Is sushi a scam?

[Anonymous No.13771445]

-Not filling
-Lacks bold flavors
-all style, no substance
-extremely overpriced
-not even healthy either

[Anonymous No.13771451]

pity post

[Anonymous No.13771454]

>>13771445
I dont think something needs to have "bold" flavor to be really tasty

[Anonymous No.13771457]

>>13771445
Then go eat some burgers you fat americunt, the rest of us will continue enjoying what you don't like.

[Anonymous No.13771458]

>>13771445
you know what's the real scam? your mongrel father charging 20 bucks for a blowjob.

[Anonymous No.13771459]

idk, really high quality fresh fish is nice, but i agree sushi is overpriced

[Anonymous No.13771574]

>>13771454
For the price they're charging and for how unfilling they are, yeah they kinda do need potent flavors to be worth it.

[Anonymous No.13771582]

>>13771445
I mean sushi comprises of a pretty wide variety of stuff, that's like asking if tapas is a scam.

[Anonymous No.13771587]

>>13771574
Maybe you should go to the nearest Indian shit trough if you want “potent” flavor then.

[Anonymous No.13771608]

>>13771445
>Not filling

[Anonymous No.13771612]

>>13771445
Yeah.... It really needs ketchup.

[Anonymous No.13771613]

>>13771445
it's really filling and dense though, I'm always surprised how heavy just a few pieces of sushi can be

flavors really depend on the type

definitely overpriced though

[Anonymous No.13771620]

Good sushi is like good homemade meatloaf. I've eaten at the most expensive sushi place in Los Angeles and it was forgettable. The only thing I remember about it was that it was a humid night and one of the Beastie Boys was sitting across from me. Just because something is foreign doesn't mean it's Godlike. Sushi is good once in a while in small doses, but most of the time it's not worth the price. End of rant.

[Anonymous No.13771637]

American sushi > Japanese "ONRY SOY SAUCE FISH AND RICE" autism

[None !2Code3TV3M No.13771654]

yeah absolutely, some of those places are a huge rip off
if you want sushi you're better off going to an all you can eat sushi place, their stock will generally be fresher than the pricier places by virtue of simply putting more of it out.
20-25 bucks for a nights dinner with friends is a good time and quite comparable to most restaurants.
if you don't find it filling for the price stop paying 15 dollars for 4 pieces and go to the all you can eat place, I don't get why anyone buys expensive sushi

[Anonymous No.13771679]

probably depends where you live, in vancouver it’s cheap and plentiful

[Anonymous No.13771690]

>>13771587
>>13771457
>>13771608
>>13771458
>>13771582
There's just no scenario where sushi doesn't seem like a scam.

1. If you're craving fish, just get a whole one. Cheaper, bigger portions and you can make it precisely how exactly you want it. (Without some chink touching your raw food with their bare hands as well) If you wanna fall for their marketing scheme of having amazing quality fish, just go to a fishmonger or a reputable store. You'll get a meal that's actually filling and the sushi grade shit is probably just placebo.
2. If you want an asian lunch or dinner, there are plenty of different cuisines that offer food that looks just as beautiful/colorful but actually nourish you. Sushi isn't even healthy on top of not being filling.
3. If you want 'le subtle' flavor just decrease the amount of seasonings on whatever you're cooking. Tasting bland shit isn't some amazing experience just because the marketing scheme brainwashed you. You would be like those teens who spend hundreds on just plain white Ts because of the brand.

Maybe if you're trying to impress a hipster friend by taking her to an upscale sushi joint, yeah I can understand that. But the food is just underwhelming on every level.

[Anonymous No.13771702]

>>13771445
>Not filling
ur fat
>Lacks bold flavors
You're eating the wrong sushi
>all style, no substance
What besides rice and fish is there supposed to be in your mind?
>extremely overpriced
Good shit costs good money
>not even healthy either
Shut the fuck up

[Anonymous No.13771707]

>>13771690
are you from the 70s or just a flyover fag?

[Anonymous No.13771711]

>>13771637
American sushi are terrible. They are so terrible, I was concerned I wouldn't like Japanese cuisine when I move there.
Turns out, I don like it much after all but specifically sushi are very good.

[Anonymous No.13771757]

>>13771445
Yes but only in the sense that it's trendy "exotic" food for western hipsters and you get places charging the retard tax for raw fish on top of white rice

The food itself is fine and it seems most problems you have originate from being an obese American raised on fast food

It's filling, it's tasty and it looks good

[Anonymous No.13771764]

>bold flavors

[Anonymous No.13771767]

>>13771574
Soy sauce and wasabi are pretty strong flavors.

[Anonymous No.13771768]

>>13771764
based :DD

[Anonymous No.13771786]

>>13771690
What if you just like eating it and don't have this level of autism?

[Anonymous No.13771791]

>>13771445
>that'll be $12.95, plus tip

[Anonymous No.13771793]

>>13771690
I don't try to impress anyone. I'll eat a bowl of chirashi by myself while I drink some gay ass tea.

[Anonymous No.13771799]

>>13771445
You're probably right desu.

I went for sushi a few weeks ago. There were some really nice pieces - I had waygu, otoro and sea urchin. But they are all luxuries and not easy to find. For the rest of it, whilst it was nice, it was all twice the cost of the local sushi place I go to, and tasted almost the same.

[Anonymous No.13771808]

>>13771445
It's literally Japanese fast food idk why we need to keep rehashing this shit if you are spending more than ten bucks on this stuff you are getting Jewed hard

[Anonymous No.13771879]

>>13771808
The jew fears the samurai.

[Anonymous No.13772483]

>>13771457
best seafood in the world in america...

[Anonymous No.13773414]

[Anonymous No.13773423]

>>13771445
Sushi is very much overpriced but it's rice, it's filling as fuck. I would recommend making your own so you can choose which fish you want. Marinated mackerell is extremely bold in flavour for instance.
I would argue that the style and substance bit is subjective and you would be right that it's not very healthy considering the amount of salt and sugar in it but it's not supposed to be a staple food.

[Anonymous No.13773442]

Simple homemade salmon rolls are very filling and relatively affordable. Just make your simple sushi at home.

[Anonymous No.13773445]

>>13771445
>Lacks bold flavors
Good sushi has tonnes of flavour though

[Anonymous No.13773466]

>You travel long time stranger, you must be hungry
>prease, take seat. I prepare finest dish in japan
>you see rice? Ancient japanese secret, passed down father to son for many generations
>and tuna, bought fresh today
>now before you eat we honor japanese custom
>CASH UPFRONT, YOU PAY NOW

[Anonymous No.13773477]

>>13771445
Fish and rice is very healthy you homewrecking skank.

[Anonymous No.13773496]

Inari sushi is the best variety.
Fish sushi is meh.

[Anonymous No.13773499]

There are more things in life than just shoving food down your mouth-hole
High-class sushi is not meant to be a replacement for nourishment but a way to appreciate ingredients and mastery over technique, if you don’t care about that, that it’s ok, but thinking that you all food has to feel the same as your fast food “food items” only shows your lack of refinement

[Anonymous No.13773500]

>>13773496
>Inari sushi
literally the most plebian baby mode sushi in existence that people bizarrely meme themselves into thinking is a cultured choice
>very sweet
>for sushi, bland

[Anonymous No.13773547]

>>13773499
>thinking it has to be the same as your fast food

>>13771457
>>13771702
>burgers are the only other food in the world aside from sushi
Nice projection, amerisharts.

>if you don't care about that, that's ok
If the food isn't all that flavorful, isn't filling, isn't healthy, is overpriced what's the point? It sucks in every aspect. Only time it makes sense to go for sushi is if you're trying to date a hipster chink girl or was invited with someone else paying.

[Anonymous No.13773555]

>>13771445

It's overpriced and pretentious. Like lobster used to be in the west. It's raw fish on rice, the only cooking skills required is rice, the rest is just presentation and meat sourcing

[Anonymous No.13773557]

>>13773547
>still not getting it
I bet you are the type of guy who thinks the only “purpose” of alcoholic drinks is to make you drunk

[Anonymous No.13773561]

>>13773555
slicing fish is not easy.
seriously, try it, go buy a piece of salmon and just try make nice pieces

[Anonymous No.13773570]

>>13773555
>freshness
>season
>fat-content
>temperature
>grain
>firmness
>shape of fish
>size of costumer
>age of fish

[Anonymous No.13773571]

>>13773557
>thinking there's "something to get"
You literally just fell for the meme. You can't defend something that's not filling, not healthy, not very flavorful for the overpriced chink shit. You are a textbook example of a pseudo intellectual, ironically when you're the one buying in to such a blatant scam.

[Anonymous No.13773579]

>>13773570
You can get fresher, bigger fish from many places. That would actually fill you up, you can prepare however you want instead of limited to the cheap portions they give in sushi places. You have the mental capacity of a teenage girl and fooled yourself into thinking their fish is anything special just because they told you to. Learn to think for yourself, learn to fish, talk with fishmongers/find some good stores that have good quality fish.

[Anonymous No.13773580]

>>13773571
>not healthy
woh woh woh hold up there anon
fatty fish like tuna and salmon are extremely good for you

[Anonymous No.13773588]

>>13773571
>not filling
Meme, feeling full is a type of disgust, the goal of eating is feeling satisfied. That said, sushi is not meant to fill you up, but give you an experience
>not healthy
It has no adverse effects and is not meant to be a replacement for other foods. Is like wine, you do not consume just wine because that will hardly fulfill your nutritional requirements, yet you cannot consider it unhealthy
>not very flavorful
Shut your flapper for a second and pay attention to what you are eating.

>blatant scam
If you think that’s overpriced wait ‘till you see how drinks work at restaurants and bars.
Learn to choose where to eat, not every sushi is overpriced but of course you rather lazily look at what is most popular and then feel a stupid sense of pride on your ignorance

[Anonymous No.13773591]

>>13773579
Why don’t you do it?

[Anonymous No.13773670]

I would hardly call it a scam, this right here was about $4 and change usd

The problem is waito piggus are treating a japanese fast food item as fine dining and paying a premium for it

[Anonymous No.13773683]

Everytime I go out for sushi, I end up feeling pretty full, especially if you get some tempura and have some drinks with it as well as the edamame beans and such.

[Anonymous No.13773702]

>>13771445
>not filling
yes it is
>Lacks bold flavours
you lack tastebuds
>Extreamly overpriced
your poor, i can afford it fine
>not healthy
yes beacuse rice seaweed and fresh fish is so unhealthy
this is why public shootings happen, and this is why i dont want them to stop

[Anonymous No.13773797]

>>13773571
>healthy
No food is inherently healthy or unhealthy, stop being a retarded normie moron and learn to fact check any dumb propaganda media shoves down your throat.
There is no food you could eat and it's magically good for you. It's always about your diet as a whole. And for your diet as a whole, sushi might as well be a clean source of fish.

[Anonymous No.13773847]

>>13773570
That is meat sourcing
>>13773561
That is presentation

Neither of those actually involves cooking.

[Anonymous No.13773852]

>>13773591

>implying I don't

[Anonymous No.13773923]

>>13773571
The only pseudo intellectual here is you, buddy. "Oh look how superior I am because I don't like something that is popular!" Don't you have some clove cigarettes to boof or something?

[Anonymous No.13774003]

>>13773466
This nip only serves close friends and celebrities now. His doors are closed to the average consoomer.

[Anonymous No.13774603]

>>13771445
What fish is the white sushi?
I ordered lunch from my local Jap/Thai store and it came with "Sushi Combo" that was salmon, tuna and a white fish very similar to that one minus the roe.
Probably the best tasting fish I have had.

[Anonymous No.13775503]

>>13773670
>put a tiny piece of fish even a cat won't be satisfied with on rice
>wa-ra dat would be one hundred dorra
Why are fedoras so easy to manipulate?

[Anonymous No.13775520]

>>13773923
>Look how superior I am because I like something not filling, not healthy, not flavorful and overpriced
Falling for chink marketing schemes is the opposite of intellectual. You're the pseud here, retard.

[Anonymous No.13775535]

>>13775503
hey faggot he said $4 are you retarded

[Anonymous No.13775538]

Chicken sushi is dope as and pretty cheap and filling

[Anonymous No.13775539]

>>13775538
shouldn’t eat raw chicken anon

[Anonymous No.13775547]

>>13775520
Stop using words you don't know the meaning of, dumbshit.

[Anonymous No.13775548]

>>13771445
>Is sushi a scam?
A scam would imply that sushi isn't what it is. It's vinegary rice with fish or seashells. You know what you are buying, it's not a scam.

[Anonymous No.13775575]

>>13771445
Everything you said is wrong

[Anonymous No.13775576]

>>13774003
Can't blame him, he's fucking ancient.

[Anonymous No.13775636]

>>13775547
>>13775575
>can't deny how unfilling, unsatisfying, bland and overpriced sushi is
I accept your concession.

[Anonymous No.13775656]

>>13775636
>im right ur wrong
>el oh el
k
enjoy your burgers, burger

[Anonymous No.13775665]

>>13775636
>I can't deny how completely and utterly retarded I am

[Anonymous No.13776190]

>>13771445
It is tasty and I like it, but, unfortunately, yes it is. All these high prices and celebrity chefs are all bullshit for what is, ultimately, a simple fisherman food.

[SUBMIT No.13776212]

>>13771445
>-Lacks bold flavors
Objectively wrong, tastelet.

[SUBMIT No.13776230]

>>13773670
Are you seriously bragging about grocery store sushi?

[Anonymous No.13776251]

>>13771445
Excuse me, but I eat at whole foods every day. Are you saying I'm stupid?

[Anonymous No.13776392]

>>13771445
sushi is 99% a scam, that 1% exists though

[Anonymous No.13776677]

>>13771445
>-Not filling
it is if you're eating the right amounts of it.
also you're not supposed to eat until you're full, you're supposed to eat until satisfied.
>-Lacks bold flavors
Japanese food isn't about bold flavors it's about balance and texture.
>-all style, no substance
see above.
>-extremely overpriced
2 pieces for 100yen is pretty fucking cheap my dude
>-not even healthy either
normal sushi is heaps healthy. stop making sushi rolls stuffed with fried pork, cream cheese and mayo.

[Anonymous No.13776709]

>not filling
>lacks bold flavors
this is some real brainlet posting

[Anonymous No.13776722]

>>13771445
There’s a sushi place near me that has a daily 16 piece special for only $10. It’s not super authentic but it’s pretty damn close, some days I’ll get two if I’m feeling extra hungry and I still can’t finish it

[Anonymous No.13776946]

>>13774603
It's Squid or "Ika sushi"

[Anonymous No.13776950]

>>13771445
Sushi and sashimi is the best way you can experience fish.
Kys.

[Anonymous No.13776957]

>>13771445
Sushi IS a scam. Asians and californian numales perpetuate that it's high class fine dining shit when it's not. Even at the end of most omakases they give you handrolls, soup, other courses because they know the meal isn't filling. Even WBS who films himself eating at the very best sushi restaurants admit he usually isn't full by the time he gets home. And b4 American jokes come, he's European and more fit than anyone on this board. Sushi is like designer clothes, it sells more on how people perceive it than what it actually is. I'd take pretty much every other fish dish over soyshi.

[Anonymous No.13776958]

>>13771690
What if you are a weeb?

[Anonymous No.13776983]

>>13771608
I could easily spend $100+ on sushi and still be hungry

[Anonymous No.13776990]

>>13776983
You need to weight under 200 kilos to post on this board

[Anonymous No.13777025]

I love sushi but I would never spend more than a dollar a piece on it.

[Anonymous No.13777076]

>>13776983
Try $10k worth of sushi and get back to me

[Anonymous No.13777223]

I usually go to a sushi place that is a la carte style. They have a menu, you pick whatever and they bring it to you, no limits.
It's delicious and filling

[Anonymous No.13777236]

>>13777223
I go to ones that are buffet style where you can watch them actively make the sushi in the back so you know it is somewhat fresh

[Anonymous No.13777239]

>>13777236
The one I go to also has an open kitchen. It's quite nice

[Anonymous No.13777279]

>>13776957
this. only limp wristed hipster faggots like sushi

[Anonymous No.13777459]

Food of subjective taste isn't a scam. You can think its not worth the money but thats up to the individual. Its not like someone tricked you into buying it.

[Anonymous No.13777462]

>>13776230
Are you seriously thinking $100 sushi is 25x better than $4 sushi? At some point diminishing returns kick in. And at least in Japan their grocery/convenience store sushi isn't trash like the west.

[Anonymous No.13777482]

>>13771445
>sushi
>lacks bold flavors

you should try some that's not from your supermarket chiller case.

[Anonymous No.13777513]

It's only overpriced if you go to meme places instead of an all-you-can-eat lunch.

[Anonymous No.13777538]

>>13777462
>at least in Japan their grocery/convenience store sushi isn't trash like the west.
objectively not true, go hug your body pillow you weaboo faggot

[Anonymous No.13777556]

>>13777538
I've lived there a few years. I can at least judge it.

[Anonymous No.13777557]

It is an okay food that is somewhat overrated due to its aesthetic value (relative to say any given Japanese/Indian curry which tastes better but looks like a glob of liquid).

[Anonymous No.13777924]

>>13777556
Not that anon but I'm living here and sushi are only good in sushi restaurants. Even expensive-ass sushi sets you can order are mediocre at best.
If you think sushi from grocery stores don't taste like garbage you're shit eater.

[Anonymous No.13777929]

>>13771454
It does for me. Pass the MSG, bros, there's never enough.

[Anonymous No.13778068]

>>13776983
how much do you weigh?

[Anonymous No.13778282]

>>13777924
Maybe you have unrealistic expectations. Or maybe you're the shit eater who can't appreciate subtle flavors. Luckily they have Mcdonalds in Japan too.

[Anonymous No.13778327]

>>13774603
>>13776946
If it had the "stripes" like in the pic and a somewhat chewy texture, it was likely squid as Anon says. There are a few different types of white fish you can encounter, though. White tuna is fairly common with a more typical soft texture.

[Anonymous No.13778338]

>>13778327
this what bug me yall be eatin this shit and not even know what u eatin

[Anonymous No.13778381]

>>13776957
sure thing, weeabo.

[Anonymous No.13778947]

The best way to eat sushi is to stirfry it first. Sushi is literally stir fry ingredients but without the follow through.

[Anonymous No.13779138]

>>13771445
>-Not filling
>Rice

[Anonymous No.13779146]

>>13773557
>the only “purpose” of alcoholic drinks is to make you drunk
literal fact. fuck you.

[Anonymous No.13779418]

>>13775539
Its cooked ya fucken mong

[Anonymous No.13779429]

>>13778282
>subtle flavors
of shit maybe
Your argument is completely retarded as I already stated that sushi from dedicated sushi restaurants is good.

[Anonymous No.13779493]

>>13779418
I don't get how people are saying its not filling and satisfying. all the different flavours, combos and colours. Could just spend more thann 30 minutes at a park bench slowly enjoying every seperate piece. Its like a cheese platter but with fish instead. Sashimi is a nice treat too.

Tempted to get some tonight... but then again the local joint makes a REALLY good ramen. I just made myself hungry.

[Anonymous No.13779495]

>>13779418
>>13779493
didnt mean to click you sorry.

Enjoy a free (you)

[Anonymous No.13779672]

>>13779493
Because you normally need to spend a fortune to get a filling and satisfying amount.

[Anonymous No.13779704]

>>13779672
>filling

Seeing as how the idea of a "normal" portion involes pre-supersizing it, perhaps the idea of eating less may seem alien. the idea of "filling" seems to be misunderstood as "bloated".

For now I'll just assume pic is you.

[Anonymous No.13779706]

Where do you live that sushi is expensive and bland? My gook gf and I have three great sushi places in our shitty small town in Central California and we have never spent more than $35 total for dinner at any of them.

[Anonymous No.13779725]

>>13779706
Wow, only $35? Why don't poor people eat it every day to save money?

[Anonymous No.13779736]

Meme. Like chicken wings. Somehow gooks have tricked city people into paying premium prices for raw fish and rice. Fuck that and y’all.

[Anonymous No.13780144]

>>13771445
Sushi is my top favorite food right next to jambalaya. I feel sorry for people who don't like it.

[Anonymous No.13780166]

>>13771457
amerifattieclap detected

[Anonymous No.13780184]

>>13780166
sure thing, kungfluboy

[Anonymous No.13780299]

>>13780166

[Anonymous No.13780428]

>all the soy hipsters and Lee Chang Wangs seething ITT
lmao

[Anonymous No.13780441]

I was on a date with a chick one time. We went to a sushi place. The ones where there's little plates on an assembly line or whatever. I had 4 plates and she was disgusted at how much i was "over eating". I thought it was a reasonable amount for a man? If anything I secretly wanted a LOT more but of course wasn't going to outright pig out in front of her...though according to her I did. There was like a piece or two of sushi on each one of the rinky dink fuckin plates goddamnit. :(

Few weeks later we had sex a few times. I nutted. She left very angry and unsatisfied.

[Anonymous No.13780707]

>>13771574
Sushi isn't "unfilling" at all, fatty.

[Anonymous No.13782175]

>>13771445
just imagine all the slants laughing at the gullible customers who spent big on raw fish sliced on a small block of rice

[Anonymous No.13782188]

>>13778338
wat u said fr fr

[Anonymous No.13782189]

>>13771457
fucking seething wew lad

[Anonymous No.13782195]

>>13780441
Aww yes I love how a woman will judge you and still ler you nut in her

[Anonymous No.13782232]

>You either like sushi or you're a fat amerilard!

Sushi is boring cuisine, the flavors are lazy and it's basically an assembly of raw ingredients. Japanese people masturbate over it all day on the internet but IRL Americanized sushi is catching on like wildfire in Japan, along with many other regional cuisines. Japanese food is fucking boring.

[Anonymous No.13782241]

>>13782232
>lazy flavors
based reductionist retard

[Anonymous No.13782253]

>>13773466

>Shaky, rickety japanese hands struggle to form up a wad of sticky rice
>Grabs a slice of raw fish and glues it to the rice ball
>Yessu zat wirru be six hunduredo dorra
>Hesitantly pull out my wallet and begin to pull out close to a week's paycheck for some raw fish on fucking rice
>He stops me hand
>PRUSS tippu
>Pay 800 dollars for raw food on a basic starch

I left feeling very high class and sophisticated, take that amerifats! I'm really cultured!

[Anonymous No.13782259]

>>13779725

A standard dining out experience for two is going to run you $30+ in even the cheapest places after tax and tip. The question was whether this is somehow more expensive than your typical dining out experience, not if dining out is inherently a sensible financial decision.

[Anonymous No.13782269]

>>13782241

>WAA NOO BASED NIPPON RICE BALL FOLDED ONE THOUSAND TIMES MUST NOT BE INSULTED ON MONGOLIAN FINGER PAINTING FORUM NOOO ITS CULTURED! IM SOPHISTICATED REEE

Ok Gollum

[Anonymous No.13783121]

>>13782269
>allcaps strawman
Take your meds.

[Anonymous No.13783148]

>>13771767
Soy sauce and wasabi aren't really the main components of sushi.

[Anonymous No.13784117]

Best to eat in Japan

This is a bit expensive, so it's about $ 12

[Anonymous No.13784118]

This is $ 6

[Anonymous No.13784482]

Japanese love sushi.
However, sushi is not just "NIGIRI".
In daily life of Japanese, cheaper "NORIMAKI" and "INARIZUSHI" are indispensable.
The sushi culture is mainly vinegared rice, not raw fish.

[Anonymous No.13784497]

>>13771445
Sushi is delicious and filling without being heavy. It's the first place I took my gf and it's where I'm going to propose to her. I look forward to it every day.