WARNING: A gourmet guide to Japan

To those of you who haven't been in Japan and dont know about this full-of-joy land, in addition to shit natto written on previous post, the Japanese also consume a bunch of weird stuff (according to most foreigners i know) that makes you want to shout at the Japanese "What the fuck is wrong with you people?!".
If you go to an enkai (company/school drinking party) at an izakaya (japanese-style bar), you likely may have sashimi (sliced raw fish) that you eat out of a huge whole fish, whose position had him staring at you throughout the meal, and whose upturned fin made him look like he was waving at you. It reminded me of the cow who serves as a waiter/entree in the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. I apologized everytime I ate part of him, and then added, "God, you are delicious."

Raw fish is nothing compared to other things the Japanese eat raw, like raw beef and raw chicken. Yes, raw chicken! You may also have basashi for the first time in your life, "ba" means horse and "sashi" means "right off of the." Yes, it's the infamous Kyushu dish of raw horse meat, the dish that makes you feel like a lion bringing down a zebra on the Serengeti. It is actually pretty good, tasting like a good rare steak, but not something you may really have a desire to eat again. You will probably also going to avoid visiting your uncle's horses again, for fear they'll smell it and take vengeance upon you.

Basashi is just the latest in a long line of bizarre foods the Japanese people have consumed. The following is a list of the most notable said bizarre foods I've eaten, in no particular order, as my today's bad-tempered ass can't be bothered:





Raw horse meat




Raw sea urchin





Raw fish eyes




Raw octopus tentacle






Raw sea cucumber





Raw whale meat




Yes, Japan may have been an advanced country with all the technology and stuff, but when you enter a local traditional restaurant, you will go back to the jurassic period.