Fighter Rukiya Abo revealed on his own YouTube channel that the moment he took a bite of ramen served by chef Kome-o at the Azabu-Juban Summer Festival, he thought “this isn’t food” and set down the bowl without taking another bite. The ramen is said to have caused food poisoning, with some people actually falling ill afterward. On 5channel, opinions were split — some praised it as “the danger-sensing instincts of a top-tier fighter,” while others were skeptical, noting that bacteria like salmonella are odorless and tasteless and can’t be detected by taste alone, suggesting the story might be an embellished tale told after the fact.
Sat, Sep 5, 11:30 AM
Fighter Rukiya Abo updated his YouTube channel by September 5, confessing that he had tasted the ramen served by chef Kome-o — who has competed in the one-minute fighting event “Breaking Down” — at the “Azabu-Juban Summer Festival,” ramen that was later linked to food poisoning.
Abo, who attended the Azabu-Juban Summer Festival with three acquaintances, ended up trying Kome-o’s ramen. He said, “The moment I took one bite, regardless of whether it was spoiled or not, I just thought, ‘this isn’t food.’ It wasn’t to my taste,” and set the bowl down.
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Abo's amazing
Garbage?
You'd normally say "set down the chopsticks," lol
Even so, that "mottainai" (don't-waste-it) mindset sometimes gets in the way
The broth at a soba shop was a little off once, but since nobody else said anything, I figured I shouldn't be the only one making a fuss, so I just ate it
Doesn't spoiled food taste different?
Maybe it's just because it's my first time having crab ramen
Would you really say that to a customer?
And "that's my own way of complimenting it" makes no sense either
You should stop doing that
I've thrown up a few times from doing exactly that
I once had to reluctantly toss a grilled mackerel bento from the supermarket because the fish was undercooked and mushy
Still kind of traumatic
Unless I'm literally starving, I think you're happier eating food that's tasty and you can trust
With that in mind, I don't eat something while wondering "is this spoiled?"
Figured it out in one bite
Happens to me a lot too
If the taste's off, toss it immediately
Great instincts for dodging danger
I bought it half-price and then left it at room temperature for about 3 days without realizing
Guys like this are probably the ones who end up causing food poisoning incidents
There's also a fighter who finished the whole bowl of crab ramen and ended up getting sick!
So this is just a case of dressing up the story after the fact to look good
Call it a sixth sense, or a "seventh sense" kind of thing — some people just avoid danger like that
I think it was actress Shigeru Muroi who said she just couldn't bring herself to eat something, felt she shouldn't, didn't, and that's how she dodged disaster
Spare a thought for the guy who happily ate it and got food poisoning…
Having an unrefined palate is kind of a blessing in a way
Especially in summer
"Don't be picky, eat it"
"It's rude to whoever made it"
"Don't waste it"
A lot of these Japanese upbringing lessons are actually pretty dangerous
Abo's probably in a similar boat too, honestly
Mine didn't clear up for weeks — I nearly died
The food poisoning angle is something tacked on after the fact, right?
Well, it says he didn't eat it because it wasn't to his taste
It's basically like saying "good thing I wasn't on that plane that crashed"
The rest of us didn't notice a thing and went through norovirus hell
No idea how he knew — they were the exact same oysters as always
I've had norovirus too, lol
The taste and texture were exactly like normal raw oysters
There's no way to dodge that one
After getting hit with norovirus I just can't eat raw oysters anymore
It's basically intuition at that point
"This is something I shouldn't eat"
Some kind of sixth sense
Like how there are spots where you feel a presence and can't help but turn around, but no one's there
Even knowing that, you always end up turning around anyway
Come to think of it, that spot used to have a dōsojin (a roadside guardian deity stone) enshrined there long ago
A place prone to misfortune
Probably because they removed it during land readjustment
Stopped sensing it after a while though
Background and Points of Debate
Many of the bacteria behind food poisoning, such as salmonella, are odorless and tasteless, and it’s considered medically difficult to judge food safety by appearance or taste alone. Because of this, the thread split into two camps: some took Abo’s account of “knowing from one bite” favorably, calling it “the danger-sensing ability unique to a top-tier fighter,” while others were more skeptical, suggesting it might be an embellished story told only after the food poisoning came to light — added after the fact. Worth keeping in mind: there’s no way to verify either interpretation, since his YouTube statement is the only source available. Meanwhile, the thread drew plenty of replies sharing personal experiences of knowingly eating spoiled food because “it felt wasteful to throw away,” showing that food poisoning risk is a topic people readily relate to through their own past mishaps.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Fighter] Rukiya Abo Avoided Food Poisoning — The Moment He Bit Into Kome-o’s Ramen, He Thought “This Isn’t Food”.”
