MDN wrote:Imagine chocolate sprinkled on a cup of steaming hot rice, or ice cream mixed with a sizzling bowl of udon noodles and you've got "parasite food," the latest food fad among Japan's young, according to Shukan Shincho (6/24).
"Parasite Foods" are the culinary concoctions that well and truly exceed the bounds of common sense, but are currently all the rage among Japan's hip set.
Take the mayora, the name being given to those who add mayonnaise to absolutely everything they eat. Then there's the pudding party, who show a preference for bread flavored with sticky custard pudding, or dumplings filled with the same dessert.
Adding chocolate to udon noodles seems a preposterous proposition, but just such a product is pulling in the punters.
So are chocolate flavored potato chips, which have prompted an enormous number of consumers to chomp away since Hokkaido-based confectioner Royce released them onto an unsuspecting but willing market last year.
"People seem to like the mix of salt and sweetness," a spokesman for Royce tells Shukan Shincho. "But we haven't done any research into products like hot rice covered in chocolate." ...
Kyoto's Anba Sandwiches are getting brisk sales throughout the country of its revolting sandwiches with a filling that's a blend of coffee jelly, whipped cream and natto, a gooey, sticky paste created by fermented beans ... more
The article is from June 2004 but I just tried the Royce' Choc Chips last week ...
They're fun to begin with, until your stomach works out what's going on.
