curious-georgia 0 Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 My friend told me about something called ikanoshiowara or something that was like the innards of a squid in some alkaline smelling pink sauce. Was he having me on? The other thread about natto is interesting, any other foods that are 'interesting' and 'challenging'? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Your friend was not having you on (although is it actually guts?) The food in question is an acquired taste, but not at all bad, especially with shochu. I'm not altogether fond of sato-imo (taro in English apparently). Eating it once before the onset of a nasty stomach illness may be the cause. They have that squishy greyness about them - uck! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Something strange has come over me of late. I can no longer stomach sushi... I am hoping it is temporary. i had been a way surfing and was starving. My Japanese friends girlfriend decided we should go to the local sushi train as it was cheap. Problem 1. the fact that the sushi had to pass under the sweaty faces of about 30 people before it reached me. Problem 2. Cheap and also very large servings. All of a sudden it was no longer sushi, but huge slices of raw fish. Sounds silly me saying this but there is a difference (to me). Some bits of fish were the size of my hand, and all wet and smelly. I have had smaller steaks of beef than those fillets of fish. problem 3. Cheap sushi + huge slices of fish = really bad quality. So, for the moment, Sushi is one Japanese food that i just cant stomach. It was a bad experience, but I was starving and had to eat. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Tororo (I think it is called that). Also some other thing I ate that had the texture of a bit of crunchy sea sponge that 100 people has spat saliva on. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Dried up stinking awful looking fish. Link to post Share on other sites
durst 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 That sounds gross. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 deeb's im with u on that hey! i mean the sushi trains here have everything in plastic containers but i can even think of eating sushi, i mean i say i will try in when we go to japan cause i think i should but.... i dont like seaweed... BLAH and rice... dude whats with rice... do ya chew it do ya just swallow it whole i donno im not a fan thats 4 sure... and i donno what about the stuff inside.... meh,.. me no sushi girl!! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I went out for dinner in Japan with a English poofter of my acquaintance who delighted in giving a quite revolting performance involving tororo. Best to consider the sexual orientation of your companions before ordering that one. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Ocean!!!! you cant put images like that into our heads.. I didn't read it, I didn't read it... I wish I never read that. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 That pink stuff stinks to high heaven too. And those dry fish/squid/other fishy things just look so yuck Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 so whats with drying meat hey? the only dryed things i have every eaten is oh dried apple and dried banana... i c dried fruit is slightly normal to me but dried meat and also dried bugs and things...? meh i dont get it! Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I like it all, it's true! Deebee you must try good sushi bar. Link to post Share on other sites
DrEvil 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 The above foods are all evil. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Echi - I have certainly had great sushi since I have been here. It was just this one experience that gave me problems with sushi. I still feel ill when I think about those huge slices of fish. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I really enjoy some dried meat products. There are some ok ones in Japan, but the best is South African... Bilton (not sure about the spelling). A little like American jerky. Also, some russians like a whole dried and heavily salted small fish that you tear bits off as you drink a beer. I also like this. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I agree with deebee. I love sushi, but when it is presented in big chunks it looks yucks. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Now this is putting me OFF Japan Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Also pays to take a glance at the kitchen. I have seen food prepared in areas that would be illegal in Australia. I have seen some private Japanese household kitchens that are even worse. Only a very small % are bad, but when they are bad, they are down right unhygenic. I was at a ramen place in Ibaraki, 9pm, there was a cockroach on the bench near my bowl. I pointed it out to the cook behind the bench... he picked up the thing like a salt shaker and put it on top of the bug, then walked of. So did I. Link to post Share on other sites
jollies 0 Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 natto Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 At my favourite local izakaya recently, I ordered sashimi which came with grated daikon. There were a couple of tame cockroaches scoping out our place settings, and when we finished eating, they invaded our plates. One of the little gokiburi fellas got hold of a big piece of grated daikon and was gamely trying to drag it off to feed his family. It was quite touching really. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 Got to agree with ya there Ocean... Sato imo is definitely gross. I dont know what it is about that shit but it's sorta like you are eating a bit of soft rubber or something. Very yuck indeed. Tororo is a delicacy... who doesnt like that? At that price it should taste good. But the local izakaya isn't exactly the best place to order it! Mentaiko isn't much chop either. I am told it is good with Beer or shochu or something but I dont know, it is just the texture of that stuff. No good. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Sato imo - love it. Anyone here eaten horse sashimi? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Yep. And deer sashimi. I think I prefer meat cooked... Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Hfuhruhurr 0 Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 I always thought that raw meat was bad for your tummy. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Raw horse is usually served with such strong sauce that it's hard to know what it tastes of. The Japanese food I have most problems with is the various Japanese variations of pasta with roe and sea weed. Even the soy sauce based ones without roe are pretty bad. I won't eat pasta in any restaurant that has such stuff on their menu. Link to post Share on other sites
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