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Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
Curious about the most expensive items sold on eBay? From a gigayacht to a U.S. town, here are 10 of the most extravagant listings we could find.
Sukiya (すき家, stylized as SUKIYA) is a Japanese restaurant chain specializing in gyūdon (beef bowl). It is the largest gyūdon chain in Japan. [1] It operates over 2,000 stores in Japan, and has branch stores across Asia. Sukiya's owner, Zensho Holdings, is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and had sales of ¥511 billion in 2016.
The longest expressway: Tōhoku Expressway, 679.5 km. The longest national highway: Route 4, 743.7 km. The longest national highway, in the official count: Route 58, 857.6 km. (Only 255.5 km is on land.) The shortest national highway: Route 174, 187m. The shortest prefectural road: Hiroshima Prefectural Route 204, length 7m.
Photo: ShutterstockSteakhouses are a staple of the American dining experience—and excellent choices are abundant. But Japanese steakhouses, especially hibachi-style ones, are an even more ...
A one-bowl dish, consisting of a donburi (どんぶり, 丼, big bowl) full of hot steamed rice with various savory toppings: Gyūdon: (牛丼, beef bowl): Donburi topped with seasoned beef and onion; Katsudon (カツ丼): Donburi topped with deep-fried breaded cutlet of pork (tonkatsudon), chicken (chickendon)
Beefsteak is a flat cut of beef, usually cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers. Beefsteaks are usually grilled, pan-fried, or broiled. The more tender cuts from the loin and rib are cooked quickly, using dry heat, and served whole. Less tender cuts from the chuck or round are cooked with moist heat or are mechanically tenderized (e.g. cube steak).
Yōshoku thus relies on meat as an ingredient, unlike the typical Japanese cuisine at the time. Additionally, many of the Westerners who started to live in Japan at that time refused to touch traditional Japanese food , so their private Japanese chefs learned how to cook them Western-style cuisine, often with a Japanese spin. [1]