# New outrage from Japan--"Hamster Curry"! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510 "2003-03-19T11:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/1 "2003-03-19T11:11:32Z")
It’s true! Those lovable, furry creatures that power the SDMB servers can now power…your lunch! [The horror, the horror!](http://www.engrish.com/recent/source/cheerful-hamster.html) Now when the servers are running slow, **Ed Zotti** has a valuable incentive for those lazy hamsters…keep running, or be sent to Japan to be part of a “cute mild curry!” [sub]There is the off-chance that this is a misguided marketing strategy and no hamsters were actually harmed in the making of this curry…but _just in case_…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/2 "2003-03-19T11:26:06Z")
I hope they don’t or there’ll be a lot of little children with nightmares. That little guy looks a lot like Hamtaro. It’s kinda like having Big Bird pitching the quality bird parts in chicken soup. Although the idea of eating happy little hamsters who go into the choppers with big grins on their face is amusing. ---
**Author:** ![Osakadave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@Osakadave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osakadave)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/3 "2003-03-19T12:40:51Z")
😃 I can read the Japanese on the lable, and this almost got me. I was looking forwards to a new taste treat! Transliteration of the package:“Hamondokare: ringo to hamusta no aji no aru kyuto na kare” Literal Translation: “Hamondo Curry: apple and hamster flavor cute curry” Meaningful translation: “Hamondo Curry: the cute apple curry with a hamster feeling to it” or “Hamondo Curry: the cute apple curry for a hamster’s tastes” For anyone whooshed like I almost was, no it doesn’t have hamster meat in it. It is meant to appeal to the kiddies. I haven’t been back to the US in 2 years. Is Hamutaro known widely back home? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/4 "2003-03-19T12:43:54Z")
Hey, are these the same people doing the [mouse-watering chicken sandwich](http://www.engrish.com/recent/source/mouse-watering.html)? People need to be more receptive to the unexplored delights of rodent cuisine… ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/5 "2003-03-19T12:50:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osakadave \* > \*\* Is Hamutaro known widely back home? \*\* Fairly well. Cartoon Network is running it about once a day, Sunday through Friday. However, it hasn’t nearly reached the oversaturation level of Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh. I like Boss and Howdy. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/6 "2003-03-19T15:33:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osakadave \* > \*\*For anyone whooshed like I almost was, no it doesn’t have hamster meat in it. \*\* Damn! I was looking forward to some tasty hamster curry, with a side order of cedar shavings. Maybe some red wine served in one of those upside-down water bottles, too. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/7 "2003-03-19T15:46:02Z")
Mmmmm . . . . Hamster . . . . ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/8 "2003-03-19T15:49:50Z")
Do they have any Guinea Pig? That is tasty stuff and has a bit more meat on the bones than a hamster. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/9 "2003-03-19T16:16:10Z")
This reminds me of my first reaction to Hamtaro: “EEEEEKKK!!! THEY WANT TO SHOW EBICHU ON TV?!!!” Most of my friends who’ve seen Ebichu had the exact same reaction with Hamtaro. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/10 "2003-03-19T16:27:56Z")
Hamster: The other _why_ meat. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-from-japan-hamster-curry/162510/11 "2003-03-19T17:23:43Z")
I LOVE that site. I should have started this thread, since I thought of the SDMB hamsters immediately when I saw it.