Seal is a native alaskan delicacy. Especially fermented seal oil.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 10:12 AM Subject: What not to eat the next time you are in Japan > http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/0210/021001seal.html > > Japan has been smitten for weeks over Tama-chan, a seal that mysteriously > appeared in the murky waters of Tokyo's Tama River before bafflingly > disappearing and puzzlingly reappearing. > Thousands have thronged to riverbanks around the capital to catch a glimpse > of the seal idling away in the grimy waterways flowing through or near > Tokyo. > > Countless inches of newspaper space and infinite amounts of airtime have > been devoted to Tama-chan. Keyholders and mobile phone straps made in > Tama-chan's likeness have been hot sellers. But if Japanese thought the > sight of a seal in the filthy rivers around Tokyo was a feast for their > eyes, Asahi Geino (10/10) has discovered a seal that is simply a feast. > > Hokuto Products is a Hokkaido-based company that sells items available only > in Japan's northernmost island prefecture. Though its retail outlets are > only in Hokkaido, it does sell by catalog to other areas. > > Among the products it flogs off is Azarashi Kare, or Seal Curry if > translated into English. Seal Curry comes in a 350 milliliter can costing > 1,000 yen each, with a cutie pie picture of a seal on the front of the can > together with the warning that the meat is spicy. A list of the contents > written on the back of the can confirms the meat inside is actually seal. > > "We started making Seal Curry about two or three years ago. We mainly sell > it as a souvenir, but are aiming more to provide a product with gimmick > value, or to laugh at, rather than something that should be tasty. We made > it with the idea of it being a product that would get people talking about > us," a spokesman for Hokuto tells Asahi Geino. "To be frankly honest, it > tastes bloody awful." > > A hack for the men's weekly decides to taste the meat. He notes that it has > a strange fragrance and a somewhat fishy taste that differentiates it from > beef, pork or lamb. > > "We can only catch seals during winter and only get about 100 kilograms of > meat at best. We can only make 1,000 cans of Seal Curry per day, but don't > make it every day, either," the company spokesman tells Asahi Geino. "We > didn't start selling it simply because of all the fuss about Tama-chan." > > Hokuto doesn't limit its rare curries to seal. Also in its list of products > are Bear Curry, Stellar Sea Lion Curry and Yezo Deer Curry. Those interested > in getting a taste had better hurry, though, as Hokuto is ending its line of > Seal Curry shortly because revisions to the Hunting Wild Animals Law that > come into effect next April outlaw the hunting of seals. > > Delicious or not, it's hard to see Tama-chan giving his seal of approval to > Seal Curry. Our lips are sealed. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
