The country that introduced raw fish, ramen noodles and pocky to the world has a new taste sensation. Cannibalism is the newest trend to sweep across Japan. But they aren’t killing anyone to get the meat. They are getting it from hospitals.
Chef Hitoshi Ueda of the restaurant named Long Pig said, “We use human fat from liposuction clinics to make simple dishes, like fried rice. Then I might add a few small pieces of meat, like the kind that might come from a nose job or a finger amputation. That is served with vegetables. That costs about 100,000 yen.” He said. “If I can get a large piece, like a whole leg, I might cure it to make ham or grill it to make a steak. That might cost as much as much as a million yen.” When asked about the taste he said, “It varies from person to person.”
A representative of the Japanese Ministry of Food Purity and Safety said, “The meat is closely regulated and inspected. No diseased meat is used. Inspectors also insure that all the pieces of meat come from medically necessary surgeries. No one is allowed to just cut off an arm or leg and sell it for profit. We also don’t allow imports or the use of meat from dead people. We must be certain that no tainted meat is served.”
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I can’t imagine people who undertook cosmetic surgery would have very nice habits. Surely that would affect their taste?
(Judging by the source, grains of salt may be required.)
“It varies from person to person.”
Utter genius.
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WTF?!
thats crazyyy!
ewwwwwwww :’(
Find out what you would taste like here! Mesquite tofu for me you lucky cannibals!http://www.recipestar.com/quizzes/view/cannibal-taste
Can’t recommened human.
It’s like turky….full of antibiotics
This sounds fake to me. If true even if they inspected the meat the risk of spreading human pathogens is very high.
Euurgh that is just rank.
Yep, fake. It comes from a blog that also claims Kurt Cobain has been found alive, a woman has aborted an alien featus,, and MJ’s sperm has been used to create a super baby.
Soy, Lent
Soylent
Soylent Green!!!
“Soylent Green is people”
Charlton Heston is not even dead a year and their already starting to eat people!
This probably does not make sense for those that do not remember the Movie Soylent Green
Hmm nice…my grandfathers side of the family were caniballs too…ooh yummy!
Well, I just put a little teriyaki sauce on my arm and had a nibble. Not too bad if I do say so myself.
Def. another world overthere at factural world .. facts are not always facts anymore nowadays … Kurt Korbain alive etc .. (was checking to make sure it was indeed not true … you never know what madness comes over the world … I already find some things at times too disgusting to believe but those do really happen).
We get tonsils delivered and such overhere … so if someone wants to have a bite … for the right price ….
ehehehe … and the anatomy practice dept downstairs ….
Nah, ofcourse there’s no way we ever would get into that, but if people do want to have a bite … and work around here … the options are really there … but hey, students now already faint, by just cutting into bodies .. let alone that they need to eat them .. Too well stuffed .. might change with extreme circumstances ofcourse.
Omfg Japan why??!
But their food at restaurants is amazing ( Ichiban ) ^-^
But I’ll never eat that..
stephen king once considered writing a story about a guy who was stranded on a desert island & started to eat parts of his own body to survive. he thought this idea was fascinating. not sure he ever wrote the story, tho.
I just had a nibble at a piece of loose skin on my finger, that I “nicked” earlier with scissors! Is this classed as sushi?
The Japonese have some different culturural habbits …. But I don’t think even the Japonese government would sanction the scoffing of human flesh! Got to be fake!
Hilary Briss lives! Feeling peckish now… time for some “special stuff”.
ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!! you gotta love those Japanese they sure know how to have a varied diet!! One thing tho don’t judge the whole country on this one little story, Japan is an awesome place and if you ever get a chance to visit grab it with both hands because it will blow your mind!! (Just stay away from food that doesn’t appear on your translation guide.)
well I don’t think this is so unusual – my bird has noshed quite a bit of my meat in her time, and she’s not even Japanese. Mind you, she seems to have gone off it a bit since we got married.
Varies from person to person… ha
Okay, the story is pretty funny, “it varies from person to person” is fantastic, but the picture is my favorite.
They don’t “allow imports”. Man, how racist is that! I think we should gnaw human flesh without prejudice. Right on!
I suggest that you give the ‘Cock au vin’ a miss…
@Roz – He Stephen King did commit that story to paper – See ‘Survivor Type’ – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Type.
Excellent idea. I could single handedly feed a small African nation.
Barry, ROFL
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A norwegian author wote a similarly themed book many years ago as well, “Approaching point zero” or something. About a guy eating himself for curiosity(?), starting with the least neccesary bits – his left leg etc – and doing the surgery himself, which must have been a challenge.
Sorry I don’t remember the author’s name.
A friend used to read passages aloud for us while we were working nights in a hospital in the late eighties.
As I remember it, it was a mix of physiology lectures, surgery descriptions, tips on adapting to an increasing handicapped life, recipies, and assorted philosophical musings.
If you believe this story then know this: banging your head against a brick wall repetitively will cure herpes.
First, ramen noodles, while popular in Japan, is a Chinese dish.
Second, human remains are considered heavily polluted and consuming it would bring bad luck and disease. Human flesh is cremated unless it is used for science. All deceased people are cremated to prevent pollution of the earth.
Third, c’mon people have some common sense. Human flesh served in a restaurant. Think about it
Come on. First of all, from the brilliant animated television show Futurama:
“What if the secret ingredient is people?”
“They already have a drink made of people. It’s called Soylent Soda.”
“How is it?”
“It varies from person to person.”
Secondly, as pointed out already, obviously fake, for many reasons. Frankly, I’m a bit disappointed in you, Phyllis!
To be fair, Phillis never said it was true.
I looked at a few different sites that carried this story, and was surprised nobody pointed out that cannibalistic rite quite a large number of Christians frequently undergo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transubstantiation
Off to lunch!
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Child Abuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
God only said to eat animals which are allowed,He didn’t allow us to eat human.its crazy sort of thing,i hate it.
Renee, so you’ve never eaten shellfish, lobster, crab or other non-fish marine animals? No bacon? Never used red lipstick for fear of ingesting insect bits? I mean, sure, if you want to follow the rules of an ancient people in today’s world, that’s your prerogative, but it seems a bit impractical. And boring.
Not that I’d eat human meat, but that’s because there’s basically a 100% certainty that whatever it’s infected with will be transferable to me — not to mention the dangers of ingesting medical waste.
berber anna, shellfish makes me feel ill so i can see why Renee wouldn’t wanna eat it but No Bacon?!?!?! how does she live
i love bacon!
THATS JUST WRONG. GET A LIFE. EAT SOMEONE ELSE BUT A FRICKING BABY MATEEE! HOW LOW!
That photo is hilarious, and also evokes a visceral reaction, which makes me laugh more. How disgusting/funny. As for the story, c’mon everyone who thinks it’s real, employ a few brain cells!
that is so immoral!!
April Fools Day just lasts longer & longer every year !
yukkk, japan’s are so weard….
y do you eat human flesh, don’t you know its sacred?