Announcing Coverage of VanaFest 2012!

[saevel]

paella is actually saffron rice , i can see on the shell calamari or it could even be a baby octopus , looks good

Nakji is actually very delicious, so is squid. Fry the squid with butter or roast it, amazingly good tasting.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Nakji is actually very delicious, so is squid. Fry the squid with butter or roast it, amazingly good tasting.

Least you never said it tastes like Chicken...

[Washburn]

The plating looks amazing. That chinet paper plate really screams NQ.

[Asymptotic]

Realy, you stuck a nautalus on a bed of curry rice and expect it to be edible?

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[Trisscar]

It's people. Red Powder is made out of people. They're making drink condiments out of people.

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[Yugl]

I've always been curious as to how paella, a Spanish dish, came to be relatively big in Japan. Is it simply because paella uses rice and often seafood as main ingredients, and Japan has a lot of rice and seafood hanging around waiting to be eaten?

I'm a little disappointed that the Yagudo Drink isn't alcoholic. I have always imagined that the Dark Crystal involved in place of a Water Crystal implied fermentation. Also, I'm hoping against hope for a riot at Vanafest and drinking can help move things in that direction.

Japan has a surprisingly large connection with South America (Brazil in particular). My guess is that this was the vehicle of travel.

[SpankWustler]

Wow, after reading about the relations between Japan and Brazil, the history isn't what I expected. I thought it would just be a trade relationship or something. The articles also remind me that there was an international tournament of anti-Asian racism going on around 1900.

I think this naked guy pointing at a map, while about to murder a tiny family using his farming tool, is the forefather of the Development Bros:

"I am a naked and malevolent giant," the text reads, "and Brazil shall be next to feel the sting of my giant hoe-thing."

[Trisscar]

*deleted for sake of celebration*

On second thought, I take that back. Could someone from the development team (since thy seem to be active on this thread) explain just why there is such a huge difference between the real-life event and the in-game event? Apart from some new, re-skinned and occasionally useful finery, a largely useless experience ring and a fully unleashed set of kupopowers it's like just any other day in Vanadiel.

[Eric]

Oh just calm the fuck down. In-game events have never been too big to begin with. Keep your complaining to the thread you made.
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ANYWAYS,

Too bad it doesn't seem like we'll ever get another US Fan Festival. That's the only real complaint I have about any of this. I was too young to go to any of the other Fan Fests, and now it seems like I won't ever get a chance to experience it.

[saevel]

Least you never said it tastes like Chicken...

Definitely not chicken haha.

Baby octopus is cut up into pieces and fried with rice, vegetables and a really spicy sauce. Nakji Bokumbop, really tasty.

Squid is usually buttered up and roasted. Sometimes they'll flatten it on this roling thing so you can pull it apart with your hands. Smells absolutely horrible, but sooo tasty.