The “Most Disgusting” Drink in Japan (According to 1878)
Featuring “rare cheese”.

Isabella Bird, the OG Japan influencer who came to Japan in 1878 (that’s right, almost 150 years ago), also came through Yamagata where she thoroughly disgusted locals with…
Milk.
From my Yakushi-san article:
Bird’s arrival in Yamagata was far from uneventful, riding a cow of all cr…

