mamakk!!!

A Malay lady chaperon asked me…”Mana tu halal food?”

Before I could answer, a Malay student guide chipped in…Oh, we just go to Ootoyo (a restaurant serving mainly ‘homemade’ Japanese dishes)

Satisfied that all was in place, Mr. M and I joined another group that was already eating in a nearby restaurant serving ‘natural foods’…Now, there’s ham slices in the spinach dish… the succulent looking fried chicken is a no-no… the boiled pork is completely out… and god knows what is in the fried rice…As I took my seat at the table next to the group of Malaysians, I can’t help noticing that they were deep into relishing the asari (clams)…

I later pointed to Mr. M…Asari no saka mushi desu… (Clams steamed in sake…)

Oh no… he muttered… Sensei, please don’t tell them ya…

After our meal, I learnt that the group that went to Ootoyo restaurant dined on stuff like kaki furai (deep fried oysters) and saba no shioyaki (baked salted mackerel)…

Mr. M again… some shops use lard to deep fry the oysters… and the cooks use the same oil to deep fry the pork fritters or chicken…The mackerel is ’safer’ in that, there could only be some soy sauce with a little bit of sake in there…

Still, we are talking about pots and crockery stained with ‘unholy’ meat…

Sometimes I feel sorry for these folks…

Why go to such an extent?

While in Japan, eat at your own risk!!!

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