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Snake Wine Anyone? 喝蛇酒吗?

If you have never seen it before, you have probably heard about it. Habushu, or habu sake and Okinawan snake wine as some call it, is not your average Japanese alcohol beverage, and you would have to be pretty brave to drink it. 如果你以前從未見過它,你可能聽說過它。 蛇酒Habushu,或者有人稱之為沖繩蛇酒 Okinawan snake wine,不是一般的日本酒精飲料,你必須有些勇气才能把它喝下肚。 Habushu (ハブ酒) is an awamori-based liqueur made in Okinawa, Japan. Habushu is named after the habu snake, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, which belongs to the pit viper family and is closely related to the rattlesnake and copperhead. Habu snakes are venomous and native to areas in Southeast Asia and other large island groups including the Philippines, Ryukyus, and Japan. Habushu(ハブ酒)是一種在日本沖繩製造的以泡盛酒為基礎的利口酒。Habushu 以哈布蛇 Trimeresurus flavoviridis 命名,它屬於響尾蛇科,與響尾蛇和銅斑蛇密切相關。哈布蛇有毒,原產於東南亞地區和其他大島群,包括菲律賓、琉球和日本。 A main distributor of habushu uses around 5,000 habu per year. The distillery uses crushed rice and Koji mold to produce the awamori that goes into the habushu. The awamori is first mixed with herbs and honey giving the clear liquid a yellow hue. A pit viper is then inserted into the liquid and stored until consumed. It is a typical practice to age the awamori for a long period of time. The alcohol helps the venom to dissolve and become non poisonous.Some brands of habushu come with the snake still inside the bottle which is mixed with honey and herbs. 沖繩蛇酒的主要經銷商平均每年使用大約 5,000 条哈布蛇。該釀酒廠使用碾碎的大米和麴黴來生產泡盛酒,用於製作蛇酒。泡盛首先與香草和蜂蜜混合,使清澈的液體呈現黃色。然後將一條蝮蛇放入液體中並儲存直至饮用。將泡盛酒長時間陳化是一種典型的做法。酒精有助於毒液溶解並變得無毒。一些品牌的 habushu 瓶中裝有蛇,並混合了蜂蜜和草藥。

Some brewers know the unique alchemy to creating the vicious striking viper in a bottle. What’s required? Sticking our little guy in an ice locker until it blacks out and kind of goes into a hibernation, then the snake is gutted like a fish and bled out, then it will be sewn back up. Once our friend the pit viper wakes up to realize his kidneys have been taken he’ll immediately get super pissed, strike out but die shortly afterward, leaving him in a state of constant rage as you can see here on the left.


一些釀酒商知道獨特的秘方,可以在瓶中体现出兇猛的毒蛇。需要什麼呢?把我們的小傢伙放在冰櫃裡,直到它變黑並進入冬眠狀態,然後蛇像魚一樣被剖開內臟並放血,然後將其縫合起來。一旦我們的響尾蛇醒來,意識到他的腎臟被拿走了,他會立即變得非常生氣,三振出擊但不久之後就死了,讓他處於持續憤怒的狀態,如你在上邊看到的那樣。 A habu snake is able to mate for as long as 26 hours, which causes some to believe that a drink of habushu may help sexual dysfunction in men. A common superstition is that these strengths are passed on to those who drink habushu. 哈布蛇能夠交配長達 26 小時,這讓一些人相信喝下蛇酒可能有助於男性的性功能障礙。 一個普遍的迷信是,這些力量會傳遞給喝蛇酒的人。

Do I have proof? Absolutely not. But if you have tried it, let me know if it works in the comments, for now let's all just pretend its real! 我有證據嗎?絕對没有。但如果您嘗試過,請在評論中告訴我它是否有效,現在讓我們大家都假裝它是真的有效吧!


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