By KYOTA TSUTSUMI/ Staff Writer
December 1, 2024 at 18:49 JST
Umami Kujira Soft topped with raw whale meat with a whale-shaped glutinous rice wafer for decoration (Kyota Tsutsumi)
MINAMI-BOSO, Chiba Prefecture--A soft-serve milk ice cream topped with generous slices of raw whale meat. Anyone?
Hanamaru Ichiba, a farmers’ market at roadside rest facility Rosemary Park here, began offering the unlikely dessert featuring the local specialty in September.
The Wadacho district of Minami-Boso is home to the only whaling station in the Kanto region.
Pepper is sprinkled over the top because soy sauce cannot mask the distinctive smell of the dark red flesh.
Additionally, a sauce used for a Korean raw beef dish is available.
Umami Kujira Soft looks good in photos with a whale-shaped glutinous rice wafer sitting on top.
The dessert sells for 680 yen ($4.50) and is modestly popular, Hanamaru Ichiba officials said.
One customer said the combination of ice cream and whale meat is not as odd as it seemed.
Another said the two ingredients are “less ill-matched” than one might think.
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