Bubble tea establishments are scrambling to meet demand as M-League fans try to get the winning edge.
This craze comes after Matsugase Takaya, a member of the EX Furinkazan, won his game after preparing a dish made from salmon roe, known in Japanese as ikura (いくら).
A few days later, Takamiya Mari of the Konami Mahjong Fight Club had a meal with Matsugase’s ikura and won her game.
After this overwhelming evidence, fans were scrambling to get a hold of some salmon roe to have some good luck themselves.
For a premium price, they are mixing the salmon roe with another guaranteed winning ingredient: M-League water.
“It’s expensive and tastes like wet fish eggs, but it’s guaranteed to give me good luck,” one fan said. Another customer said, “It sure beats studying.”
Critics of the fad call it a marketing ploy and a useless pursuit. “When everyone’s super, no one will be…”
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