Supon
 

I'm not sure if I spelt that right, but from what I know Supon is like turtle soup or something like that, served with alot of vegetables, and, though it cost alot, most family try to have it once a week. Now what I'm wondering is that, is it any good? I saw it on the travel channel and the guy thought it was good, and it looked good to me, but I'm not sure, so I would like others opinion on this costly dish.

I would like to try that too it sounded very good on a traveling show i hope you find someone that has had it before.>^_^<

Except the part where they gave them the shot of turtle blood with an organ in it o.O even the japanese girl he was eating with looked shocked XDDD

mmm sounds even better already cant wait to try it.>^_^<

The word is actually Suppon, not Supon. A big pronunciation difference between the two.

Is suppon made from any available species of turtle or just from the soft-shell turtles? Here in the U.S., most turtle soup uses snapping turtles because of their availablility and because several others that used be harvested for food are now in danger of extinction.

I have heard of the turtle blood being served, but not with anything in it.

In Japan, only the soft-shell turtle is used for cooking. As a matter of fact, suppon is the name of the turtle. In recent years , however, more suppon have been imported from China than grown domestically.

As for the blood, yes it's served fresh all by itself.

I also need to inform everyone here that suppon is in no way a popular food. It's very expensive (more so than the blowfish) so only the gourmet types as well as athletes and people trying to recover from illnesses go eat it.

thanks .. now i feel a bit sick lol.. ><

Hmmm, fresh turtle blood. I think fresh would be more nutritious, and maybe better tasting. But not being a mammal, I am not so sure. With enough sake before (and after if needed), I think I could try it. I mean, I survived uni and raw oysters, which I find disgusting in every aspect.

People definitely do not try to eat it once a week. Wow, how incredibly expensive and pointless that would be...

Suppon is sort of famous as an aphrodisiac, and seems to be consumed mainly by people seeking those effects.