Do you get annoyed when people mis-use the ginger that comes with sushi?

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Because the whole point of good food is how it tastes going in. If you eat the ginger with the sushi you're ruining the taste.

Mabey both of you are too umm, ignorant to know what you're talking about?

What if they like it the ignorant way better than the dipshit elitist snob way? Maybe they like the taste better with the ginger and the sushi at the same time? Ever consider that?

 

[randomlinh]

i like my ginger on my sushi.

 

[erwin1978]

I put my ginger on top of the sushi, too. I then put some of the green stuff. Lastly I drizzle with soy sauce until the rice is golden brown. I eat and enjoy the tears coming out of my nose as the wasabe kicks in.

 

[Dessert Tears]

Different replies from the last time you posted a sushi/ginger thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...eadid=1945282&arctab=y

 

[UncleWai]

Both of you aren't Japanese, stick to your own food.

 

[pyonir]

It's no different than going to a good steakhouse and someone in your party adds steak sauce or ketchup to their steak. I wouldn't do it, but if they like it, then who cares? I wouldn't be embarrassed by it.

 

[grohl]

LOL at OP. owned x 100

 

[SmoochyTX]

I don't eat sushi so I don't care how it's supposed to be eaten. *shrug*

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: UncleWai
Both of you aren't Japanese, stick to your own food.

I'm a US born citizen, I don't HAVE my own food, much less culture.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
I stay out of stuffy places like that. Their food generally sucks anyway. For 25% of the price of a meal at one I can cook a steak myself and have it come out far better.

And you know what, I'd probably just laugh with happy amusement if I was stuck in a restaurant like that and my friend was sprinkling mints on her steak. In fact, I'd chalk it up as a mark in her favor.

ZV

Does your steak taste like sushi? I'm confused...wasn't this a thread about sushi?

 

[MartyMcFly3]

WGAF how she eats her food? If she likes it leave her be. Its not ignorant, it's what she likes.

There's a lot more going on that you should be worrying about than how your friend eats her food. If I were her and you told me that I'm eating it wrong, not only would I laugh in your face but then I'd add more ginger to the sushi just to piss you off since you are so uptight about it.

 

[imported_Imp]

I toss/dump my ginger. Same goes for the wasabi. Both taste like crap to me. However, I love (freaking LOVE) drowning the sushi in soy sauce.

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: Imp
I toss/dump my ginger. Same goes for the wasabi. Both taste like crap to me. However, I love (freaking LOVE) drowning the sushi in soy sauce.

Heh, I love ginger and wasabi but I HATE soy sauce

 

[Howard]

Tough shlt.

 

[Pepsi90919]

if you do everything the Sushi FAQ tells you to do while in a restaurant, your head will spin.

 

[mrrman]

i put ginger on everything....no big deal

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I remember when I went to Japan with 20 other people in 11th grade.

16 of them were white, 1 was black, 3 were asian ( including me)

My black friend and the asians ate normally. WE got chopsticks, ate the rice norammly, and just ate like any regular person.

EVERY single white person took soy sauce and drowned their rice in it, and complained there wasn't enough Soy Sauce. Every single meal started with asking where the danm soy sauce was. I remember thinking " How the hell do you people eat rice?" My secondary thought was " I bet you all believe that Chinese food is actual chinese food.." because I think thats the main reason why they do it. "American" Chinese food is salty as hell.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
I remember when I went to Japan with 20 other people in 11th grade.

16 of them were white, 1 was black, 3 were asian ( including me)

My black friend and the asians ate normally. WE got chopsticks, ate the rice norammly, and just ate like any regular person.

EVERY single white person took soy sauce and drowned their rice in it, and complained there wasn't enough Soy Sauce. Every single meal started with asking where the danm soy sauce was. I remember thinking " How the hell do you people eat rice?" My secondary thought was " I bet you all believe that Chinese food is actual chinese food.." because I think thats the main reason why they do it. "American" Chinese food is salty as hell.

What's wrong with soy sauce? Steamed rice basically has no flavor.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Descartes
That's not as bad as people that try to drink the water from the finger bowl in some restaurants.

So that's what it's for.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

You'd be a toolbox for telling her but I think it's retarded to eat sushi with the ginger on it. It's supposed to get the taste out of your mouth so you can move onto a different type of fish and get the taste; if you're just downing ginger with every piece or roll then you're not going to taste anything but ginger, and you're wasting your money buying $15-20 plates of sushi when you could get $1 worth of Uncle Ben's and get a mouthful of rice instead.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
You'd be a toolbox for telling her but I think it's retarded to eat sushi with the ginger on it. It's supposed to get the taste out of your mouth so you can move onto a different type of fish and get the taste; if you're just downing ginger with every piece or roll then you're not going to taste anything but ginger, and you're wasting your money buying $15-20 plates of sushi when you could get $1 worth of Uncle Ben's and get a mouthful of rice instead.

EXACTLY. We had a sushi boat - $60! But she put ginger on every damn piece, seemed like a waste. I just wonder if she doesn't know better, but I'll let her be. I'm not elitist, I just remember the times I've done stupid stuff (ordering steaks well done!) until friends told me better, and I appreciated it.

 

[Pepsei]

stab sushi... with a fork....

but seriously, this is not a big deal.. as long as the sushi chef doesn't kick you out.

 

[bonkers325]

just tell your friend to take off the fish, and eat just the rice and ginger. because thats essentially what your friend is doing

 

[Chaotic42]

Sushi?

No, I don't know any trendy, Japanese-obsessed, VW driving hippies!

<--Ducks

 

[Mo0o]

you should just ask her nicely whether she's tried it without the ginger and tell her about the point of it. maybe she has no idea and thinks you're suppose to do it this way