• sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Europeans
    own literally the entire world's land for 300 years

    Japan
    start industrializing in the 20th century
    on an island smaller than Spain

    guess which one invented the objectively most beautifully marbled beef on the planet

    I'm not actually trying to be racist but it's almost painfully obvious that East Asian people care way more about taste than Europeans

    • very high value on freshness, live fish tanks at stores, live abalones/shrimp/stuff whitey has never even heard of
    • very high value on fruit ripeness, sell boxes of very ripe fruit in bulk to make them affordable, something I've never seen in an anglo grocery store
    • the best ripest fruit (which is only affordable by the bourgeois) is all from Japan
    • Kobe beef was invented in Japan
    • Japan even won 1st place at international cheese competitions

    it's pretty bougie but it does seem like Europeans "underperform" in the gastronomic-innovation competition given the absurd amount of resources they have. Spain and France are probably up there but that's about it

    • charly4994 [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Something interesting I noted while living in Japan is the general fact that flavors are allowed to be mild in Japan. You don't need super strong flavors and having a lightly seasoned meal allows you to enjoy the flavors of the dish that is being served. Things made for the American palate are generally flavor explosions in your mouth. You can have big flavors in Japanese cooking but you can also just have smaller flavors too.

    • JuanGLADIO [any]
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      2 years ago

      How do you leave out Italians? Nobody cares about fresh more than Italians. The Market Centrales in their city centers alone!