Do you get a "high" for sushi?

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amoeba

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Originally posted by: Kadarin
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Kadarin
Originally posted by: Vic
It's the intense and complex flavors of sushi. Your taste buds are directly connected to the "pleasure centers" in your brain, and the chemical releases triggered by taste are similar to that of some drugs.

A good spicy tuna roll is the bomb too. I rate sushi joints by the quality of their tuna.

A really good steak will do a hell of a lot more for me than sushi EVER will.

pretty sad ;)

Why? I'm white, not Asian, so I don't automatically get a hard-on for raw fish.

whats funny is that percentage wise, there are probably more white people who get a hard-on for raw fish than Asians, but I digress.
 

deepred98

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Originally posted by: amoeba
Originally posted by: Kadarin
Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Kadarin
Originally posted by: Vic
It's the intense and complex flavors of sushi. Your taste buds are directly connected to the "pleasure centers" in your brain, and the chemical releases triggered by taste are similar to that of some drugs.

A good spicy tuna roll is the bomb too. I rate sushi joints by the quality of their tuna.

A really good steak will do a hell of a lot more for me than sushi EVER will.

pretty sad ;)

Why? I'm white, not Asian, so I don't automatically get a hard-on for raw fish.

whats funny is that percentage wise, there are probably more white people who get a hard-on for raw fish than Asians, but I digress.

Yep, i'm asian and steak>>>>sushi

although i still love both
 

JS80

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Originally posted by: amoeba
I like the japanese concept of serving rich things (kobe, otoro) in small amounts so that you still crave one more bite when you are finished.

Not down with the American way of slapping down a huge piece of kobe steak and charging you $250 for it and then making you very lethargic afterwards.

Who serves 25oz kobe for $250? Usually comes 6-10oz.
 

Pepsi90919

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Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Originally posted by: manowar821
Originally posted by: loki8481
never had sushi... I can't bring myself to eat raw meat in any form.

just thinking about tartare makes me want to puke.

Sushi doesn't mean raw meat, it means "pickled rice". You can put many, many things in a sushi plate.

in american, we associate sushi with raw fish regardless of the Japaneses meaning of the word that is the meaning it holds in America.

who cares what they think it means "in american" [sic]
 

torpid

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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: amoeba
I like the japanese concept of serving rich things (kobe, otoro) in small amounts so that you still crave one more bite when you are finished.

Not down with the American way of slapping down a huge piece of kobe steak and charging you $250 for it and then making you very lethargic afterwards.

Who serves 25oz kobe for $250? Usually comes 6-10oz.

And how many of those 6-10oz kobes are even the genuine article? I'm really sick of places claiming to sell Kobe that are actually selling random Wagyu beef.
 

ConstipatedVigilante

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I like my sushi, but it definitely does not give me a high. It might make me feel full (and that in itself makes me feel happy), but it doesn't give me a buzz of any sort.
 

Ns1

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i wonder what would happen if you did lines of fresh grated wasabi off the bar
 

JS80

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Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: amoeba
I like the japanese concept of serving rich things (kobe, otoro) in small amounts so that you still crave one more bite when you are finished.

Not down with the American way of slapping down a huge piece of kobe steak and charging you $250 for it and then making you very lethargic afterwards.

Who serves 25oz kobe for $250? Usually comes 6-10oz.

And how many of those 6-10oz kobes are even the genuine article? I'm really sick of places claiming to sell Kobe that are actually selling random Wagyu beef.

Because they show you the meat before they serve it?
 

JS80

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Ns1
i wonder what would happen if you did lines of fresh grated wasabi off the bar

Thanks asshole, I have diet pepsi all over my screen.
 

Saint Michael

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Hmm, I've heard tell of this among an elite circle of sushi-eating douchebags. I believe it's called the "hipster high", and it manifests itself as a prolonged period of orgasmic pleasure over one's own vapid trendiness.
 

JS80

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Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Hmm, I've heard tell of this among an elite circle of sushi-eating douchebags. I believe it's called the "hipster high", and it manifests itself as a prolonged period of orgasmic pleasure over one's own vapid trendiness.

You are the douche if you think eating sushi is a "trend" :roll:
 

amoeba

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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: amoeba
I like the japanese concept of serving rich things (kobe, otoro) in small amounts so that you still crave one more bite when you are finished.

Not down with the American way of slapping down a huge piece of kobe steak and charging you $250 for it and then making you very lethargic afterwards.

Who serves 25oz kobe for $250? Usually comes 6-10oz.

10 ounces of japanese kobe is a lot. the $250 is perhaps an exaggeration.
 

AtlantaBob

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Just wanted to say that sushi in Tokyo is freaking amazing :)
If you get the chance to do so, I highly recommend it.
 

legoman666

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I've had it a few times at Benihana. Too expensive for me to eat regularly, but it was quite tasty.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: legoman666
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: legoman666
I've had it a few times at Benihana. Too expensive for me to eat regularly, but it was quite tasty.

DOH

eh? it was quite yummy the 3 times I went here.

benihana is to japanese food as applebee's is to american food

or

benihana is to teppanyaki as joe's crab shack is to crab


benihana just puts a shitload of butter on top of everything to make their shitty food taste better
 

legoman666

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: legoman666
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: legoman666
I've had it a few times at Benihana. Too expensive for me to eat regularly, but it was quite tasty.

DOH

eh? it was quite yummy the 3 times I went here.

benihana is to japanese food as applebee's is to american food

or

benihana is to teppanyaki as joe's crab shack is to crab


benihana just puts a shitload of butter on top of everything to make their shitty food taste better

I can't eat anything with soy sauce (has wheat in it), so the food I can eat there is pretty limited. I stick to the sushi and plain white rice. No butter.
 

ponyo

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I like sushi, but I prefer sashimi. When eating sashimi, I much prefer Korean sashimi over Japanese sashimi. I prefer my fish to be alive when they cut it.

I don't get "high" from eating sushi or sashimi but I do crave it if I go too long without eating it. I can eat sushi or sashimi everyday. One of the few foods I don't get tired of.