How Marty Friedman Went From Megadeth to the 'Ryan Seacrest Of Japan' — billboard.com

"Chubo desu yo!" translates into English as “It's the Kitchen!,” and it's a mainstay of Japanese TV. Each week the show's jovial host Masaaki Sakai, a singer-comedian and household name, cooks a meal while engaging guests in humorous off-topic banter. Tonight's lone participant is an American musician with whom Sakai prepares sumptuous shrimp tempura. The long-haired guest speaks fluent Japanese and pokes fun at a musician whom both he and Sakai know, causing the studio audience to burst into laughter. When it's time to taste their gustatory creation the musician admits to having an aversion to eggs and declines the homemade tartar sauce. Sakai begins cajoling and prodding the guest to consume the condiment and the crowd goes into hysterics. Finally, the guest relents and, tightening his face, consumes the creamy concoction. The audience roars with laughter.

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