James Luckett, at consumptive.org, is living in Japan. He has a little cultural translation which I thought would be nice to think of as we start a new week...

pizza in japan is notorious for its exotic combination of ingredients - potato, corn and mayonaise is a popular choice. we just received a flyer ad for a new pizza delivery - pizza dano (sorry no website) - and they've got what has to be the most bizarre combination i have yet to see. its called the "salsa dog." i really wish i could show you a picture of this. imagine a wheel of thin crust with radiating chorizo-esque hot dog spokes laying on a bed of salsa, mayonaise and shredded cabbage and sprinkled with a garnish of minced onions and dill pickle chips. i'm assured, in english, that '"it's good." the thing is, stuff like this, here in japan, somehow does taste good.