> I find your comment overly dismissive... That's a fair point. I think inserting painting here is slightly off base, but I'll take it. What I have an issue w

> I find your comment overly dismissive... That's a fair point. I think inserting painting here is slightly off base, but I'll take it. What I have an issue with is that people make this seem like magic and that the sushi trade/business/culinary art has such amazing properties that we should just throw up our hands and say "Well, it's magic and it couldn't possibly be that anything they do is up for debate". In the end, it's food. I think we should say "fuck that" to being beaten over some sushi as much as we should say "fuck that" to insane working hours and poor working conditions for chefs in other cuisine. It seems to me that some people suggest that sushi just wouldn't stay the same without the exact culture the masters have built around it. I think that's completely wrong. To give this more perspective, I don't think we would accept people being beaten for making mistakes while painting, and the idea of not being able to practice painting because you're not allowed to do more than clean brushes for three years seems fairly ridiculous to me. I think there's a place for challenging that culture and saying there should be a better way. > That being said, I'm not a fan of sushi either and I find most of the fuss people make about it quite superficial (much like people make a fuss about yoga). Yet I'd still assume that it a form of art is at its core and that lot of masters do practice it as an art. I'm actually a very recent fan of sushi. I like it because it's like a foody snack and I can have some sushi next to me while I'm coding and just eat as I go. I'm sure the restaurants I go to are crap to real sushi-lovers, though. Especially since I'm fairly certain no one is getting beat in the kitchen, or having to wash rice for three years.