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Habushu (ハブ酒): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-11-03

Habushu (ハブ酒) is a Japanese food classified as snake wine. Ingredients listed for it include Protobothrops flavoviridis, awamori.

Name in Japaneseハブ酒
Typesnake wine
Main ingredientsProtobothrops flavoviridis, awamori
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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