Some choice bits
they interviewed the chef who invented california roll. He put the rice on the outside because his customers found seaweed too scary.
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I was reading about this earlier today, sushi in the States is assembled rice-side-out because back in the day, Americans would peel off the nori before eating because seaweed was too scary for them. Absurd.
The lack of spices in Japanese food suggests Japanese are the white people of Asia
Japanese are the whitest asians but not because of the food
I like to imagine an inverse world where like, idk, Thai people became the dominant colonial power and online left people would be joking “Lol fucking Thai colonizers love burning their mouths with excessive peppers cuz it’s the only way their privileged asses can feel anything. Excuse me I’m over here with my Celtic brothers enjoying some meat and potato pie like the humble people we are.”
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Inventing a guy who makes "Ew you eat raw fish? thats fucking disgusting you're gonna get sick ew ew ew" jokes about sushi but its fine because he read the wikipedia article on unit 731.
Imagining a trendy hipster couple in Bangkok ordering a chili cheese dog to show off how sophisticated their flavor palate is
Some ethnic food people love in this alternate reality
Material conditions. They're the British of Asia.
Also because of the food. Very simple.
Better than white people food but not much.
i like japanese food, i mean not everything needs to be full of spice
seems unfair to generalise
It's weird how people associate spicy with good and flavorful. Chillis were only introduced to Asia centuries ago but I'm sure the foods been good for thousands.