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I hope I'm not annoying you with my replies. I'm enjoying the friendly discussion. > To your point of foreign food in Japan, I find it to be of better quality
by ascar 8y ago
I hope I'm not annoying you with my replies. I'm enjoying the friendly discussion.
> To your point of foreign food in Japan, I find it to be of better quality than foreign food in Europe.
That's mostly an illusion based on your expectation bias. Foreign food in Europe as well as in Japan is made to mostly cater for the local population. Pizza in Japan is twice the price and half the taste of most Pizza in Germany (in my small sample size of 2 pizzerias here, because I didn't like paying that much for something I don't like. Pizza is my favorite food though and I'm also very good in making it myself). But you probably like it more, because it uses less spices and Japanese food in general uses less spices. That's not an issue of quality, but of different expectation of taste.
I have been in Japan for 5 months and traveled for a month through 6 cities and to Okinawa, eating Ramen in every city at least once, but the best Ramen I had was still in Munich (by a Japanese chef). Not because the quality is better there, but because they added more species and more meat and that fits my taste. The sushi you get in German running sushi is mostly inside-out maki, with less nori and a higher amount of fish inside. I actually prefer it, but I would never say it's better quality than original Japanese sushi (I'm actually pretty sure the quality of the fish used is worse). Although I never liked miso soup before coming to Japan and I really like it here.
> Chinese restaurants have little or nothing to do with actual and good Chinese food.
Yes that's true and the same reason. Case in point, I personally strongly prefer German Chinese food over real Chinese food. Interestingly though "Chinese" food between Ireland and Germany have basically nothing in common but the name.
- Ultramanoid 8y agoWell, this has gone off-topic quickly, but I certainly appreciate the notes comparing living standards and cultural differences. Whatever that may have to do with Recruit taking over the world, which I don't think is likely to happen at at all. Certainly food talk is tricky, as it can be extremely subjective. If you haven't yet, I recommend trying the local okonomiyaki in Hiroshima, cooked in front of you. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial should also be a mandatory trip for every school or university in the world.
- ascar 8y agoAh from my experience on HN derailing topics is acceptable as long as it stays constructive and new things are said. Also no one is forced to read a thread that already starts at ~3 levels deep, if he doesn't like the topic. It's really easy to just collapse that. I often really enjoy some threads that have derailed heavily, but tell me knew interesting things in a well written way. I have seen the peace memorial. The children memorial close by left the most lasting impression. Ringing the peace bell was also a very special moment. I only had Okonomiyaki in Osaka. Not cooked in front of me, but served on a hot plate built into the table and finished at the table with what I think was mayonnaise and dried tuna. It was good, but I will have no chance to visit Hiroshima again to compare.
- Ultramanoid 8y agoRegarding water, I started drinking it bottled during the Fukushima accident in 2011, when in Katsushika City ( East of Tokyo ) they recommended not to give tap water to babies or young children for a few days when radiation readings briefly spiked. It took a few hours for bottled water to disappear that day... That one was scary. Related, right now : http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201902230008.aspx http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201902230008.aspx