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This is exactly right. We must eat Sushi as it was originally eaten. Any other method is blasphemy. Just like Hamburgers should only be eaten if passed through

by sjtrny 12y ago

This is exactly right. We must eat Sushi as it was originally eaten. Any other method is blasphemy. Just like Hamburgers should only be eaten if passed through a drive-thru window and Croissants eaten under a waning crescent moon.

visakanv 12y ago
I once read an article extensively discussing the distinction between eating spaghetti with a spoon to assist vs without. Apparently those who use spoons are treacherous heathens, utterly uncivilized.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  I eat a pizza once at a place where the owner was really into the Right Way of eating pizza; he got irritated when I asked for some ketchup and explained to me that it's blasphemy, and I should use olive oil instead. I did, and I really liked it (now I use both).
  - BrandonM 12y ago
    The first time I ever saw someone eat pizza with ketchup was in Poland. It seemed really strange to me. I grew up in the US.
    - TeMPOraL 12y ago
      I'm from Poland, that's how we usually eat pizza here - with ketchup and garlic sauce.
arjie 12y ago
I don't think he was talking about a prescriptivist's "correct" way to eat the food. I believe it was intended to be a review of the interesting dining experience at this place. Less "this is how it should be eaten" and more "I tried eating at this place where the chef insists I follow his rules and I kinda liked it".
- bojo 12y ago
  This is exactly how I read it. More about the experience and atmosphere the chef is working hard to provide than some hard rules about how to eat sushi. You aren't going to see anything close what the chef provides in a sushi chain store, for example.
philtar 12y ago
What happened to the no negativity rule? Also, you don't have to. You can eat it however you like. But he'll pretend the restaurant is full when you call in for a reservation next time.
- sjtrny 12y ago
  What negativity? I'm extremely serious with my positivity.
- joshuapants 12y ago
  Guidelines and rules are not the same thing, and I believe the exact text was to avoid gratuitous negativity. I don't think that comment was gratuitous.
plongeur 12y ago
I not just break deliberately each of those rules - I do it proudly. I take time, love high-ceiling rooms, I chit chat, I prefer it for dinner ... I even use Xylitol to sweeten the sushi rice!
- gergles 12y ago
  > I even use Xylitol to sweeten the sushi rice! I'm amazed sushi restaurants let you in after they notice that. That's a level of disrespect for the chef I can hardly imagine.
puranjay 12y ago
Except your hamburger doesn't have a rich history and tradition associated with it. You can go ahead and not follow the rules, but that would only lessen your enjoyment of the meal. Why would you do that to yourself?
- ceejayoz 12y ago
  > You can go ahead and not follow the rules, but that would only lessen your enjoyment of the meal. Maybe, maybe not. I see no reason sushi would be unique in human experiences by being only enjoyable in one manner by everyone. Hell, people get pissed off over whether firewood should be stored bark-down or bark-up. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/in-norway-tv-program-on-firewood-elicits-passions.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/in-norway-tv-...

by sjtrny 12y ago

visakanv 12y ago

I once read an article extensively discussing the distinction between eating spaghetti with a spoon to assist vs without. Apparently those who use spoons are treacherous heathens, utterly uncivilized.

TeMPOraL 12y ago
I eat a pizza once at a place where the owner was really into the Right Way of eating pizza; he got irritated when I asked for some ketchup and explained to me that it's blasphemy, and I should use olive oil instead. I did, and I really liked it (now I use both).
- BrandonM 12y ago
  The first time I ever saw someone eat pizza with ketchup was in Poland. It seemed really strange to me. I grew up in the US.
  - TeMPOraL 12y ago
    I'm from Poland, that's how we usually eat pizza here - with ketchup and garlic sauce.

arjie 12y ago

I don't think he was talking about a prescriptivist's "correct" way to eat the food. I believe it was intended to be a review of the interesting dining experience at this place. Less "this is how it should be eaten" and more "I tried eating at this place where the chef insists I follow his rules and I kinda liked it".

bojo 12y ago
This is exactly how I read it. More about the experience and atmosphere the chef is working hard to provide than some hard rules about how to eat sushi. You aren't going to see anything close what the chef provides in a sushi chain store, for example.

philtar 12y ago

What happened to the no negativity rule? Also, you don't have to. You can eat it however you like. But he'll pretend the restaurant is full when you call in for a reservation next time.

sjtrny 12y ago
What negativity? I'm extremely serious with my positivity.
joshuapants 12y ago
Guidelines and rules are not the same thing, and I believe the exact text was to avoid gratuitous negativity. I don't think that comment was gratuitous.

plongeur 12y ago

I not just break deliberately each of those rules - I do it proudly. I take time, love high-ceiling rooms, I chit chat, I prefer it for dinner ... I even use Xylitol to sweeten the sushi rice!

gergles 12y ago
> I even use Xylitol to sweeten the sushi rice! I'm amazed sushi restaurants let you in after they notice that. That's a level of disrespect for the chef I can hardly imagine.

puranjay 12y ago

Except your hamburger doesn't have a rich history and tradition associated with it. You can go ahead and not follow the rules, but that would only lessen your enjoyment of the meal. Why would you do that to yourself?

ceejayoz 12y ago
> You can go ahead and not follow the rules, but that would only lessen your enjoyment of the meal. Maybe, maybe not. I see no reason sushi would be unique in human experiences by being only enjoyable in one manner by everyone. Hell, people get pissed off over whether firewood should be stored bark-down or bark-up. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/in-norway-tv-program-on-firewood-elicits-passions.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/in-norway-tv-...