WTF- Japanese edition

Our friend who is visiting just spent many years in Japan. He tells me that it is a challenge to be a vegitarian in Japan (I've heard that one before too- there is a loose understanding in Japan of what we define meat as- for example- steak=meat. bacon=not meat, etc.)

Anywhoo- he tells me that one of the food festivals in his town was an Ice Cream Fair (I capitalize, because we speak of a holy food- Ice Cream). The fucked up part is coming. One of the special flavors for the area is Horse Flavor. WTF!!! Horse meat flavored Ice Cream. They also ate horse sushi. I can't even really go there- all of the pathogens available in horse meat- the food prep nightmares- the Home Ec teacher's daughter in me recoils from the thought.

So no wonder that last night I dreamed that that Burger King guy from the creepy commercials was running around a Willy Wonka interior and stealing little kids' souls. EEEEKKKK!

Meat flavored Ice Cream.... I can cope with the Wasabi Ice Cream (not really, but I'm trying to be open here), but the meat thing really has me upset. I'm feeling downright woozy. I should go lay down before felled by the vapours. Goodness!