Sunday, May 13, 2007

Raw Meat

First of all I send apologies to anyone who is insulted by the amount of time which has passed since I last posted. This is simply that I am really in quite a rhythm now and settled into life here that getting on the computer can be a little tricky.

However, this moment needs to be recorded in my life history.

Today brought with it a new meaning to the phrase, `I am so hungry I could eat a horse`. Sitting in a traditional Soba restaurant my host father leans over to me and points to the table opposite. He goes on to say in Japanese that those five people are eating a raw horse. I simply think that my Japanese is so terrible and it is yet another misunderstanding.

I was wrong. Quite literally those five people, who happened to be school students were eating a horse. Only small portions of course and Dad stop laughing and Amelia, I am so sorry to tell you this and yes I too was disgusted but kind of just in shock. Can`t say my food tasted all that great afterwards.

That is my story for today. I shall post with something a bit more constructive at a later date.

Love Melissa xx

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Im still laughing so hard I think Im going to wet myself!!!!!
Dad

Emelie said...

YUCK! How disgusting, blääää.. Not only do they eat raw fish, but raw horse... Don't think I will ever have a taste of that...
Emelie xox

Anonymous said...

Dad! NOT FUNNY!!!!! Awww thats so awful :@. Poor little pony...

Anonymous said...

(this is Helen)
eeewwww u poor thing, but i was thinking after i read the title of ur blog that u were gonna say ur family made u try raw horse meat, so at least it wasn't that bad....right? I read somewhere that they do, ut it is sooo....whats the word, wrong?!

well with everything, ganbatte!!! and make the most of the time u have left!
xo

Anonymous said...

mmm, sounds appertising...right up ur alley lol ur a classic but im with u on this one, i dont think i could bring myself to eat a horse.
love ya darls hehe
rach
xoxoxo

Anonymous said...

Did they dip it in soy sauce? Was it ed-ible, get it, ed... I am with your dad on this one except that I can control my bladder a bit better.
Ms Wright

Michel said...

Ooohooh! Tiffany will love that (my sister; she rides horses every now and then). I mean dutchmens eat horse as well butwe have the decency to cook them and warm them up... Raw... Hmm that is just shitarse disusting...

- Michel

Anonymous said...

Ahahahaha!!! I laughed so hard when I read Amelia's comment. It reminded me so much of "I'll never be rich, my horses need me too much." Haha! I think I cracked my rib with laughter just then. Sorry, Amelia.
Love Steph. xox