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Show & Tell: Tokyo's "Stamina" Food

TUESDAY OCTOBER 31 2006 2:00 AM

Submitted by MAQI. Edited By Rahodeb.

TAGS: aphrodisiac food tokyo

I was recently on a beat for Bizarre Magazine when I found myself in what is possibly the most heinous restaurant in Japan: Akidachi. Located in a labyrinth of small bars and Japanese style eateries near Shinjuku station, this batcave of horrors specializes in food that supposedly has aphrodisiac or “powerful” properties.

The most popular delicacy here is raw pig’s bollocks, which is apparently more potent than Viagra and lasts for several days. Also on the menu are turtle’s “hands,” which have the texture of sand and taste like a fish tank, frog sashimi (which is quite good...I’m told), frog soup and horse sashimi. To add insult to injury, large posters of copulating horses adorn the walls for inspiration.

Strangely enough, the place is often packed with people in business attire nonchalantly munching on skewered lizards and washing it all down with snake infused sake--which apparently induces a ravaging hard on for men, and is good for “overall stamina."

Some photos from my cell phone--lizard, frog sashimi, turtle's legs.

13 Comments

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

OCT 31, 2006 02:09 AM

It's a good thing it's Halloween, because that shit looks like witch food.

TigerAngel

Aurora, CO

February 2005

OCT 31, 2006 02:11 AM

That's just fucking gross. And wrong.

Vanessa

SUICIDEGIRL

New Mexico, USA

OCT 31, 2006 02:16 AM

They had a special about this place on the travel channel.
I personally find most of the stuff served there revolting (if I ate more meat I probably wouldn't find it nearly as bad) but what I like is they use every part of every animal they make food of.
But I must say, I'll leave eating turtles and such to other people.

Max16Characters

Korea, Republic Of

March 2003

OCT 31, 2006 02:19 AM

In Korea, dog and eel are "good for man!" Which means good for stamina. In the southern city of Busan, Whale does the trick.

If their porn (Korean or Japanese) is any indication, i don't think they actually CARE about stamina, so much as love to eat fucke up shit here.

Weapon0

Indianapolis, IN

October 2005

OCT 31, 2006 03:35 AM

I've said it before and I'll say it again. What up with Japan? Don't get me wrong. I'm a huge Japanophile, but they have some seriously weird stuff over there. Sorry, if I'm being culturally insensitive. I know, you could say the same thing about the U.S. This article reminds me of when Attack of the Show went to Japan and did "Good Morning Grossout". They did it every day and it was where both hosts found a disgusting food and made the other eat it. Their reactions were classic. BTW, I recently read an issue of Bizarre. Talk about messed up.

Scinge

Minneapolis, MN

June 2004

OCT 31, 2006 04:00 AM

And here I've been wasting my time on all that gopher tail soup.

zobop_

Japan

August 2004

OCT 31, 2006 06:46 AM

Damn, and I thought those honeyed bees I had a few years ago were weird! At least I know why those pills I bought a few days ago work now
Thanks for adding a stop on my next tour of Tokyo, MAQI!

wenis

San Francisco, CA

July 2006

OCT 31, 2006 09:08 AM

im always down for trying new foods no matter how creepy or whatever. but if i gotta stare at the frogs face while im eating its body...fuck that...thats just creepy...

uproot

San Diego, CA

June 2004

OCT 31, 2006 09:52 AM

leave it to the Japanese. Ha!

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

OCT 31, 2006 10:27 AM

Well fed: Gain 25 stamina for 30 minutes.

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

OCT 31, 2006 10:30 AM

Also, I wish all this bullshit about "such and such bizarre animal part is great for erections!" would just go away. It's all retarded nonsense that just fetishizes food, and then you end up with endangered species hunted for one small but vital part of their body because it's supposedly good for sexual performance.

abracadabra

Seattle, WA

April 2004

OCT 31, 2006 07:14 PM

Frog Sashimi looks nar-nar..lizard ?..maybe if i was stuck in the desert
I Looove Bizarre Magazine however

juniper

Portland, OR

October 2002

NOV 02, 2006 08:57 PM

I've had the snake sake and I went batshit crazy horny. Destroyed my hotel room, laughed my ass off and had lots and lots great sex. I think there might be something to it.
I also didn't know that it was supposed to be an aphrodisiac at the time. . .
Could have been the sake, could have just been me?