Pork your pork and eat it, too

Remember the saying, "some foods are aphrodisiacs"? If so, you might agree with linguist/scholar Harry E. Wedeck's clever truism:

"Many so-called aphrodisiac recipes are basically wholesome ingredients prepared in a tasty way. The receptivity to romance probably comes from the general sense of relaxation and well-being good food induces."

Of course, he probably wasn't talking about swine. Or bestiality.

That's because the swanky downtown district of Ropponga, Tokyo, Japan has bequeathed new
meaning to the phrase, "erotic food": an underground restaurant lets patrons, ahem, sexually violate the livestock of their choice, then have it slaughtered, roasted, sautéd and served to them as an entrée.

The members-only bestiality restaurant, according to InventorSpot, caters almost exclusively to nouveau riche clients seeking decadent lairs to satisfy primal urges teetering on taboo. An S&M club worker identified merely as "M" in a Mainichi Daily News column supplies a blow-by-blow of his experience in the restaurant:

"When a customer goes in, they give their name to a receptionist. When they are approved, they pass through a wooden door to be greeted by another door, this one made of metal. Passing a membership card over a scanner outside the door will automatically open it. Inside is an eatery that resembles just about any other Italian restaurant."

Talk about bestial decadence. Anyway, "M" was steered downstairs to an isolated basement, asked to select an animal, and given carte blanche to "do" whatever he wanted. Once comfortable, he was led upstairs to a plush dining room and, lo and behold, fed the very same beast he violated earlier. The price tag for such an act of debauchery? Try 800,000 yen, or roughly $7,000.

Just disgusting. Thankfully, that hideaway's sitting smack on the other side of the globe — right where it should be. I know dogs and cats are considered delicacies in certain South Asian locales, but honestly: What's the explanation for something like this?

Images courtesy InventorSpot, Japaneselifestyle.com.au