After walking around the Historical Village, we relaxed over a fine meal in the dining hall. Ruben ordered the Genghis Khan Grill. Here he's melting the cube of lard so as to coat the grill.
Looking closely at the hand of our waiter, do we see a tatoo - or is it a stigmata? Or perhaps it is just an on-the-job injury.
According to legend the Genghis Khan grill is shaped like the top dome of the helmets the conquerer's army wore. They would use their helmets at the camp fire to cook their meat. According to Buzz, however, the grill originated in Hokkaido.
What better way to end a meal of grilled lamb but to practice spinning your homemade Spinning Top!
2 comments:
That thing about the jingiskan grill actually being a Hokkaido invention is something I heard. Everyone likes to say the jingiskan cuisine originated from Mongolian soldiers cooking food on their helmets, but I believe it was Yukari's father who dispelled that myth for me? In any case, the Japanese pronunciation of the dish is "jingiskan," which is, of course, "The Wrath of Khan" in English. Remember those worms in Chekov's ear??? Man, that was wrong! Just wrong!
Buzz: Thanks for the clarification and for the correction on the spelling. Dad
(I'll 'check-off' your comment about the worms!)
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