John Edwards and his wife played this card too during his campaigns.
Japanese food = beach scraps.
After reading the thread I will address a whole bunch of points made by various posters.
President Trump is a. an adult, b. a billionaire several times over and c. the President of the United States of America. If he wants to have a burger for lunch, good for him. I also agree with one of the posters that the fact he is eating American beef may be to send a message on trade issues between our two countries.
Now, onto eating raw fish and raw meat. My grandfather drove a horse drawn delivery wagon for a local butcher many decades ago. He would eat raw beef off the truck. My mother acquired a taste for the same and I remember eating raw hamburger as a youth. I am very fortunate to have a butcher locally who grinds chuck right in front of me. I prefer it at room temperature with a little salt. Yummm ! I’m 65 and have never had issues with food borne illnesses or parasites.
The same butcher also sells double smoked bacon which I also eat without any further cooking and it too is something I consider a great delicacy.
I also enjoy sushi and sashimi and in many cases the flavor of the raw fish has much in common with that of the raw steak.
In all cases it comes down to trust. I trust Bill the Butcher and Sushi Chef Fong. In both cases they eat the same food they sell to me and it is not in their interest to have their reputation sullied by giving their customers food poisoning.
I respect that a lot of you may be going Ewwww right now but I have found that some things that have absolutely no appeal as a food item can be downright tasty once you’ve tried them.
For desert, a little mochi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmSrULDVRPc
Saito: The Sushi God of Tokyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkeRhKnROds
It’s 2:00 in the morning and now this thread has gone and made me hungry.
Impeach him for crimes against culinary sensitivity!
Get Real!... The Japanese LOVE and have ADOPTED the American Hamburger.
Ah, well. More sushi for me.
The singularly worst thing I have ever eaten in my life was a raw shrimp in Japan.
McDonalds is very popular there.
Considering what happened to President Bush in Japan, it is probably better. Would you really want to see viral video of Trump getting sick?
Even his stomach is RACIS!!!!
Besides he has all the raw fish he needs at home?
“I love Donald Trump is a non-sexual way” - h/t Jeff Kuhner
I understand being afraid of raw meat. With billions, Trump has had decades to change his taste buds. He doesn’t do it because he doesn’t want to. So what?
Hey, at least he didn’t throw up on the PM
Trump is smart, Japanese food sucks.
When traveling abroad, I usually seek out Japanese and Chinese food. It tastes pretty much the same everywhere I’ve traveled.
I can count on both hands how many times I have eaten at a McDonalds in my entire life. I was so desperate to find something I could eat that tasted right in Sydney that I went to McDonalds. Ended up throwing it all away. Beef was awful. The fries tasted like dirt to me.
Home of Kobe beef
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_beef
Kobe beef (神戸ビーフ Kōbe bīfu) refers to beef from the Tajima strain of Wagyu cattle, raised in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture according to rules as set out by the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association.[1] The meat is a delicacy renowned for its flavor, tenderness, and fatty, well-marbled texture. Kobe beef can be prepared as steak, sukiyaki, shabu shabu, sashimi, and teppanyaki. Kobe beef is generally considered one of the three top brands (known as Sandai Wagyuu, "the three big beefs"), along with Matsusaka beef and Ōmi beef or Yonezawa beef.
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This faggotry and phony outrage from the press, fakebook, and twitspace must come to an end. My give-a-damn meter is broken.
The best meal I remember from my three cruises to Asia was at Jimmy’s Kitchen in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in 1969. It was my first time in that port and one of my shipmates who had been there before took us to this small traditional restaurant and we all had the Kobe steak dinners. About 8 ounces cooked rare, a baked potato with butter and a fresh tossed green salad. $3.99 USD.
John Edwards and his wife played this card too during his campaigns.
I wouldn’t pass up sushi blue fin tuna...
Kobe beef hamburger, however, would be awesome.
This is a point where I have to disagree with Trump. I prefer my beef cooked to medium. My sister on the other hand likes her steaks served in a funeral urn.
Pretty funny. Actually I like and eat both Japanese and American, but mostly American.
Nah.
I travel a lot and sushi is probably the one consistent kosher food I can find on the road, as I watch it get prepared and know exactly what is in it.
It gets tiring.