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Morning Wood In Piss Alley
To calm my nerves before meeting her parents, Sae took me to Asadachi restaurant in Omoide Yokocho in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward. We drank, ate, and drank until my nerves were as dull as Ben Stein, “Bueller? Bueller?…”
Sae detailed our adventure in Japanese. Laughter erupted. Noting my confusion, Sae’s father explained that while Omoide Yokocho translates as “memory alley,” it’s famously known as “Piss Alley.” Asadachi translates as “morning wood,” and the “stamina food” we ate consisted of raw frog, horse penis, pig testicles, and grilled salamander.
They expected Sae to be pregnant by morning. I expected to vomit.
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This is not a picture of Piss Alley, but in trying to figure out where it was to have a setting for my story, I did an image search, which brought up Piss Alley. Piss Alley, morning wood, pig testicles, Penis Festival… I can work with that.
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I think I can exclude that one from my bucket list
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Which part?
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Wow, not a meal I’m too keen to give a try. I hope it was worth it!
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The octuplets think it was well worth it. For the right woman, it’s all worth it.
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And there I thought eating raw oysters was adventurous…
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Yeah, I’ve eaten grasshoppers and cow tongue. That doesn’t seem so exotic anymore.
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Cow tongue is good, clean muscle. Grasshoppers… why not-locusts would be more efficient, I suppose. 🙂 I’d draw a line on larvae though… ugh
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I enjoyed cow tongue. I used to get taco de lengua often. Grasshoppers had a strong bitter taste. No bueno. I don’t know about locusts. I’d guess they’d be similar.
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Damn. If only I stumbled on this street. My muse would be like a kid in a toy store.
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Yeah. It was quite the treasure trove for the immature teenager in me.
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No way I’d be “up for it” after that meal…
I loved that scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 🙂
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If they work like they’re supposed to, you might not have a choice but to be “up for it.”
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Very entertaining! 🙂
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Thank you. My research was very entertaining.
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You showed great research and the story and it read well. I have to say ‘yuck!’ To the choice of food though! Well done.
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Thank you. I got a little lost in the research. It was interesting on many levels. I would have to pass on the meal as well. There’s also a chicken dish that’s popular there. It wasn’t as funny though.
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I love the research part of writing. Getting to learn new things, and seeing where they lead can be fascinating!
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Somehow my research usually leads to to completely different things with no idea how I got there.
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Yes, mine too. You beginning clicking interesting links and following clues and then spot something else of interest and an hour later your research into Chinese tea leads to you looking sea monsters in the Atlantic ocean lol
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Exactly! 🤣
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Funny one. I sense a lesson to be learned here.
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There is. If she’s worth eating pig testicles for, she’s worth putting a ring on it.
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Lots of family hints and aphrodisiac food, but perhaps there is a culture clash here. Cricks!
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A little bit. It’s a learning experience.
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Well, that definitely conjures up some revolting imagery. Nicely done!
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It’s amazing that things I would never consider eating could be delicacies somewhere else. Thank you.
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Not a meat-eater here, so it can happen just about anywhere.😊
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I think there might be some cultural adjustments up ahead for the couple. =)
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If they survive this, there’s nothing they can’t overcome.
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Nice that your MC has a girlfriend with a sense of humour! You’re right, too; the picture is very reminiscent of Piss Alley; Piss Alley is a bit narrower and a lot more untidy and – dare I say it – dirty…
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A sense of humor is always a nice attribute. I take it you’ve been there. Did you partake in some of the “alternative” cuisine?
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Teehee! I ate there, but if I remember rightly it was okonomiyake.
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Ha!
Oh dear. Parents set such high expectations don’t they!
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I was thinking more the effects of the meal. It’s supposed to be “potency food.”
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I once ate from a vendor’s cart where we were unable to communicate with each other. The ingredients were unknown and I didn’t want to guess but it was fairly delicious. But I’d give the ‘stamina’ food a miss I think.
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I don’t know about that. Communication is pretty important when it comes to food. You may have already had it.
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What a clever ending! I suspect he would’ve felt like vomiting even without raw frog and pig testicles. Poor guy is definitely out of his element!
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Thank you. Learning about other cultures can be challenging but often worth the effort.
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