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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

And why not chew it off? Is it like in church where you're not supposed to nibble your consecrated wafer?

I agree with the other things, though. And I feel like I'm supposed to repost the old "The Japanese Tradition" video on sushi: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bDL8yu34fz0 It's awesome. (And since satire doesn't always translate on the internet: It's a spoof.)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

Sushi is supposed to be bite-sized. In my experience this is not always the case in practice, but the idea is that you should just pop the whole thing in your mouth.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

And why not chew it off?

Last time I had sushi (about a week ago), I tried a place I'd never tried before. I ordered some sashimi and they were huge. If I'd eaten those in one bite each, it would have been like that game "chubby bunny". But then again I don't really know how authentic this particular sushi place was. Tasted great, though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I want to say it's some reason a long the lines of "it was masterfully creafted in such a way that the only best experience is to eat the whole thing at once, and to do otherwise is to insinuate a lack of respect", with the disclaimer that I don't actually know if that's what it is.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I think a good display of respect and that you enjoyed something, is to finish your plate. But that doesn't mean you got to swallow everything at once?!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

As I understand it, sushi in this context is specifically made to be a single bite.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I was confused by that part, too. I have always eaten sushi in a few bites. Maybe I'm a big pale skinned dickhead.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

When getting sushi in the US it's not uncommon to get, at least in my opinion, non bite sized pieces. Like the super deluxe roll with 15 things in it isn't going to be bite sized. However, I don't believe that's typical when getting sushi in Japan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You're probably right. I think the form factor is mainly due to sushi being finger food. And Japanese people seem to like bite-sized food anyways. I mean they don't hand you a knife in the first place so there wouldn't be any way to cut your food even if you wanted.

I'm not an expert on sushi either. And I wonder if it really has a long tradition of how it's supposed to be done. I suppose what we deem authentic are relatively new inventions. Like conveyor-belt restaurants aren't from the 18hundreds. And they certainly didn't eat raw salmon before refrigerators were commonplace.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't chew it off because the rice will go everywhere. But if you've got a plate then your fine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Then your fine is what? How much?? I demand to know