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Dancing squid bowl fish: Strange Japanese foods you may never want to eat
By Kylie McLaughlin
Heading to Japan? here's a definitive guide of what not to eat unless you are Anthony Bourdain, or well paid for it.
1. Dancing squid bowl dish
2. Natto
Unfortunately, that is not delicious mozzarella cheese smothering those beans. They've been fermented to produce a coating that bears an uncanny resemblance to saliva. The beans are usually accompanied with soy sauce, karashi mustard, Japanese bunching onion (!) and an incredibly potent odour. Apparently, it makes for a delicious breakfastfoods in Japan. We are not convinced.
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