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Abasio 04-16-2007 01:59 PM

Has anyone tried Kusaiya?

samokan 04-17-2007 01:17 AM

Kusaiya?? have not heard of that.. what kind of food is that??

Abasio 04-17-2007 01:39 AM

It is fish!
But that's not the bad part.
They have vats of this sauce that has been fermenting for 200 years. 200!!! & it absolutely stinks. Worse than any food I've ever tried.
& the taste is like rotten fish, I couldn't get the taste out of my mouth for days. No amount of brushing, gargling or spirits would get rid of it.
I wont be trying that again.

dortorb 04-17-2007 01:44 AM

Uh the smell....!
 
I lived in Japan for a very long time, ate just about everything you can imagine, even grasshoppers (very good by the way) but could never get past the smell of Natto let alone eat the stuff…oh my! My wife and kids on the other hand eat Natto like it’s going out of style…to each his own I guess…bonappetite!

samokan 04-17-2007 02:07 AM

kusaiya, is a pickled fish with its innards.. Ill remember that. Probably that is where it got its name, kusai ... :D

dortorb 04-17-2007 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by samokan (Post 95164)
kusaiya, is a pickled fish with its innards.. Ill remember that. Probably that is where it got its name, kusai ... :D

Oh yeah, forgot about the dreaded Kusaiya...my first Japanese boss made me try it one night at a company party...I thought I was going to die...take about a taste that stays with you...geez!

Abasio 04-17-2007 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dortorb (Post 95195)
Oh yeah, forgot about the dreaded Kusaiya...my first Japanese boss made me try it one night at a company party...I thought I was going to die...take about a taste that stays with you...geez!

Lemon hart 151 proof (75.5% abv) straight was the only thing that could burn the taste away.

dortorb 04-17-2007 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Abasio (Post 95201)
Lemon hart 151 proof (75.5% abv) straight was the only thing that could burn the taste away.

Thanks for the advise but I'll never eat Kusaiya again regardless of the possible remedies for that after...after...after taste!

:vsign:

samokan 04-17-2007 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abasio (Post 95201)
Lemon hart 151 proof (75.5% abv) straight was the only thing that could burn the taste away.

:D so there is always a way.. hopefully I won't be made to eat this food lol...

HappyIchigo 04-20-2007 12:08 PM

just wanted to say that I like to eat natto. it's not my favourite, but I like it. Sure, the smell is aweful, but one can learn to ignore it :D


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