Update: This post has been so popular that I started a new Hello Kitty weblog with lots of cute photos of Hello Kitty items my wife and I have found around Japan. It's called "Hello Kitty Sightings".
On most weekends, assuming that the weather is fine, I try to get out of the house and ride my bicycle for a while. One of my regular stops is a great bakery (kind of defeats the purpose of cycling - doesn't it...) It's called "Noppotei" which means "tall man shop/bakery", I guess because the owner/baker is quite tall. It's a small, local neighborhood shop, off the beaten track, but the bread and pastry is absolutely fantastic.
This morning I stopped in and picked up a few pastries for my wife and I to enjoy over coffee. When I got home and she opened the bag, she said, "You bought Hello Kitty pastry!" Turns out she was exactly right - though I didn't even notice the Hello Kitty mark on the sausage until she pointed it out.
Sure enough, there was Hello Kitty smiling up at me. I'm not sure why kids (and adults) feel motivated to eat their favorite characters. Hello Kitty is just one popular example, and it is really easy to find lots of food with Hello Kitty on it. I haven't gone to Disneyland recently, but I imagine the shops there are full of Winnie the Pooh cookies and Mickey Mouse candy. They probably don's serve Nemo sushi though...
this is very grotesq. i think that this should be illegal.
Posted by: emmi | Jul 08, 2005 at 11:47 AM
i think thats funny people made hello kity to put on hot dogs for little kids lol
Posted by: barbara | Jul 13, 2005 at 02:37 AM
First off I realize this is an old posting forum but thought I would post anyway. I think it's very creative, and in response to those that think it should be banned and whatever- people need to step back and think that they are perceiving images differently as an adult than a child. Children aren't going to see that and think the enuedo thoughts a lot of "corrupt" people would. See following link to know what I mean, be sure to make the image full size. http://spilog.org/images/dolphintst.jpg
Thanks, Holly
Posted by: Holly Shively | Aug 02, 2005 at 11:08 AM
Oi eu acho q aquela Hello Kitty eh NOJENTA parece um piiii tah então eu num olho mais o site tah xau ou bye
Posted by: Bianca | Aug 18, 2005 at 09:25 PM
...thats sad. Hello kity is above that . shoot the perosn who did it.
Posted by: Mark | Sep 19, 2005 at 04:47 AM
i think you guys have no life. its not grotesque (thats how you spell the wrod) grow up. it's cute for children. grow up
Posted by: julie | Nov 23, 2005 at 01:16 PM
Thats looks kinda nasty lol it doesnt look like anything like Hello Kitty.Hello Kitty so much prettier than that.
Posted by: Bad girl Vi | Nov 25, 2005 at 12:42 PM
that is like really weird how they can put something such as hello kitty in a pastiey
Posted by: Bryanna Ward | Jan 10, 2006 at 01:14 AM
To be honest with you, I didn't know that was a pastry dish. But I'm glad it was. And I'm like the dude Mark that told the first girl to grow up because she is acting like a kid, and ya'll do need to get a life. For real!!!
Posted by: Bri | Jul 22, 2006 at 04:49 AM
ewww
thats evil!
Posted by: alexa | Aug 27, 2006 at 01:09 AM
WHAT IS THAT
Posted by: FE'IRAH | Dec 26, 2006 at 08:00 AM
Um... i dont see hello kitty. its kinda gross looking. I wouldnt eat it. But still. y'all havve nasty minds.
Posted by: Amy | Dec 31, 2006 at 02:42 PM
Yummmyyy..
Posted by: Monica | Jan 18, 2007 at 09:03 AM
i don't understand what's so perverted about this? it's stupid but how is it perverted
Posted by: stephanie | Apr 19, 2007 at 02:08 AM
that is weird trust me
Posted by: cha cha | Apr 19, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Cute. Real cute. LOL
Posted by: Corwin | Apr 26, 2007 at 09:58 AM
u guys its a sausage!!! its not perverted its just food ur soo wierd to think that its perverted...like if u see someone eating a hot dog are they a pervert? hmmmmmmmmm
Posted by: me | May 09, 2007 at 08:46 AM
Ok. I think Holly made a really good point and I thought your link was hilarious (though it is making me very sad that it took me more than a minute to see those dolphins...). I think it is what it is. A sausage with hello kitty on it. I personally would not put hello kitty on a sausage but hey, maybe that tall man is a really big fan!
Posted by: Becca | May 13, 2007 at 05:47 AM
i think this is really funny... ok.. so putting hello kitty on a sausage is a bit odd.. cuz u have to eat her.. n shes too cute to eat.. its not perverted or grotesque... its food.. people eat other things with pictures on so whats wrong with a sausage with a picture... hmm.. however... the actual pastry bit doesnt look to good.. i think it should have been cooked a bit longer..dont you??
meow ^_^
Posted by: charli | May 15, 2007 at 09:54 PM
that close up pic looks so rong until i cliked on the link to see what it was i thought it was some strang umm....... insert dirty thought here ^<('_')> (^'_')>
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Posted by: jeanine | May 18, 2007 at 03:49 AM
Hey guys. I absolutley love this. It's not perverted and it's not grotesque. It's for little kids and You know you'll see other cartoon characters on food, so lighten up a little. And for all you people who thought it looked like a (Insert inappropiate word here)This is for you: You guys are just too dirty minded. Go get a life at Wal-mart for & bucks will ya.
Posted by: Emily | Jun 22, 2007 at 11:33 PM
How is a sausage a pastry....?
Posted by: yoyo | Jul 31, 2007 at 06:49 AM
Ow My Good !!!!!! xDD
Posted by: Cah .. (Brazil) | Aug 06, 2007 at 04:26 AM
i would have to sniff it to be sure, but i dont think i'd eat a pastry with sausage in it (even if it was adorned with hello kitty)... in my experience, they do not mix.
and to those of you who say people like me should grow up, LALALA *plugs ears* i dont have to listen to you!
Posted by: kisha | Aug 31, 2007 at 09:39 AM
WHAT IS THAT
Posted by: blabla | Sep 01, 2007 at 06:40 PM