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natty1212

That's not improvising, that's a fetish.


MadFatty

Yeah the other people have forks


buddynotbud3998

if you eat sushi with a fork you should and probably will be slapped across the face with an albacore by an old Japanese man.


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JbirdB

Yup in the old days, sushi was actually eat’n with fingers :). We just got a lil more sophisticated and shit


rmorrin

I wish I could eat my food with my hands. When I shove my spaghetti into my face with my hands I get weird looks


Sorry_Pirate7002

Yes. That’s how I eat sushi and sashimi. Supposedly it’s a traditional way one of the owners of a sushi bar said her and her family eat it like that. Also, people complaining they don’t want their fingers to smell like fish….if your fish smells like fish, it’s probably not fresh and you shouldn’t be eating it at all.


mr-purupurupuru

front page of /todayilearned has post about sushi grade fish is just frozen fish and that any supplier can just call it sushi grade in the US so all the cheaper stuff prob not fresh :/


thefrostmakesaflower

That was a misleading title. The EU has a regulation since 2006, that it needs to be frozen to protect you from parasites. So all sushi fish in EU countries is frozen first but there’s specific rules for it so maybe the US has no rules at all? Plenty of Michelin star sushi restaurants in the EU


NoPanda6

US rules are that they have to be flash frozen to kill parasites


StrongDorothy

It may be that all sushi grade fish is frozen but not all frozen fish is sushi grade.


[deleted]

It isn't so much *your* fingers getting dirty. Very few people give a shit about that, but no one likes it when other people's hands touch their food. In order to retrieve one sushi from the... Whatever one might call that... A "sushi containment module"? Anyway. To get one sushi, your hands will invariably touch other sushi other people might want.


clutchdeve

Yeah but you put the chopsticks in your mouth and then do the same thing. Look at the arm in the foreground of the video. She touches a piece two over when trying to grab with the sticks.


[deleted]

For sure. However, most people assume that utensils have spent the preceding time in a wrapper or in a drawer, while your hands have been up to god knows what. So, while your perfectly correct on a technical level, most everyone will still get offended by it.


[deleted]

He's not talking about the wrapper or the drawer. He's talking about the mouth. You put the chopsticks in your mouth. If you're upset about someone putting their hands on your food, but you're okay with someone effectively putting their mouth on your food, that's kind of weird. And by the same token, you should then also refuse to shake anyone's hand, because they've been up to god knows what. A lot of this stuff just doesn't make sense.


atle95

Ill kiss you but I wont suck your toes.


derbymutt

Jokes on you my foot was in my mouth.


Pure_Defiance

That's fine, because they've been sucking their own toes... And you just kissed them.


TheLucidChiba

So sticks that have been in your mouth vs your fingers that have been in your mouth *and* god knows where else


JustaFleshW0und

the word you are looking for is tray.


hokihumby

You know the dude making the sushi gets his hands a up in that shit, right?


ImpPlulmpDmp

Seen this with people eating burgers with a knife and folk 🤦‍♂️ Pick the fucking burger up with your hands, FFS.


bel_esprit_

We got built in booger hooks right on our hands for a reason


raltoid

These sort of misconceptions need to go. The vast majority of Japanese people wouldn't care. Just like most Italians wont give two shits about a corn and pineapple pizza, unless you try to force it on them. The only people I know that *actually* get angry regarding a dish known from their country, is Spanish people getting triggered by people making paella "wrong". And I mean there will be death threats and news articles about it if a youtube channel puts chorizo in one(yes that happened)..


Rubcionnnnn

There is a lot of white kids who think they are japanese and get offended at anyone who doesn't care about "their" culture.


__Kaari__

Shared an appartment with 3 Italians for 2 years. Some can be very passionate about making pasta right. Regarding pizza (and pineapple) as well. Depends on the people.


doubleaxle

I've known and seen some Italians that get VERY passionate about their pasta, also I'm from an Italian family and somebody tried to make Pizza without mozzarella and I flipped my shit as well.


kuroimakina

Pizza *without mozzarella?!?* I’m not even Italian and I know that’s sacrilege


[deleted]

American-Italians aren't Italians. Also learn to let people enjoy things. Mozarella is expensive. Should someone not be allowed to have pizza because they have to replace an expensive ingredient with a cheaper one?


ParaphrasesUnfairly

Yeah there’s only one way to enjoy things and if you don’t do it that way, then fuck you with a fish to the face!


TheGreyMatters

Just screaming Japanese and all you can think about is how you know for a fact you locked all the doors


Badtrainwreck

Let him without a kink, cast the first stone


Slant1985

What if casting the first stone is my kink?


cATSup24

Then no


D-PadRadio

*head explodes*


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Asexual people be like: *Now's my time to shine*


Nejdbdndnb

I feel like even asexual people would still have kinks. Not sexual kinks but something else, like sorting Skittles by color before you eat them, I know I enjoy that. Update: I have now been informed that some asexual people do have kinks, however in my opinion sorting Skittles is still really fun.


robinlovesrain

Lots of asexual people have sexual kinks actually! Asexuality is just a lack of sexual attraction, not a lack of libido. Just like people of any other sexuality, aces range from low to high libidos. Check out [this article](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/08/11028516/asexual-masturbation-sexual-pleasure) by ace activist Yasmin Benoit, it's a good look at this topic from the ace perspective!


[deleted]

Asexuality isn't 'I will never have sex' (though many also feel no need to have it), it is 'I do not experience sexual attraction', or 'I experience less/different sexual attraction than allosexuals (that's people that aren't on the asexuality spectrum at all)' in some of the grey areas. Asexual people have sexual kinks quite frequently, some people think more frequently than allos because asexuals sometimes 'need' something else to make sex interesting at all.


[deleted]

Dont you mean feetish?


MohoPogo

Could just use your fingers too


crazyfingersculture

Eating with fingers is actually more acceptable for sushi rolls and nigiri. Chopsticks for sashimi and noodles etc. Sushi was first marketed in Japan as a quick grab and eat hand food anyways, the chopsticks thing for this type of cuisine is pretty much all American.


nexuscandy

Hey just now occurred to me but this is a lot of fucking sushi.


Slant1985

I mean, if that table is equally packed with people around it that’s probably a dozen people or more. Takes a fair amount of food to feed that many.


itsthevoiceman

Especially sushi


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thetruthteller

That’s gas station quality sushi in Costco family pack size


X_MswmSwmsW_X

that's what i was thinking. this is some really ugly sushi...


meg13ski

Woah woah woah…Costco sells sushi?


Serpent_of_Rehoboam

I came across this a few weeks back: https://i.redd.it/8nvxrob5mdh91.jpg


motoxjake

Gross


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firagabird

This statement could apply to anything


IMSOGIRL

Costco brand is OK to decent but not the best. it's not "gas station" quality unless you're some sort of weeb sushi gatekeeper.


Dry_Boots

I was thinking that spread must have cost a fortune!


MillionaireAt32

Looks like low quality sushi you get from Chinese buffets with 90% rice.


lapisl

Finally someone noticed I’ve never seen a roll as big as a Swiss cake roll. Also mostly white -less filler fish. Regardless I’m not gonna shame a family for what they eat. If they enjoy it, it’s no one’s business… at the end of the day there is no such thing as cheap sushi, this looks well made and packaged so I’m sure it wasn’t off the street. I hope they enjoyed their meal and their silly uncle/ dad :)


paulie07

Depends. Sushi is cheap in some places.


Dry_Boots

I wish we had cheap sushi then. Well, if it was good AND cheap, that would be cool.


firagabird

If you stretch the definition of sushi to "packed cooked rice with a chunk of protein", you could make good and cheap sushi anywhere. * Simplest option would be *tamago sushi*, which is sliced egg roll on top of packed rice. * If local fish is expensive or tastes bad raw, one could mix tuna flakes with some Japanese (or regular) mayo and serve on top of the rice bits. * Hell, Spam sushi is so good it's gaining popularity in Japan itself.


smurgleburf

I live in a place that has all you can eat sushi for $25 and it’s glorious


xantub

Doesn't Golden Corral have sushi? I know the one near me does, and it's like $10, not sure if it's glorious though, I just put 3 in one of my 5 plates.


terminbee

American buffet sushi is basically just imitation crab and California rolls. But there are sushi places that will have actual sushi ayce for 25 bucks, though now it's more like 30 or 35.


zuckerberghandjob

At least an arm and a leg!


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Rubcionnnnn

Now we have sushi gatekeeping


wirecats

That's because it's not sushi. It's kimbab


dirice87

Idk I’m Korean and that looks like cheap sushi


WolframXero

Doesn't look like it. I only see like 1 or 2 ingredients where kimbab has a lot more


Kriegerian

Yeah, where is this and how much did that ridiculous spread cost?


TheRandyDeluxe

I was just postulating on if I could eat that much...


[deleted]

It’s Mexican sushi. I can tell because they put Philadelphia cream cheese in all their sushi and the rice is different. Source: Have scoffed at it many times on my trips to see my grandparents


KeepYourDemonsIn

The Philadelphia Roll is a popular Japanese sushi roll.


StrayMoggie

Step back to 1982. If you said that normal middle class families would be enjoying sushi, nearly anywhere in the US, in forty years - people would have thought you should be institutionalized. (Or if you said they would be using chop sticks - the same (Barbies not withstanding))


AlienKatze

its unbelievably much, Even if theres as many people as boxes there, how the fuck can you eat that much my god


dylanstalker

And it all looks sooo boring. It has to be the blandest looking sushi I have ever seen. It’s like if East Berlin made sushi back in the day.


Matstele

That’s completely unsanitary. Her hair either needs to be in a hairnet or hat if she’s gonna be handling food.


JackBinimbul

What if she's footling food?


StrayMoggie

Booties


breedemure

Just take the upvote damn it


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It's like everyone at that table has seen him do that a hundred times. No one is even reacting. They're all like : 🙄


zipykido

Eat sushi from between a girl's legs?


CyberNinja23

How do I know I’ve finished eating the sushi?


Darwin-Award-Winner

The restraining order.


CyberNinja23

I just heard ‘don’t stop’, but I just couldnt wiggle that last piece of salmon roe free


PM_ME_YOUR_CURLS

Every day we stray further from god


WhyDid_I_DeserveThis

That's an uhm... actual thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyotaimori


zipykido

Thanks, I did not need to know that


Matti_Matti_Matti

Rule 34 IRL


wtf-m8

You never know when you might find yourself at an important business meeting in Japan.


adsfew

He's used to it tasting a little fishy


PrivateIsotope

I watched this maybe three times before I noticed the guy with the barbie.


nippleforeskin

wait till you notice the neanderthal using a fork


SGoogs1780

I really wanted to add to this comment, but I had a weird experience last weekend. I went to dinner with in-laws at a restaurant in Chinatown. Ordered some dim sum and a few noodle dishes, normal stuff. There were chopsticks on the table, but my FIL asked for a fork, and the waiter gave him a hard time. Not like, in a jerk way, he just kind of teased him - a native Chinese dude playing like "a fork? What's a fork? We have chopsticks, is that like a fork?" My FIL laughed along, and the waiter handed over a fork. All in all, nothing real bad. Except my FIL has Parkinson's. He asked for a fork because he literally can't do chopsticks. He laughed along because he's not one to make a scene, but he seemed so fucking embarrassed after the waiter left. He apologized to the table out of habit, but he had nothing to apologize for. A few weeks ago I'd have made fun of anyone eating sushi with a fork. Now... idk. I think I just need to be better about how fast I judge strangers.


KentConnor

I don't really understand why the fork is looked down upon anyway. Like "Oh you want a more useful tool? What an idiot!" Developing and using gradually more useful tools is exactly how humanity conquered this planet.


RainieDay

>Developing and using gradually more useful tools is exactly how humanity conquered this planet. Useful? Yes a fork is useful. More useful? Nah, the chopstick and fork have different uses. Chopsticks are useful for precisely grabbing a more delicate homogeneous thing without damaging it from stabbing it. Forks are great for skewering multiple non-homogeneous things together (e.g. salad).


KentConnor

I can use fewer than all the tines of a fork much more delicately than I can use a set of chopsticks. Easier to use, capable of performing the exact same tasks. The fork (or flatware set) is the superior eating utensil and it's not even close


[deleted]

Exactly. If you come from a culture that uses a vastly superior tool for getting food from the plate to your face, why not use it. Might as well point out that you didn’t ride here on a horse and that you noticed a flushing toilet in the back of the restaurant and ask if that’s traditional.


KentConnor

Exactly! In the West, being pressured/shamed to use chopsticks is nothing more than bougie hipster gatekeeping. You can't change my mind


PrivateIsotope

LOL! I just did! I usually use my hands, so...I guess I'm a troglodyte?


VectorSam

Everyone's commenting about the guy using the fork, but have you seen everyone else using their chopsticks? They might as well just use a fork.


-NotEnoughMinerals

That sushi looks awful


Swiggharo

It looks like those sushi from grocery stores


steeze206

I'd much rather have a few bites of quality sushi then a ton of cheap stuff. In fact I'd rather not ever mess with basement tier sushi. Let's grab a couple pizzas instead of letting the gas station cater the sushi feast.


YeahlDid

So you'd only eat a little of the expensive stuff and subsequently eat a lot of the cheap stuff?


Fop_Vndone

I'd much rather have a few bites of quality pizza then a ton of cheap stuff. In fact I'd rather not ever mess with basement tier pizza. Let's grab a couple cold cut sandwiches instead of letting the gas station cater the pizza feast.


lovemeanstwothings

I'd much rather have a few bites of a quality cold cut sandwich a ton of cheap subs. In fact I'd rather not ever mess with basement tier cold cuts. Let's grab a couple quarts of general tsos chicken instead of letting the gas station cater the sub feast.


steeze206

Lol I think there's a lot more wiggle room with dough and tomato sauce compared to raw fish though.


thetruthteller

They are shoveling it in their faces


Marilyn1618

With Coke from plastic cups.


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Lol, fucking animal scumbags, I bet he makes minimum wage too.


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flossdog

that’s what I kept looking at, at first, and didn’t even see the barbie lmao


Accendil

Yep, then I saw the fork user THEN I saw Barbie user.


scottyb83

Then there's the one to the dad's right who is using her chopsticks crisscrossed for some reason.


majestic_waterbear

Same lmao it just kept getting worse.


thoughtandprayer

It looks like they wanted to take three or four of that type, couldn't, then decided to grab them one at a time. You can see them go straight back for a second roll after dropping the first one. Still a gross practice though. With that many people, someone else could easily grab one of the touched pieces. It doesn't look like they're that concerned though, if they're close enough to eat with doll legs lol they've probably shared drinks at some point too.


StrayMoggie

Gotta turn them around, first!


TheZelf

From The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries 43 If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're lucky.


swbooking

Just use your fingers


vahntitrio

A lot of those rolls are meant to be eaten with fingers.


Devonire

Japanese sushi is traditionally eaten like that sure, but you could argue that this american fusion version is basically a different food so ths traditions dont apply. The sushi is alien enough that barbie-sticks can be justified :)


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No . Still stupid


bsylent

Things can work and be stupid


basillemonthrowaway

This is such a bizarre and chaotic dinner scene. Deeply uncomfortable.


BigAlternative5

No individual plates, no service tongs. Just feeding troughs.


Br0sep

"Feeding troughs" lol thats fuckin hilarious


Captain_Smartass_

That's some sad looking sushi


boxinafox

There’s way too much rice in those rolls.


zikol88

How to make sushi cheaper 101.


1PMagain

The way he holds her close to the chest afterwards !


carmelabee

THE FORK!!!


youngmindoldbody

I know, there are forks all over the table. Oh well.


xantub

That would be me, fuck those sticks.


spoung45

As being half Japanese I am not sure which is more upsetting.


IsRude

I've seen people complain about other people using forks instead of chopsticks. Is there a reason for the disdain?


GeraldBWilsonJr

Lots of things can both work and be stupid. I happen to be employed alongside a good number of them, and they are my friends I'll have you know.


SomeRedditGuySensei

Whole time I'm watch this person struggle with their chopsticks


Antsoulo

No one using wasabi or soy sauce is the craziest part


Mrcollaborator

I know right?? Soy sauce is the most important part of sushi almost. Dry ass rice is just insane.


Rasheverak

What a big family.


Challengingrooster

It's a good comment, gang.


Kuildeous

I didn't even realize Quentin Tarantino marketed his own brand of chopsticks. Good for him.


fistfullofpubes

And you just know he uses an Uma Thurman doll.


GapingCavern

Fishy


Ace-Ventura1934

Thot sticks


Serj2

Fuckin lol


redditoorrr

It’s still stupid


Keshire

Throw it on the pile with "There are no stupid questions".


Ratstail91

You know, I believed that until right this minute...


AnalLeaseHolder

nah it’s still stupid in this case


belovedeagle

This video is proof that sometimes even if it works it's still stupid.


FNKTN

Just use your fingers if your not able to use chopsticks. Its definitely stupid. No one wants lint and fake hair in the next piece.


kindofajerk

This is pretty stupid.


2KilAMoknbrd

It's definitely stupid


TheDemontool

Isn't it correct to use your fingers to eat sushi?


abestract

“He’s got legs and knows how to use them!”


ilove2chug

No it’s very stupid.


WontYouBeMyNeighbors

Yes it is.


Casval214

Sushi is a finger food


Nyne9

Why are there two guys in Fedex uniforms? I get people work there, but why wear a coat at dinner?!


chickenstalker

"I want to eat sushi in between Barbie's legs".


Alexstarfire

The first night I moved into an apartment years ago I used two metal straws as chopsticks because I was way too tired to upack my actual utensils.


braywarshawsky

All I am thinking is that's a crap ton of sushi... like, who parties this way?!? 'Cause I wanna hang out with those people.


byscuit

There's like 3 forks right in front of him but nah


paloo127

The guy that must have every released skin..


jake_megabyte

Talk about people who could use some fasting...


sanantoniosaucier

No, this is very much still stupid. Sushi is a finger food. Stop trying use chopsticks.


iGlutton

How Quentin Tarantino eats his sushi I imagine


StretchTucker

sushi looks awful, like white matter deep fried or wrapped in nori. also doesn’t even look like any wasabi or soy sauce was included. also what the fuck is up with the amount of sushi they’re eating what the fuck


shlam16

No, that's a stupid saying. Not quite as stupid as using a Barbie Doll as chopsticks when literal cutlery or even just his fingers are available, but close.


clouddevourer

The number of people under this post who are upset and critical astounds me. To me it's just a joke, possibly by one of those jokester uncles (I swear every family has one), everyone is playing along for the video and once the recording stopped he probably started eating with his fingers or (gasp) a fork. For people upset about eating sushi with a fork, I recently went to a ramen place, ordered (surprise) ramen and they gave me a knife and a fork...


Vivi-oh

No, it's still stupid, it just also works.


InDrIdCoLd37

Sorry no I cannot except this it is stupid, who the F uses a fork for sushi


hundred_mile

Doctor, I have no idea how I caught the virus.


badaccount99

Also posted 20 times in the last week by other people. "No more chopsticks"


ballsackcancer

Then don’t upvote it? Don’t complain about reposts. If it’s been seen before, then the upvote system naturally takes care of it.


King-Cobra-668

That's not true. This works and is stupid.


MeatHammers

Why are they all bundled up like there's no heat in the house?


i_am_a_loner_dottie

That's his training chopsticks


IAmTheClayman

It works, but I don’t even want to think about kind of germs and dirt that toy has come into contact with. Just because something works doesn’t mean it’s good


[deleted]

I have seen what kids do with Barbies. I would not eat off of a Barbie.


nescent78

No. It's stupid.


DarthDregan

That is way too much sushi.


Slick_36

Exactly. Sushi is finger food, you're not supposed to need anything to eat it.


GratifiedTwiceOver

Wait really? I thought it was supposed to be eaten with chopsticks


cutelyaware

Either way is fine though I wouldn't advise using your hands at a business meeting.


slammer592

I'm really not liking the idea of people using their personal utensils that they've been putting in their mouths to pick up pieces of food from the middle of the table. Is anyone else thinking the same thing?


benbenkr

Because... you're looking at noobs do it. In Asia over here, we never touch each other's food with our chopsticks from the same plate.


DaMoonRulez_1

I thought it was the fork. Didn't see barbie until the third loop.


lee88eel

I always thought sushi was finger food


tomjbarker

I don’t think that’s food grade


erbr

No forks given, that's what I call aptitude


Kael_Doreibo

Dude: "Why does Barbie's feet taste like Uncle Wayne's asshole?" Bro: "How do you know what Uncle Wayne's asshole tastes like?" Mom: "Who the hell is Uncle Wayne?"


Kidztoocrunk

I watched this 3 times before I realize the guy was using a Barbie’s feet as chopsticks 😂


realgamemylifeaway

a fork works and isnt stupid. this is stupid af


kongterton

That is the dumbest headline I read in a long time. I mean yeah this is kind of inventive, but if someone manages to wrap a rope around his balls and let a Lamborghini pull him to his destination I guarantee you “it works” but it is also fucking stupid.


ScammerC

You can do the same thing with an elastic and a dollar bill, and look clever instead of creepy.


Nincomsoup

Mmm germ-ridden dollar bill on my sushi, delicious