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Do people actually find fast food to be distasteful, or is it just the health aspects that are a turn-off? I love fast foods for the most part, but I suppose they're rather deadly if eaten every day.
Some years ago, I took a ten day trip to Russia. It was the only time I lost weight on a vacation. It was also the only time I enjoyed airline food (on the flight home).
However, I did like ordering those smaller size bottles of lower alcohol Russian vodka. That was a treat.
I feel pretty much the same way about Polish food, as does my Polish husband. Ugh.
You didn't have the pelmeni? The beef stroganoff? The Chicken Kiev? The kholodetz? The caviar? The blini?
My daughter eats Sushi. I tried some when out with her, and it wasn't too bad, but I couldn't look at it too closely because I know it was raw fish in there and I didn't want to gag. It was OK, but not something I would say, "Hey, that tasted great, I think I'll order that next time!"
I just don't get it. Am I missing something that everyone else sees in Japanese food? There are a lot of Japanese restaurants around--somebody must be eating this stuff and enjoying it.
I do too. Sushi rolls, gyoza, teriyaki salmon, chicken katsu, yakisoba noodles, chicken tatsuta, mochi...ahhh I could eat it every day. I recently had Japanese curry as well and prefer it to Indian curry.
I voted for Polynesian food. I've had it more than once and am not a fan.
Japanese is probably at the top of my list for favorite cuisine. We have several "Japanese" restaurants in our area but only one has authentic Japanese food. The Americanized Japanese restaurants put a sweet teriyaki glaze on most of their dishes and the sushi selection is similar to the grocery store.
I look at the sushi menu and if they have Uni and salmon skin items on the sushi menu I can usually count on some good Japanese food. Also, look at the appetizer menu - if you see several strange items, like broiled Yellowtail collar, it's probably authentic.
But, I guess some people just don't care for Japanese cuisine.
look at the sushi menu and if they have Uni and salmon skin items on the sushi menu I can usually count on some good Japanese food. Also, look at the appetizer menu - if you see several strange items, like broiled Yellowtail collar, it's probably authentic.
Most of our better Japanese restaurants will have broiled yellowtail collar, but it's not on the menu. You have to ask for it.
Charred and fatty and absolutely delicious.
Most of our better Japanese restaurants will have broiled yellowtail collar, but it's not on the menu. You have to ask for it.
Charred and fatty and absolutely delicious.
Yes - quite good. Our one authentic Japanese restaurant has it on the menu but they don't always have it available - I suppose the word got out.
If I could, I would eat Japanese food, breakfast, lunch and dinner, every day for the rest of my life.
As a society, Japan takes their food seriously. ONLY in Japan could a show like "Iron Chef" be a hit on a prime-time major network. They have done more innovating in the past 100 years than the rest of the world combined.
Yeah, Japanese every day. Anyone who doesn't get it should give it a few more tries. There are quite a few "world's great cuisines." French, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese. And every region has things that they do very well -- from low-country barbecue to poutine, pilsner to fried cod. But Japan is unique that it is one of the great cuisines, and for the most part it is exceedingly healthy. No roux-thickened sauces. Very little fried food. (Tempura, sure. But even that is healthier than most fried foods.)
You could do worse picking one great cuisine and sticking with it.
I guess Japanese is an acquired taste, and I just haven't acquired it. My throat still closes up just thinking about that fishy mushy fried thing, whatever it was. And I don't understand the need to absolutely DRENCH the salmon or steak in teriyaki sauce--wouldn't a little be more subtle be better so that you could taste the fish or meat without the heavy saltiness?
Again, it's probably me. I see from the posts above that many of you love this stuff.
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