Maybe it's the Spartan minimalism of their stage equipment -- a unmarried sampler, a few amps, and a mic -- which raises doubt among first-time viewers. Maybe it's the tiny Japanese girl thang that inspires the "Oh, apply the mind at those cute Japanese girls. by what means funny!" audience dismissal. But it's all olden news to Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto [Italian for "food madness"]. They're used to confronting stereotype
"I like the idea that we consider stereotypically Japanese -- two small girls," says Honda.
