Perhaps instead of politely eating the "weird little Asian food with the raw fish", Americans should have taken a tack of "we don't eat that stuff here" and started deporting the people who tried to make it.
But contrary to mainstream popular opinion Americans aren't nearly rude or "racist" enough to have the heart have done that. So now in addition to trading our heritage and homeland for the ability to eat various foods from around the world (like sushi), we can get criticized for eating it wrong too! How great is that?
Most of what we have in America isn't particularly Japanese either in origin or in character. Though a lot of it is run by other kinds of immigrants. My point is it would still be here if there were no immigrants, and it would still be its own thing. A lot of it is cooked and not particularly weird in any way as a food. It's not like rice is unheard of to us. Japanese don't put mayonnaise on their sushi.
Some people (and since the GP clarified I don't think he meant to do this) just take the opportunity to shit on Americans for Americanizing food with foreign origins. "Oh stupid Americans eat sushi with their hands/a fork instead of learning how to use this completely foreign utensil to eat this foreign food they might eat once every few months!" "Stupid Americans eat sushi with this condiment they're used to instead of this other one they aren't!"
Meanwhile when I took an Indian coworker to a BBQ joint and he ordered the lamest veggie burger I'd ever seen I blamed myself for taking a vegan to a BBQ joint instead of him for being a "stupid Indian" for not being able to try/appreciate good American BBQ.
I'm probably over-sensitive to it, but 30 years of seeing this sort of thing on the Internet takes its toll.
My mom had "never eat raw meat; always cook your meat" drilled into her head so much the first time we went to a "sushi" restaurant she was terrified I might eat raw fish despite them only serving California Rolls and the like.
Meanwhile I only eat salmon raw I like it so much more than when it's cooked.
Will Americans get credit for getting over the "never eat raw meat" taboo in a single generation?
Perhaps instead of politely eating the "weird little Asian food with the raw fish", Americans should have taken a tack of "we don't eat that stuff here" and started deporting the people who tried to make it.
But contrary to mainstream popular opinion Americans aren't nearly rude or "racist" enough to have the heart have done that. So now in addition to trading our heritage and homeland for the ability to eat various foods from around the world (like sushi), we can get criticized for eating it wrong too! How great is that?
Most of what we have in America isn't particularly Japanese either in origin or in character. Though a lot of it is run by other kinds of immigrants. My point is it would still be here if there were no immigrants, and it would still be its own thing. A lot of it is cooked and not particularly weird in any way as a food. It's not like rice is unheard of to us. Japanese don't put mayonnaise on their sushi.
Some people (and since the GP clarified I don't think he meant to do this) just take the opportunity to shit on Americans for Americanizing food with foreign origins. "Oh stupid Americans eat sushi with their hands/a fork instead of learning how to use this completely foreign utensil to eat this foreign food they might eat once every few months!" "Stupid Americans eat sushi with this condiment they're used to instead of this other one they aren't!"
Meanwhile when I took an Indian coworker to a BBQ joint and he ordered the lamest veggie burger I'd ever seen I blamed myself for taking a vegan to a BBQ joint instead of him for being a "stupid Indian" for not being able to try/appreciate good American BBQ.
I'm probably over-sensitive to it, but 30 years of seeing this sort of thing on the Internet takes its toll.
Eating out with vegetarians is impossible at most normal kind of restaurants. They deal with it, I guess.
I have dietary restrictions, now, and I have to deal with mine. Theirs is just worse.
My mom had "never eat raw meat; always cook your meat" drilled into her head so much the first time we went to a "sushi" restaurant she was terrified I might eat raw fish despite them only serving California Rolls and the like.
Meanwhile I only eat salmon raw I like it so much more than when it's cooked.
Will Americans get credit for getting over the "never eat raw meat" taboo in a single generation?
That wasn't my intention at all. It was just an amusing observation from an uncultured occasional sushi enjoyer. Cheers.
I am perhaps over-sensitive to comments I perceive as "stupid uncultured Americans!" having read such things on the internet for going on 30 years.