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[–] Dagnet 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] JeeBaiChow 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

(˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵) ╭∩╮

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Isn't udon essentially rice

[–] Jackhammer_Joe 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

All Germans, when they read mushi: 😏

Muschi means pussy in German

[–] knolord 6 points 6 months ago

...Steamed clams?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Redit blocked my VPN connection. Fuck them.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Rehosted for your benefit!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

面 = men = noodles. Now you know the kanji too!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In Japanese, 面 is indeed men but I haven't seen it used for noodles. It is usually used for face, mask, (rarely) man.

麺 is the kanji for noodles (notice that 面 is a radical). But, noodle is also often just written in kana as either めん or メン.

Note I am not a native speaker, so not totally confident.

I believe 面 is used for noodles in Mandarin...?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

That’s great, thanks for correcting me! I saw it used as 拉面 in a ramen restaurant and it translated to ramen when I used Google translate so I just sort of put it into my head and never looked into it further. They must have been using the mandarin characters in the restaurant, because it does indeed mean noodle in mandarin.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Small nitpick: Mandarin is the name of the spoken language. The written language you are talking about is called simplified Chinese, as opposed to traditional Chinese used in Taiwan (who also speak Mandarin).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

mandarin is both written and spoken, what you refer to as "simplified chinese" is mandarin written with simplified characters. there are many chinese languages each with their own written forms, but across china it is standard to write in mandarin despite many not speaking it, causing your confusion

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The irony that Taiwan uses "traditional" Chinese while China uses "simplified" Chinese meanwhile China actively acts like Taiwan isn't its own country is hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Good to know! I always assumed Mandarin and Cantonese were interchangeable terms with Simplified and Traditional Chinese, respectively. Saves me from making the mistake IRL.

[–] Zhumos 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Looks like an explosives detonator

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Soba does detonate my bowels, so...

[–] Flummoxed 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

So I most like getting salmon belly sashimi with a side bowl of rice. That is how I can construct my favorite sushi experience. I can vary the amount of fish, rice, and sauce to make every bite the best.

However, that doesn't really seem to be an option, and I am sure there is a good reason? If it's just to respect the chef, I really really dislike Wasabi, it's like soapy cilantro but sharp and destroys all other flavors.

I feel ordering nigiri without Wasabi is offending the chef because the amount they put on is part of that art, and I respect artists, my tastes just don't always jive with them. I see ordering sashimi and a side of rice as not offending the chef, but am I actually being more offensive??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Just say you're allergic...easy W

[–] JeeBaiChow 4 points 6 months ago

Soba time then!

[–] robocall 1 points 6 months ago

I'll have one of each please

[–] Asudox -1 points 6 months ago

I'll have men. And no, I'm not gay.