is driving me crazy!

They are not eating sushi, they appear be eating dim sum, which makes sense as Hong Kong is known for dim sum. Sushi is JAPANESE for cryin' out loud!

I've been to HK several times and we always stay over in the TST area, so I've been trying to pinpoint the location of this restaurant. So far, no luck.


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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #110 on: November 25, 2010, 05:39:01 PM »
tivogirl, i was the first one to point out that TPTB or CBS were using "sushi" and I wasn't sure if it was used in Chinese culture at all or not. Din Sum, I can understand (as the TARcon folks almost always have a Din Sum brunch the day after the TAR finale in Manhattan.)

If it's the wrong label, that's just awful, because it isn't what TAR should be doing in showing lesser known elements of other countries and cultures.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #111 on: November 25, 2010, 05:54:37 PM »
What is Nat doing taking an eating challenge??? One that involves plenty of unknown ingredients (I think the legendary Meatblock she could have done without any risks), how in the world is she going to count carbs with THAT?

It's possible that the clue will contain a warning if for any reason a diabetic could not do that task. In season 14, a Roadblock card said that the participant must be able to hear for safety reasons, and in season 15, a height restriction was placed on a task. Both times these warnings only excluded one racer.

Yes, especially since Nat had to answer any questions regarding her diabetes when she submitted her application.

I think Nat takes the task because Kat is a vegetarian.  I also think Nat might be able to find some food that she can safely eat.  But I don't think it'll matter much because I think Nick & Vicki come in last because they take a penalty.

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #112 on: November 25, 2010, 06:44:31 PM »
Hey all! I'm usually just a lurker but HAD to post because this promo is driving me crazy!

They are not eating sushi, they appear be eating dim sum, which makes sense as Hong Kong is known for dim sum. Sushi is JAPANESE for cryin' out loud!
I've been to HK several times and we always stay over in the TST area, so I've been trying to pinpoint the location of this restaurant. So far, no luck.

I wondered about that. I don't know why CBS keeps calling it sushi
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #113 on: November 25, 2010, 07:06:31 PM »
give me caps of the food and i may be able to identify them for you.

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #114 on: November 25, 2010, 07:08:04 PM »
give me caps of the food and i may be able to identify them for you.

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23564.msg576709.html#msg576709

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #115 on: November 25, 2010, 07:26:24 PM »
I don't really trust the TAR ad guys anyway :/
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« Reply #116 on: November 25, 2010, 07:27:14 PM »
I don't really trust the TAR ad guys anyway :/

Perhaps they r just trying 2 generalize oriental food for viewers.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #117 on: November 25, 2010, 07:38:17 PM »
I don't really trust the TAR ad guys anyway :/

Perhaps they r just trying 2 generalize oriental food for viewers.
I don't think they've got a competent staff, I remember an ad they did for Season 15 which included "Go!" in different languages, and almost all translations were poorly made.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #118 on: November 25, 2010, 07:41:45 PM »
I don't really trust the TAR ad guys anyway :/

Perhaps they r just trying 2 generalize oriental food for viewers.
I don't think they've got a competent staff, I remember an ad they did for Season 15 which included "Go!" in different languages, and almost all translations were poorly made.

They obviously r not trying when it comes 2 marketing or they do not expect perfectionists like us to pick apart their every move.  :werock:
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #119 on: November 25, 2010, 07:45:01 PM »
give me caps of the food and i may be able to identify them for you.



it's definitely a Cantonese wedding banquet

one looks like dried jellyfish, two century egg and three, liver?

sorry about the others

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg


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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #120 on: November 25, 2010, 11:22:03 PM »
Too funny - I was trying to pause and pick out what I could too! I'm sure they'll do some of the things with more interesting textures just to make it entertaining. They'll probably make it look like most dim sum is gross, when it is actually quite the opposite.

Bottom line: that is most definitely NOT sushi! Thanks for backing me up, and for the welcomes!

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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #121 on: November 25, 2010, 11:32:57 PM »
RE: Sushi v. Dim Sum...

A possible theory of CBS using 'sushi' to generalize the food task is because "Sushi Showdown!" sounds a lot better (with the added alliteration, to boot!) than "Dim Sum Showdown!" Wouldn't you agree?   ;)

Yeah, it's technically wrong, but it's so much fun for the casual viewer to be captivated with awe over a tongue-twister instead of something a bit more boring.  It's all about the excitement!! :lol3: Plus, the average viewer probably knows squat about the difference between dim sum and sushi.....kind of like categorizing all Indian food as Indian, when it's really not.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #122 on: November 26, 2010, 09:46:41 AM »
RE: Sushi v. Dim Sum...

A possible theory of CBS using 'sushi' to generalize the food task is because "Sushi Showdown!" sounds a lot better (with the added alliteration, to boot!) than "Dim Sum Showdown!" Wouldn't you agree?   ;)

Yeah, it's technically wrong, but it's so much fun for the casual viewer to be captivated with awe over a tongue-twister instead of something a bit more boring.  It's all about the excitement!! :lol3: Plus, the average viewer probably knows squat about the difference between dim sum and sushi.....kind of like categorizing all Indian food as Indian, when it's really not.

I agree.
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #123 on: November 26, 2010, 10:05:10 AM »
I would lean towards the century egg being the problem here.

Look at this description:

Century egg is a Chinese cuisine ingredient made by preserving eggs in a mixture of clay, salt, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months.
Through the process, the yolk becomes a dark green, cream-like substance with a strong odor of sulphur and ammonia, while the white becomes a dark brown, transparent jelly with little flavor.

 :eww :barf
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Re: TAR 17 EP 10 "I Hate Chinese Food" (Hong Kong, China)
« Reply #124 on: November 26, 2010, 10:29:48 AM »
I would lean towards the century egg being the problem here.

Look at this description:

Century egg is a Chinese cuisine ingredient made by preserving eggs in a mixture of clay, salt, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months.
Through the process, the yolk becomes a dark green, cream-like substance with a strong odor of sulphur and ammonia, while the white becomes a dark brown, transparent jelly with little flavor.

 :eww :barf

Erm.... I do eat century egg congee once in a while, so....  :lol: but that's the only way I'll dare to eat the century egg; I won't eat it alone or in a huge piece.... at least the egg gets sliced into bite-size when the bowl reaches me so the taste isn't THAT strong. I used to dare to eat pork liver, intestines and durian when I was a kid though; ironically, not anymore.... :lol:.