TIL that the kappa in 'kappamaki' (cucumber sushi roll) refers to the humanoid amphibians in Japanese folklore. They drown humans to steal or suck out their Shirikodama, which are small orbs that
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The adorable frog-alligator-platypus tetranodon is a mix of a kappa, a water dwelling yokai, and a sumo wrestler. It even eats cucumber-like slugs (on the monster hunter twitter), much like the kappa. :