One of the PPF Radio School students went to Tokyo and brought back a box of S
eppuku Manju. Seppuku is the polite form of
Hara-Kiri, or "stomach cutting", the samurai way of atoning for mistakes or failure, and taking responsibility for ones actions. These sweets are made in memory of the Loyal 47 ronin, masterless samurai who sought revenge for the death of their lord in 1703, and as a result were all forced to commit
seppuku.
These sweets are made from an ice-cream cone type of outer crust, with sweet red bean paste inside, made in such a way as to suggest a split open stomach. Apparently if you make a mistake at work, buying a box of these as an apology is accepted in Tokyo. I guess it depends on the degree of the mistake mind you...
One of the PPF Radio School students went to Tokyo and brought back a box of Seppuku Manju. Seppuku is the polite form of Hara-Kiri, or "stomach cutting", the samurai way of atoning for mistakes or failure, and taking responsibility for ones actions. These sweets are made in memory of the Loyal 47 ronin, masterless samurai who sought revenge for the death of their lord in 1703, and as a result were all forced to commit seppuku.
These sweets are made from an ice-cream cone type of outer crust, with sweet red bean paste inside, made in such a way as to suggest a split open stomach. Apparently if you make a mistake at work, buying a box of these as an apology is accepted in Tokyo. I guess it depends on the degree of the mistake mind you...
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