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Declan Murphy

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Feb 2, 2012, 5:45:42 AM2/2/12
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Why is it so bloody expensive? The cost of making a chanko nabe turns
out to be about the same as duck or beef sukiyaki.

John W.

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Feb 2, 2012, 7:59:45 AM2/2/12
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On Feb 2, 4:45 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Why is it so bloody expensive? The cost of making a chanko nabe turns
> out to be about the same as duck or beef sukiyaki.

You should start a "Japanese Agriculture" class and get your students
to raise food for you.

John W.

Declan Murphy

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Feb 2, 2012, 11:59:52 AM2/2/12
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Or find a way to get shotguns. I like duck.

Was a busy night in the bar tonight, but so far have found this
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ldp/mar03/ldpm10501/ldpm10501.pdf

mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net

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Feb 2, 2012, 9:22:31 PM2/2/12
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Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Why is it so bloody expensive? The cost of making a chanko nabe turns
> out to be about the same as duck or beef sukiyaki.

I can't figure out why it's so hard to get lamb in Japan.

Mike
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mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net

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Feb 3, 2012, 9:15:44 AM2/3/12
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band beyond description <shadowbo...@apocalypse.com> wrote:
> Pork?it's the other irradiated meat.

> As for lamb, I often thought the same thing, and definitely indulged if I
> ever found a restaurant that did lamb well.

There used to be a placed called "Hitsuji-ya" near Yoyogi. Other than
that...

Mike

Declan Murphy

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Feb 3, 2012, 12:45:57 PM2/3/12
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On Feb 3, 11:15 pm, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> band beyond description <shadowboxing....@apocalypse.com> wrote:
>
> > <mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote:
> > > Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Why is it so bloody expensive? The cost of making a chanko nabe turns
> > >> out to be about the same as duck or beef sukiyaki.
>
> > > I can't figure out why it's so hard to get lamb in Japan.
>
> > > Mike
> > Pork?it's the other irradiated meat.
> > As for lamb, I often thought the same thing, and definitely indulged if I
> > ever found a restaurant that did lamb well.
>
> There used to be a placed called "Hitsuji-ya" near Yoyogi. Other than
> that...

Easy to find in Hokkaido, albeit mostly imported from New Zealand.
Could just be a matter of consumer preferences? Most people in
Hokkaido don't seem to mind the smell, whereas many in the south seem
to have convinced themselves (without actually trying lamb) that they
won't like it. I can easily buy frozen lamb online for the bar, but
can't find it in any of the local shops, with the exception of the
"Brazilian" ones.

mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net

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Feb 7, 2012, 12:00:56 AM2/7/12
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Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
And for some reason, though duck is common in restaurants, I had a hard
time finding it at the stores...

No problem finding whale, though.

Mike

Declan Murphy

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Feb 7, 2012, 1:28:03 AM2/7/12
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Is that a Shikoku thing perhaps? My local Seiyu supermarket (walmart
unfortunately) has no whale, but duck by the proverbial flock. In
winter at least.

mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net

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Feb 7, 2012, 9:12:50 AM2/7/12
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Declan Murphy <declan...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Tokyo was the same way, though whale wasn't quite so common. Well, there
was Shibuya's Kujira-ya. Is that still there?

Mike
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mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net

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Feb 7, 2012, 9:16:22 PM2/7/12
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band beyond description <shadowbo...@apocalypse.com> wrote:
> <mtfe...@netMAPSONscape.net> wrote:
A quick google search, and yes, they're still there
http://www.kujiraya.co.jp/

> Have they (J-government, lobbyists) given up on the idea of trying to shove
> whale meat down the gullets of Japan's students in their school lunches?

Don't have to do a search for this one; are you kidding? They're probably
marketting each lunch set as "Contains 110% of your lifetime requirement of
mercury"

Mke
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