When I was in Kuala Lumpur, I had some Malaysian ice cream. It was not what I had expected, but despite the weird colors the ice wasn’t bad at all.
The Japanese, however, manage to top it all, by providing the strangest flavors I have ever heard of.
Crab
Deep Sea Water
Eel
Fish
Raw Horse Meat
Octopus
Oxe Tongue
Note the tongue on the oxe illustration.
Shark Fin Noodle
Wasabi
(Via Akihabara News.)
I know that when I think of a dessert, “Crab”, “Fish”, “Horse”, and “Oxe Tongue” do not come mind. Although, maybe Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry aren’t what they think of for dessert.
I think they eat that too. But I guess the Japanese are always after another “kick”. Besides… their tastes are somewhat different, and Eel and Octopus and so on probably won’t raise an eyebrow over there.
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You know they’re just novelty ice cream flavors, right? You think we eat these on a regular basis? Blegh.
You (well, the Japanese) eat squid on a regular basis, and that’s something most people here will find pretty icky. And even if they’re eaten once in a blue moon… these are still sick flavors. No offense.
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The illustration of the sad horse is adorable…
Nils.. very few people here find squid “icky.” You reminded me of the time my mom was confronted with squid in a Japanese dish. She was absolutely revolted, until I reminded her that she regularly shovels down calamari.