Quote from: HeinekenClock;1350441My dad told me not to become some weeaboo japanophile (though he didn't actually use those words) like the comic book nerds in my town that pretend to know everything about japan just because they like the food and the comics.

I told him it was already too late -.-'

Sounds like your dad has a prejudice problem.

I love sushi, too.  It's available at affordable prices in some places (e.g. the grocery store), but my mom is always afraid I'll contract E. Coli or some other bacterial infection from eating raw fish.  I've been eating undercooked animal protein since I was 7 and have NEVER gotten sick off it.

One of my favorites is the "Rainbow Roll", it's a California Roll topped with sashimi.

EXAMPLE:
http://foodpages.ca/itemimmgs/114411_2_7_Rainbowroll_1144898659.jpg

Quote from: WhY sO sErIoUs!!?!?!@!@;1349894My parents were out of town today and they left me a couple of euros for some food. I could get some fries and keep the change but instead I called someone and went to a town nearby that had a wok restaurant (do you call it wok? we call it wok.) I was planning on just taking the 20 euro all-inclusive menu and then just eat a lot and drink even more, but when I got there I saw all these things I never had before and I actually had a very good meal and I've tried out at least five types of food that I never had before, really cool!
 
I took a picture of my first plate and I was going to do it with all the others but by then there were more people so I wasn't going to take photos of my food in a crowded restaurant.
 

 
Sushi is actually totally different from what I expected and not disgusting at all.
 
Edit - I just noticed the pictures from my phone don't just look good on the tiny screen, that's nice too.

never order something that has a fich head with it or this my happenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skxkHxtua9Y&feature=related

Herring > any other raw fish

Quote from: obnoxious douchebag;1368788Herring > any other raw fish

Tilapia < any other raw fish

Don't try it, lest you want to piss bones and shit tapeworms for a fortnight.

Quote from: SailorClock;1365659Sounds like your dad has a prejudice problem.

I love sushi, too.  It's available at affordable prices in some places (e.g. the grocery store), but my mom is always afraid I'll contract E. Coli or some other bacterial infection from eating raw fish.  I've been eating undercooked animal protein since I was 7 and have NEVER gotten sick off it.

Meh, don't be so quick to judge. He was complaining about people who think they know everything about Japan, just because they like anime. I agree, people like that can get annoying, mostly because people confuse me with people like that. ( I am the opposite, I like most things about Japan, like the language and culture, but am not a big fan of anime,) But people assume I am because I chose Japanese as my second language course. (And because my brother is.)


I love sushi too, The best sushi I ever had was at a teppanyaki restaurant. The rest of the food was good too, but I can't eat the chicken, because I'm allergic to teriyaki.

As for the E. Coli thing, sushi can't give you it because it is not actually raw, that's sahimi, even sashimi is prepared, and not truly raw. Sushi is any meal prepared with vinegared rice.

Try cuttlefish, it is delicious and horrifyingly crunchy. And then you feel guilty about eating an intelligent creature. It's like biting a dolphin.

Also making sushi is ridiculously fun, but the rice is hard to get right.