Though their concepts may be disconcerting, the above dishes at least incorporate elements that we've all agreed upon as consumable foodstuffs. Tenka Torimasu, a Japanese chicken chain, has disposed of these usual rules of culinary engagement and launched a promotional menu item that defies the laws of both God and man: "girl sweat"-flavored chicken.

While America reels at whatever form of animal protein or snack food Taco Bell has morphed into a shell this month, the rest of the world must contend with a far more harrowing fast-food-menu arms race. Playing fast and loose with both customers' emotions and flavor-profiling ethics, chains around the world have spent the past few years offering regional Frankensteinian food creations such as McDonald's Italy's Nutella burger , Dunkin' Donuts China's pork and seaweed doughnut , and Pizza Hut Hong Kong's pizza crust that oozes roe .

The chain's primarily offering is chicken cooked in the Japanese deep-frying technique of karaage, serving the chunks of fried meat with a variety of sauces ranging from spicy wasabi mayo to sweet Japanese plum. Their latest sauce endeavor had them venturing into uncharted territory as they attempted to capture the complex profile of female perspiration while (presumably) somehow keeping the dish palatable.

The company isn't asking customers to consume your run-of-the-mill July-humidity-subway-car girl sweat, of course. For the promotional dish, Tenka Torimasu has partnered with J-pop idol group Kamen Joshi to replicate the special kind of sweat flavor that can only be produced from the bleak existence of an idol singer.

Kamen Joshi, which translates to "masked girls," consisting of three core performance teams who dance and sing while wearing variations of the classic Jason Voorhees hockey mask. They ape Babymetal a bit, with some hoarse metal vocals and riffs peppered into their otherwise kawaii songs, their biggest of which is the above "Genkidane." Since "Genkindane" topped the Japanese charts in 2015, the girls have resorted to attention-grabbing gimmicks to stay in the spotlight, including an instructional video on how to quickly become topless; courting Donald Trump's weaboo base with a MAGA tribute video; and, now, selling bodily fluid-flavored food. The idol group's leader, Anna Tachibana, released the following overly-emphatic statement about the special menu item: "Wow! To be able to taste the refreshing flavor of an idol's sweat, this is the karaage of your dreams! This is the kind of thing that was only possible thanks to the crazy team-up between Kamen Joshi and Tenka Torimasu. Please try the Girl's sweat flavored karaage!!!"

Though I'd never really dreamed about tasting a girl's sweat, or even about chicken in general, my morbid curiosity and journalistic thirst compelled me to visit a Tenka Torimasu to try the sweaty poultry for myself, if only to serve as a cautionary tale for others.

I traveled to Tokyo's collegiate Ikebukuro neighborhood, arriving at a Tenka Torimasu stand right as it was opening for the day's lunch crowd. It was embarrassing to request the sweat dish. I pleaded with my eyes for the lone employee taking my order to notice my professional-looking camera and recognize that I was here on official business and not some wota with a fetish. Seeming more tired than judgmental, the cashier unflinchingly took my money—just under $4 US—and got to work preparing the dish.