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Originally Posted by Michigan90
That may have something to do with Buddhist way of thinking. You should not waste food, and all pieces of plant and animal life should be consumed.
- sasami (ささみ), skinless breast pieces
- kappa (かっぱ), cartilage (from the breast)
- hatsu (ハツ) or kokoro (こころ), heart
- rebā (レバー) or aka (アカ), liver
- sunagimo (砂肝), gizzard
- tsukune (つくね), meatballs
- tebasaki (手羽先), wing
- bonjiri (ぼんじり), tail
- shiro (シロ), small intestines
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The devout Buddhists I knew in Japan tended to be vegetarians and didn't eat any meat...