Monday, October 09, 2006

Pigging Out

On our recent vacation to Okinawa, we had the opportunity to observe some local cuisine, although we didn't quite have the guts to partake. Pork is the primary meat in this area of the world, and nothing, that's right nothing, goes to waste. In the markets, virtually every part was for sale, and at some shops and restaurants, pig faces were available. I have to tell you, I don't know how many times we've looked at this picture (right), and it never gets old. Another interesting thing that we saw was something called habushu. Habu is a type of snake found in that part of the world. Shu means liquor. As you can see from the picture below, habushu is the okinawan, much manlier version of tequila. This particular jug is unique because it has not one, but two habu inside it. It really was quite interesting to walk down the road and see countless snakes baring their fangs. If we had had the necessary hundred bucks or more, I might have tried to convince Misty to bring it home as a conversation piece. "Hey mom, did I show you what I picked up on vacation? Mom? . . . Mom?"

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's absolutely crazy! -Darren

Anonymous said...

Hey guys, this is Scott Swanstrom and fam! I hope you guys enjoyed the Oki-knock-rock vacation. Did you guys go to Ryuku village?? When my folks lived over there we went there frequently....for education purposes. We snuck in a couple of Habu/Mongoose fights though;). God Bless!

Anonymous said...

Hey guys, this is Scott Swanstrom and fam! I hope you guys enjoyed the Oki-knock-rock vacation. Did you guys go to Ryuku village?? When my folks lived over there we went there frequently....for education purposes. We snuck in a couple of Habu/Mongoose fights though;). God Bless!

Anonymous said...

Matt, there's absolutely no way you could have talked Misty into bringing home a snake in a jar. I'm sure she had nightmares after seeing them on the street! You should ask her if she woke up seeing snakes glowing in the dark and floating in the corner of the room :) Brandi Y.

Matt said...

Brandi, you have no idea how many times I've had to search the bedroom in the wee hours of the night to be sure there were no snakes. Your comment cracked both of us up.

Matt said...

Sorry Scott, we didn't get to go to Ryukyu village. I didn't know a whole lot about it or where it was. We don't have a Japanese driver's license, so we were stuck to places accesible by bus or el-train. Anyway, we had a blast. If we go again, you and the Wus should join us. You can be the tour guide, I'll translate, and Darren can get us cheap stuff from the base(s).

Anonymous said...

I wonder what else they've tried that with... - the brewins

SouthAsiaRocks said...

That pig head is so crazy! That's hailarious!