A Radish Couple
December 12th, 2007 by James
The Asahi Shinbun is reporting that farmers in Akita Prefecture have discovered a pair of radishes that are shaped like a man and a woman:
[Warning: not work safe if you are offended by vegetables.]
Locals have declared that the vegetables are a “radish couple” and are a sign of good luck. The farmer harvested the radishes has commented on how rare it is to find a “female” radish, and that he really likes the curvature of her “legs” represent shyness.
[Story original found at Zero]
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time to sell it on ebay.
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ridiculous….every year there is some kind of daikon “miracle” discovered by farmers here…..and every year its ridiculous….
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Forked radish has been traditionally considered as a symbol of fertility. If you can read Japanese, try to google with the word “二股大根” (futamata-daikon = forked radish).
Oh, I have found funny T-shirts related to forked radish.
http://www.showa-genroku.com/hutamata/hutamata.htm
The guy watching a part of the forked radish is a deity of fertility, Daikoku-sama (大黒様) or Daikoku-ten (大黒天).
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Is there a Japanese equivalent of the 1980s popular BBC TV programme “That’s Life” (which if you’re not British, was mainly famous for the pictures of lewd vegetables sent in by viewers).
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but you have to admit it’s pretty cool
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