Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

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