Diner receives ultra-thin slices of pork at hotpot restaurant
It’s never pleasant to receive food from restaurants whose portions are smaller than what is advertised, and one diner experienced this to the extreme at a hotpot restaurant in Japan.
The woman was surprised when she was given ultra-thin slices of pork, which she dubbed “stealth pork”.
She shared her encounter in a post on X on Saturday (18 April), which has since gained 28.2 million views at the time of writing.
Ultra-thin pork slices appear translucent
In the photo shared by the Original Poster (OP), two plates can be seen, each with three slices of pork.
Notably, the meat slices were so thin that most parts of them were translucent.
Source: @MiamiaWaltz on X
“Shabu-yo, I laughed because the pork loin was the thinnest I’ve ever seen,” the OP wrote in her caption.
Shabu-yo is a popular all-you-can-eat hot pot chain in Japan.
Netizens impressed by ultra-thin slices
Netizens were equally amused by the ultra-thin slices of pork.
Many were impressed at how thin the restaurant staff were able to cut the meat, with some saying it was even thinner than prosciutto slices.
Translation: Being able to slice it this thin is pretty impressive tech in a way lolllll If they wanna cut costs that bad, they should just stop doing all-you-can-eat in the first place lolllll
Source: X
In response, the OP quipped that the ultra-thin slices allow diners to eat more slices than usual and brag about the number of plates they consumed.
Meanwhile, one user jokingly commented that the slices of meat appeared to have come from a “translucent pig”.
Translation: Was there a translucent pig or something?
Source: X
A netizen was also curious about what happened to the ultra-thin pork slices when dipped in boiling soup, to which the OP replied that the colour turned white, just like the usual meat slices.
Company apologises for ultra-thin slices of meat
On 20 April, a spokesperson for Skylark Holdings, Shabu-yo’s parent company, apologised for the incident, J-Cast reported.
“We have confirmed that at some stores, meat was being served in a condition that differed from the meat serving standards that we originally set,” they explained.
“We deeply apologise to our valued customers for providing a product of a quality that did not meet their expectations.”
Additionally, the spokesperson said they will improve quality control so that they can consistently deliver quality products to customers.
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Featured image adapted from @MiamiaWaltz on X.
