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Feb 21 2006 6 Comments

Monroe meal

In an area where people mustn’t get out much, residents of Susami, Wakayama Prefecture, are currently going wild about an unusually shaped daikon (Japanese radish).

daikon

Found in the garden of 74-year-old Keiko Tanaka, this mildly interesting member of the mustard family is being likened in appearance to a woman crossing her legs. In fact, so uncanny is this resemblance, that locals have gone as far as naming the daikon ‘Monroe’; presumably after the famous movie icon and rumoured radish lover.

However whilst currently on display, the demure daikon’s time is almost up; as after eyeing up its luscious ‘legs’, Tanaka-san drooled to reporters, “I’m hoping that it will taste better than regular ones”. A comment that will surely dismay the entertainment starved residents of Susami.

Categorized: Food and Drink, Odd

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  1. Jeanne says

    2/21/2006 at 5:09 pm

    Have been reading your blog and I enjoy your posts very much! It provides information about jap culture on a more intimate level.

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  2. Paul says

    2/22/2006 at 1:52 am

    Heh, it’s suckling that bloke. What a curious vegetable the daikon is.

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  3. Peter says

    2/22/2006 at 2:38 am

    What surprised me most was that this farmer guy from Japan is wearing an Oakland Raiders (an American football team with a reputation for having somewhat rabid fans) jacket.

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  4. melina says

    2/22/2006 at 6:27 am

    Eee-yeuh!!! He’s wearing a RAIDERS jacket!!!!!!

    So wrong.

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  5. Live Chat says

    3/6/2006 at 7:40 pm

    It has no boobs so its obviously a male?

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  6. LK says

    5/19/2006 at 9:38 am

    Well the daikon was probably going to have to be eaten pretty soon anyways…

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