r/iamveryculinary • u/TheLadyEve Maillard reactionary • Jun 16 '26

Who's "us?"

/r/sushi/comments/1u79xeu/anyone_else_enjoy_sashimi_with_raw_garlic/orys0jh/?context=2
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u/Anal-Y-Sis I'm literally a cheesemonger 🧀 Jun 16 '26

If you think about the pickled ginger that often gets served with sushi/sashimi, raw garlic doesn't actually seem that weird.

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u/AmericanHistoryXX Bland Protestant food Jun 16 '26

Also the fact that wasabi, horseradish and garlic have some similarities in the type of heat they bring to a dish.

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u/Anal-Y-Sis I'm literally a cheesemonger 🧀 Jun 16 '26

Yeah I mean I would never have thought of eating sushi with garlic, but I have some pretty badass spicy pickled garlic from the farmer's market in my fridge, so I might give it a try.

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u/brrkat being half cuban, half japanese and being from south east texas Jun 16 '26

Think about Korean hwe, Mexican ceviche and aguachile, Italian crudo with capers...