At that time in Denmark almost all baked goods were given exotic names.
Against his will, he finds himself up against a serial murderer with experience in exotic poisons, and whose master plan somehow involves the titular Indigo necklace.
In 2003/2004 he settled in Tokyo to conduct researches for the "Japan Foundation" in collaboration with the "Kyoto University", under the supervision of philosopher Akira Asada, on the theme of the 'reversed exoticism' in modern Japan'.
In its early stages during the 19th century, anthropology was principally concerned with the comparative study of foreign (i.e. non-Western) cultures, which were frequently regarded as exotic and primitive.