Don't do it!

[talentedmrraber]

Do not put ginger on top of your sushi. The sharp taste of the ginger is used for cleansing the palate between pieces of sushi, so that the subtle taste of each fish can be fully appreciated. Putting the ginger on top of your sushi subverts its proper purpose.

Also, don't chew with your mouth open.

Comments

[ladymedb]

Also, do not drown your sushi in wasabi. Do not drown your sushi, period, much less REPEATEDLY MUSH IT INTO YOUR SOY SAUCE WITH YOUR FINGERS LIKE A MAFIOSO TRYING TO EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM A HOSTAGE.

Ahh. ahh. I once dumped a friend over that.

[jigsawjazz]

in this world there are good rachels and there are evil rachels (and i assume you're talking about the latter).

ahhh i'm so dead!

[ladymedb]

This was evil Rachael. See? There is an a. And it stands for "Asshole."

Dead?

[jigsawjazz]

And it stands for "Asshole."

i've got to start using that. hee hee.

Dead?

yes, i believe so. i think i'm a reanimated zombie. my higher brain functions are sorta flat, if they exist at all. coffee doesn't seem to be helping. it's a hangover thing. well, at least i'm not nauseous and headachey...

so worth it though. so. worth. it. whee!

[agnoster]

See, that's the same mindset that says you can't put milk in Earl Grey. What if you like it? (I'm a little bit more on the purist side myself when it comes to this question, but if someone likes milk in their Earl Grey, who am I to tell them it's Wrong?)

What if someone just likes ginger with their sushi? Me, I kind of like it.

[talentedmrraber]

Milk in Earl Gray is OK by me. It just seems perverse to use something that is meant to enhance the perception of subtle flavors for the purpose of drowning out those flavors. It's like looking backwards through a pair of binoculars. You could do it, but I don't give it my seal of approval.

[agnoster]

Oh man, don't tell me you've never looked backwards through binoculars! You, my friend, are seriously missing out. (If you think I'm joking, try it sometime - the perspective is really trippy, especially if you move around a little.)

Anyway, I'd argue that using things for other than their "intended purpose" is the sole source of human progress. I'm not going to argue putting ginger on sushi is going to cure cancer, but the impetus to do things however might make sense to you shouldn't be stamped out just because it's not how the pieces were meant to go together. I frequently used LEGOs to build something totally different from what was on the package, and quite enjoyed it.

[talentedmrraber]

Yes, I've looked through binoculars backward, and it's kind of fun, but I certainly wouldn't recommend, say, a bird-watcher to try it for finding birds.

Anyhow, the target audience for this post was not intrepid scientists boldly flouting conventional usage, but ignoramuses who don't know the conventions to flout. If they want to make an educated decision to not be able to appreciate the flavors of their food, more power to them I suppose.

[ashleyisachild]

::hug::

hutch sushi

[turnipking]

i think there are cases where the sushi you're eating is so bad that putting ginger on it is totally acceptable. actually, i'm sure that you jesse raber have put ginger on your terrible sushi-in-plastic-box in the past

Re: hutch sushi

[talentedmrraber]

I categorically deny this pernicious allegation.