Was not sure where to go when a friend suggested this Shochu bar. Shochu is like Sake, but stronger. A spirit rather than a wine. Normally 25%, dangerous but not deadly. The bottles look the same, the liquid looks the same. This particular bar (little place where you sit at the counter and behind is a guy with a charcoal grill) has over 120 types of Shochu. It's made from either potato, wheat, or rice. It tastes good, although you may not think so. Just drink it with ice, or maybe soda water. Bit like a vodka soda.
In Okinawa people drink Shochu a lot with water, and people in Okinawa are the longest living community on earth, 110 years old is not uncommon. So it must be good for you.
Anyway, here is what I had for dinner.
That on the right is raw (yes, RAW) chicken liver. At the top you can see some crushed garlic. Put a little garlic on the liver, dip it in the sauce and eat. It tasted pretty good. But I had to drink a lot more shochu to keep my mind off what I was doing.
The other items going clockwise are chicken intestines (thankfully cooked), some kind of stomach muscles as best I could understand (raw), and chicken thigh (raw also)..
Followed by:
This is garlic cloves (boiled with some sauce, and raw squid (kind of smelly), my least favourite.
Afterwards went to a sports bar for the Spain match. They did not win, I think they're a bit like England when it comes to the big occasions.
Went home and tried to watch the late match (3.30am local time). Completely missed it and woke up on the sofa this morning. Had an 8 hour meeting with an interpreter today. Just finished work now, it's 8pm. Time to watch some more football!
