tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post1131857771233428106..comments2023-10-03T00:09:27.749+09:00Comments on The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo: Defiling the pure white beautyMr. Salarymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-69227670980741590202013-04-01T13:16:23.280+09:002013-04-01T13:16:23.280+09:00I can only think of two Japanese dishes that come ...I can only think of two Japanese dishes that come with soy sauce and those are sushi and sashimi. Aside from those two, soy sauce is very rarely used as a condiment in Japan. However, it is used for cooking heavily, especially mixed with other liquids like mirin, sake, sesame oil, etc. <br /><br />Salaryman is right in saying that it's thought of as defiling the rice and its flavor. The only times Japanese seem to accept sauce on the rice (saucy innuendo??) is in the case of dishes served on rice, like donburi (tendon, locomoco, oyakodon,etc.) chirashizushi... ochazuke counts I guess. <br /><br />This is making me hungry so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-4217116264797267812009-03-24T06:23:00.000+09:002009-03-24T06:23:00.000+09:00hi, just stumbled upon your blog.soy sauce not per...hi, just stumbled upon your blog.<BR/>soy sauce not permitted to be put on the rice in japan? wow, as lina has said, malaysians love it so much.nurinkhairihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257486795612252820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-69170480885014677752009-03-18T13:41:00.000+09:002009-03-18T13:41:00.000+09:00I used to put soy sauce on Japanese rice until I g...I used to put soy sauce on Japanese rice until I got told off by my (Japanese) wife's Dad that is is a big no-no to do that in Japan. <BR/><BR/>Ironically, he always pours half a jar of soy sauce over anything I cook for the family without a moments hesitation - Shepards Pie, Spaggetti Bolognase...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-71451874096690578182009-03-16T19:08:00.000+09:002009-03-16T19:08:00.000+09:00When I was a kid - in school, in like grade 1-6, w...When I was a kid - in school, in like grade 1-6, we used to put butter on the rice. Just let it melt on the hot rice - quite tasty, if I remember correctly, but I haven't had it since then, and I didn't dare to try to introduce it at our home...<BR/><BR/>Cheers from mr salaryman's brother.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528612183501971342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-41091809523098188852009-03-15T12:45:00.000+09:002009-03-15T12:45:00.000+09:00In any case, I actually mostly stick with pasta an...In any case, I actually mostly stick with pasta and potatoe in my own lair and you can rest assured that I don't put any soy sauce on either of those and I would be very judgemental about anyone doing that!Mr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-68275057609104650922009-03-14T14:51:00.000+09:002009-03-14T14:51:00.000+09:00Oh dear! I think i´d better not eat any rice on my...Oh dear! I think i´d better not eat any rice on my visit to Tokyo. Is there anything else i should know before the visit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-21532064636218558682009-03-14T09:46:00.000+09:002009-03-14T09:46:00.000+09:00I totally do that too!I think a lot of western peo...I totally do that too!<BR/>I think a lot of western people do. In Canada, chinese takeaway isn't complete if it doesn't come with super salty packets of soy sauce. We all pour it over the rice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-14487518206916761652009-03-12T13:27:00.000+09:002009-03-12T13:27:00.000+09:00haha was kidding yo :Phaha was kidding yo :PPrometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333640626430310110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-8884120160381799312009-03-11T19:48:00.000+09:002009-03-11T19:48:00.000+09:00Lina - Yeah! I really should get myself to Malaysi...Lina - Yeah! I really should get myself to Malaysia soon to get some warmth and being myself, soy on the rice and all!<BR/><BR/>Penguin - Maybe you should introduce me to that girl, we could start a support group from people like Prometheus who is judgemental about eating rice ;)Mr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-4920880084980316952009-03-11T15:41:00.000+09:002009-03-11T15:41:00.000+09:00You should be ashamed of yourself. Japanese rice i...You should be ashamed of yourself. <BR/><BR/>Japanese rice is so delicious that you should eat it plain. Putting soy sauce or even salt on it is beyond unthinkable.Prometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333640626430310110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-31902233750644574512009-03-10T22:17:00.000+09:002009-03-10T22:17:00.000+09:00There's a girl (100% Japanese) in my office who ad...There's a girl (100% Japanese) in my office who admits to doing this.<BR/><BR/>In my student days I had an innovative recipe involving spaghetti and soya sauce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-27637294871024589852009-03-10T20:04:00.000+09:002009-03-10T20:04:00.000+09:00You are welcome to come to my Country where it is ...You are welcome to come to my Country where it is a norm to pour soy sauce all over our rice. :)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.com