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Flaming Blowfish Sake

Posted on 25. Mar, 2007 @ 2:40 pm by harvey in Food

I have been in Japan for quite some time now…
Yet I still have first-time experiences quite frequently.

A while back I had “blow fish sake” at a blow fish specialty shop in Kobe. The meal consisted of blow fish sashimi, followed by blow fish nabe (a type of hot pot), and after our first beers we had this blow fish sake to top it off… And knock us out.

It comes in an innocent looking cup.

But when it is served, the waitress will reach inside, pull up a chunk of blow fish which has been floating inside and set it on fire!

Burn blow fish burn.

The alcohol content of this felt very strong, though I don’t think it was any stronger than regular sake. The fact that it is extremely hot, and also has a very almost bitter and sour taste to it because of the blow fish make it go down rough.

Give it a try!

I was a little out of it the next day…

- Harvey