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[flemmings]

Have again come across a perennial WTF moment in Japan's conception of the world. Our heroes are off to a famous traditional western restaurant in Tokyo. Its signature dish: beef stew. Whenever someone is described as a great chef in Japanese works, their pièce de résistance is always beef stew. I do not know why. Maybe it's really Boeuf bourgignon served with a Côtes du Rhône or something (only our heroes drink beer, with karaage and koroke dishes on the side.) For me 'beef stew' conjures an image of home-style restaurants, all plastic-covered tables and ketchup provided, that serve mac and cheese or tomato sandwiches. Except that home-style restaurants around here don't have those either.

I'm also informed that Americans don't put ketchup on their mac and cheese. Now *that's* weird.

Comments

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of ketchup on mac and cheese!!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

You eat it dry??

[cerberusia.livejournal.com]

...I cannot express just how D: D: D: I am at the idea of ketchup on macaroni cheese.

(Also, hi, you don't know me from Adam, but I've admired you since the Aestheticism days and thought I should probably just pluck up the courage and friend you and so get all your insightful and amusing posts straight to my f-list).

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

You may be hard put to it to find insight and amusement in my current natterings, but happy to have you on board.

But as I say, the idea of eating that bland stodge *dry* hurts this Canadian's head. This is why people do horrible things like adding ham or lima beans or corn to their mac'n'cheese. Ketchup is so much more tasteful, not to mention tasty.

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

It's not dry, it's greasy. LOL! The older child eats it with Worcestershire sauce. Or hot sauce.

[chomiji]

I like ketchup on mac and cheese. But it's only "bland stodge" if it's made badly.

[yumiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Well, this US resident finds mac and cheese weird to begin with ... *ducks* (I think it's an acquired taste, really.)

[cesmith.livejournal.com]

My husband and children like ketchup (or more recently hot sauce) on their mac and cheese. I prefer it plain but then when I make it I like to use extra sharp cheddar, some mozarella cheese, a dash of romano cheese and garlic and pepper. LOTS of cheesy flavors. But I'm not adverse to a little spaghetti sauce mixed into it when we have left-over mac and cheese.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

If there;s some decent cheese flavour I can see dispensing with the all-encompassing ketchup. I still feel it needs something astringent to off-set the full-fat flavour.