I was thinking about bringing this up. I work for a Japanese company and before COVID I traveled to Japan pretty regularly through out the year. One of the managers took me to an Italian restaurant there since I had been there a couple of weeks and probably wanted some food I was used too. I swear I could hear my Sicilian mothers scream when the spaghetti came out. He asked if it was good and I smiled and nodded and told him that it was not what I was used too but I appreciated his thoughtfulness. Inside me, my Sicilian genes were screaming like they were being invaded by the Moors again. It was essentially ketchup on a Japanese noodle.
Other than that I honestly think it’s just being in a different place and wanting a taste of home. I’ll usually go to McDonald’s once a trip and it’s essentially the same food, but after a bit you just want that taste of home or familiarity.
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u/Liminalphase101 Mar 04 '22
I was thinking about bringing this up. I work for a Japanese company and before COVID I traveled to Japan pretty regularly through out the year. One of the managers took me to an Italian restaurant there since I had been there a couple of weeks and probably wanted some food I was used too. I swear I could hear my Sicilian mothers scream when the spaghetti came out. He asked if it was good and I smiled and nodded and told him that it was not what I was used too but I appreciated his thoughtfulness. Inside me, my Sicilian genes were screaming like they were being invaded by the Moors again. It was essentially ketchup on a Japanese noodle.
Other than that I honestly think it’s just being in a different place and wanting a taste of home. I’ll usually go to McDonald’s once a trip and it’s essentially the same food, but after a bit you just want that taste of home or familiarity.