Just offal…
Here in Japan they eat some strange things. Most of these things they drag protesting from the sea.
So imagine my surprise when I turned up to a BBQ greeted by a local delicacy that wasn’t wiggly or raw or fishy. yesterday us lucky folk got to eat pig’s intestines!
then you think about it it isn’t so bad, I mean sausages originally used them for skin and often still do… But in reality with Japanese food it is often best not to think about it and be surprised by how good it actually tastes. Pig’s intestines were a real exception to this rule.
But it got me thinking about how many things we eat, like liver and kidney and really any meat… for the most port we can only eat it because we learned what a kidney or whatever was after we found out how tasty it was…
I also went for a swim in the sea:) which prompted me to put up photos of the (kayak) surfing trip at Whiterocks beach which was my goodbye weekend before I left for Japan. Maybe thee will be photos of Aaron and I in the Japan Sea later on.
October 10th, 2005 at 4:22 pm
Good to here the cold’s better and your back to eating well!! again sounds like one for the surf BBQ next summer. I eventually got the Photo CD to Steve at the weekend (apologies for the delay) so hopefully he’ll send you a few good videos on broadband. I burnt a CD with all the canoeing photos and will post it this week. YC was at Lisburn leisure centre on Friday night not all the slides were working so the entire group spent the night in the diving pool. It was like being at the jump rock in Torquay - only the water was warm. You must get the locals introduced to surfing.!!! . Must get to work now - talk again soon - Lylo
October 12th, 2005 at 4:52 pm
Nice!! I found that a good principle for operation is: if something looks good you eat it, and afterwards, if you still want to know, that’s when you ask what it is! Hehe we were all praying for you at the OMF meeting at First last night, hope you’re feeling the benefits! All the best from everyone and keep on keeping on!
October 12th, 2005 at 5:23 pm
Sometimes the locals will like it so much they get excited to tell you what it is, not even considering that it could possibly be anything but mouth watering…