A French restaurant has opened in Tokyo with a fresh attempt at an exciting gimmick. Eager to keep up with the high-end food scene in the global capital of Japan, Ne Quittez Pas has created a “dirt course.” It features “a potato starch and dirt soup, salad with dirt dressing, aspic made with oriental clams and a top layer of sediment, a dirt risotto with sautéed sea bass, dirt gratin and dirt ice cream.”
Rocket News, who sampled the meal, insisted that none of the dishes actually tasted like dirt, but that they were “divine.” It better have been, because the meal cost $110 per person.
The dirt they use is actual volcanic ash mixed with coffee grounds and plant fiber. A rep from the dirt manufacturer claimed that it is chock full of natural, healthy minerals as well as plant fiber.
An American dietician was asked her opinion on dirt as a food: “If it’s real dirt, I’m not going to recommend it any time soon.” Dirt consumption is prohibited in the U.S., so if you want to sample this new delicacy, you’ll have to travel to Tokyo.
Source: yahoo.com
