There I was, drinking in the serene green at the Kiyosumi Garden…
…when I nearly stepped on this.
It’s (weirdly) classified as “invasive” (because China) and “threatened.” Which shouldn’t surprised me, after hearing what Japanese visitors talk about at the aquarium. In these here parts, this unlikely snack is better known as suppon.
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It doesn’t look tasty at all but it does look cute. It makes me sad they would attempt to eat this thing. It’s beautiful and no doubt it took ages to get to this size. What is wrong with people! 😦
Definitely wouldn’t eat that!
The ‘funny’ thing is suppon is served in kaiseki restaurants and it’s delicious!
Great post. Great pics.