One would think that my opinion on the matter would be obvious, given my moniker, but things are not so simple. I frankly find that a good percentage of the Japanese food over here is a complete waste of calories. I have several specific rules about what I will and will not eat over here, and there are only three or so restaurants in NYC that I will trust to prepare, say, a nice una-don. When in doubt, I'm much more comfortable ordering food from some random place in Chinatown than a Japanese restaurant I'm not comfortable with. This will likely change once I get salmonella from a plate of Beef with Broccoli.
For the record, I don't consider Asian fusion restauarants (such as Nobu) to be true Japanese. I do consider them to be tasty.
On the other hand, I refuse to eat authentic Chinese after my time in China. The actual stuff they eat over there is nothing short of inuguso (lit. dog feces). Oh, the stories I have! And I was eating at formal business dinners - I shudder to think of what the average Wang eats off of the heated barrel on the street.
Disclaimer: I in no way intend the above to reflect my thinking on any race or ethnicity. The opinions above are limited solely to the culinary realm, and any offensive comments found within are the results of your own internal biases.
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