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[The following dialogue was translated, to the best of my memory and ability, to English from the Japanglish mix we were actually speaking]
The red-faced man leaned in close.
“Now I will tell you a wonderful thing.”
My curiousity, always easily-piqued, was piqued.
“They once made powdered sake.”
“Really?”
“Yes, it was a powder, and it became sake. It was wonderful. But the Japanese did not like the technology. So now it’s hard to find.””
“Wait, you add water, and it made sake?”
“Yes!” His smile grew.
“Was it expensive?”
“No! But the Japanese didn’t like it! They didn’t like the technology! So it’s hard to find!”
You could tell he still couldn’t believe his countrymen’s taste.
“You could bring it anywhere!”
“Wow, anywhere…” I said. His eyes widened.
“We could go to OUTER SPACE and make sake! Amazing! IN OUTER SPACE! Or on the top of a cold mountain! We could go to the TOP OF A COLD MOUNTAIN and MAKE SAKE!”
“Hmmm…” I said.
He looked at my eyes, trying to see if I shared his vision of what the world could be.
“On top of a mountain, making a picnic. And sake!” he said.
He paused and broke out laughing. “We could make sake UNDER THE OCEAN! IN THE SEA!”
“Woah.” It was, I had to admit, an unusual idea, this under-sea sake-making.
“I think it could be a great business in America. American people would like it. You should introduce it there. You could make a lot of money.”
A man across the table inquired as to what we were talking about. The red-faced man explained in rapid Japanese.
“Yes,” the man across the table said. “You should bring that to America.”
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— another envious Protestant 2465 days ago #
— alexandra 2465 days ago #
Hmmmm.... Is America’s post-Kool-Aid-powder generation primed for the Sake Dust switch?
Logo designers and investors welcome. Bring it on, kids.
Your friend,
Saleem
— saleem 2463 days ago #
— sake bather 2460 days ago #
— Glen 2459 days ago #
SakeStix (Big tobacco route) Package the magic dust in pixistix containter, will mix in the mouth…the ultimate sake one hitter for the kids.
SakeDrop: (Technology) Little insta-dissolve pill to drop in soda cans—giving you that sake wine cooler with your favorite caffinated bubbly beverage.
SakeShake: (Health Buffs) Mix the sake sand with some spirutin protien powder, perhaps some Ginko and a touch of St. Johns Wort for the added good feelings. Your sakeshake will leave you feeling happy, refreshed, recharged, and just a little tipsy to keep the chorestrol levels at bay.
HotSake: (Transform the American Japanese market) Mix wasabi powder with the sake powder. Call it ‘HotSake’. The rest writes itself.
— ayman 2458 days ago #
Ayman: That’s the kind of work and dedication that I like to see.
— saleem 2456 days ago #