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Title: How a Mythical Imp That Snuck up People's Large Intestines Became a Symbol of Japan
Author: Abigail Walthausen
Narrator: Jamie Renell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-19-16
Publisher: Atlas Obscura
Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration
Publisher's Summary:
Although the kappa-maki, a slim cucumber roll, is a vegetarian standby on sushi menus all over the globe, few realize that it is named for a folkloric water sprite whose reputation was never as innocuous as his namesake dish. Once thought to inhabit the rivers of Japan, the kappa was known for all sorts of waterside evil, from pranks on farm animals to drownings of children. Only one talisman could ward off a kappa: a cleverly wielded cucumber. The malicious imp could be appeased by a cucumber thrown downstream, with the name of a family member carved onto it. But eating a cucumber before swimming was considered a deadly mistake.
"How a Mythical Imp That Snuck up People's Large Intestines Became a Symbol of Japan" is from atlasobscura.com, published on July 19, 2016.
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Title: How a Mythical Imp That Snuck up People's Large Intestines Became a Symbol of Japan
Author: Abigail Walthausen
Narrator: Jamie Renell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-19-16
Publisher: Atlas Obscura
Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration
Publisher's Summary:
Although the kappa-maki, a slim cucumber roll, is a vegetarian standby on sushi menus all over the globe, few realize that it is named for a folkloric water sprite whose reputation was never as innocuous as his namesake dish. Once thought to inhabit the rivers of Japan, the kappa was known for all sorts of waterside evil, from pranks on farm animals to drownings of children. Only one talisman could ward off a kappa: a cleverly wielded cucumber. The malicious imp could be appeased by a cucumber thrown downstream, with the name of a family member carved onto it. But eating a cucumber before swimming was considered a deadly mistake.
"How a Mythical Imp That Snuck up People's Large Intestines Became a Symbol of Japan" is from atlasobscura.com, published on July 19, 2016.