Hell, some of us consume beans specifically for their magical quality. Cheap thrills - you never know when you’ll run into a kid who’s never pulled the finger before.
Apparently in post WWII Japan starvation was an immediate danger as we moved in to occupy. We send massive amounts of beans to a nation that had no history of them.
The women said they were thankful, but were mortified and embarrassed that the beans made them “so rude”.
Beans in the pot; cane chairs at the table.