- BONN (Reuters) - A German restaurant has been attacked as "tasteless"
for serving sushi on naked models lying on top of tables.
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- Brigitte Vollmer-Schubert, ombudsman
for women's issues in the central city of Hanover, said she was appalled
that the restaurant used naked women as huge "platters" for the
Japanese dish, dubbed "sushi ala Jungfrau (virgin)."
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- But the restaurant owner was quoted by
Bild newspaper as saying the dish had been a huge hit and the evening-long
meal, costing up to 400 marks ($250) per person, was booked out for weeks
in advance.
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- The models, usually students in their
20s, wear nothing but see-through veils over their heads and a thin floral
decoration between their legs. They are required to lie motionless on the
table in the extra warm room.
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- The sushi is spread out all over their
bodies. Bodyguards dressed as samurai warriors make sure nothing gets out
of hand.
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- "They aren't entirely naked,"
wrote Bild. "Caviare is stuffed into their belly buttons, sword fish
sushi is stuck near their armpits and between their legs is raw tuna fish
sushi awaiting the hungry guests."
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- "It's a great way to earn some pocket
money," a model named Kim told the newspaper, saying she could earn
up to 800 marks per night. ($1-1.596 Mark)
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