Loving ALL japanese food

[Sailor_Moon84]

i am wondering why i love japanese food (sushi, sashimi, sukiyaki etc) and most of my japanese friends can't even stand these foods.

one of my japanese mates actually said i was more japanese then her, as she can't stand sushi.

i need to hear from people who think it's normal to love every single peice of japanes food.

 

[Colin]

I think part of it might have to do with the cultural context in which a person was born and lived. I am Japanese-American and I was raised in America, eating largely American food. I too love just about every Japanese food you can imagine (sukiyaki is my favorite!). I only ate Japanese food sparingly growing up (we did eat rice with every meal) so I grew up with burgers and pizza just like everyone else. On more than one occasion a foreign friend has supposed that I must really love these foods if I grew up eating them all the time. In reality, I don't mind those types of foods, sure, but I wouldn't really say I love them like I seem to love Japanese food. I think this is partly because Japanese food is still somewhat of a novelty and a treat for me. I don't have the chance to eat it constantly so when I do eat it I really enjoy it. I cannot say the same for burgers and pizzas as I can eat those whenever I want. I think if I grew up in Japan and ate mostly nihon ryori I might have the opposite view.

But then again, perhaps I should add the disclaimer that I have not met many Japanese people who seemed as wildly enthusiastic about American food as I am about Japanese food. Just about all I have talked to say that they do like American food but they prefer Japanese (which I agree with). Hmmm, so perhaps there is something magical about Japanese food after all.

 

[Ma Cherie]

i am wondering why i love japanese food (sushi, sashimi, sukiyaki etc) and most of my japanese friends can't even stand these foods.

one of my japanese mates actually said i was more japanese then her, as she can't stand sushi.

i need to hear from people who think it's normal to love every single peice of japanes food.

Darling I think it's just a matter of personal taste. You like Japanese food, I don't really think it's a matter of it being normal. ☝

 

[nice gaijin]

try all japanese food before you make that statement

 

[MeAndroo]

try all japanese food before you make that statement

Ha, I think it's time for natto.

 

[Apollo]

Ha, I think it's time for natto.

OH NO!!!!! I think most of us hate it!!!

 

[Brooker]

I wish I could eat Japanese food everyday. It's soooo good. And I was so healthy the whole time I lived in Japan. As soon as I returned home I gained a lot of weight. Also, I have a bad digestive system, but I had no problem with Japanese food. My time in Japan was the most healthy I've ever been in my whole life. Yay, for Japanese food!

 

[yukio_michael]

Maybe they dont eat sushi and sashimi all of the time... I've yet to meet anyone in Japan who absolutely loathed sushi, but all people have differing tastes, despite their race or origin.

 

[Brooker]

I met a few Japanese people in Japan who didn't like sushi. No matter where you go, there will always be people who don't fit the mold.

 

[Mike Cash]

I knew a Japanese physician who absolutely would NOT eat sushi.

Wanna know why?

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_060.html
Parasite of March
Meguro Kiseichuu Hakubutsukan
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm
What Parasites Can Live on Sushi?