On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:17:17 -0600, George Leppla wrote:

> sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:22:28 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
>> > wrote:
>
>>> The steaks are bone-in ribeyes which will be grilled over charcoal. Chinese
>>> have a distaste for whole steaks on a plate; they consider it butchery to
>>> cut up meat at the table.
>>
>> Which I find very odd, considering how large the individual pieces of
>> "bite sized" meat are... at least in restaurants, where they should
>> pay better attention to serving size.
>
> That is one of the problems I have with Sushi. Some of those pieces are
> huge and the common wisdom is to eat the whole thing at once... and
> sheesh, that just isn't possible. But take a bite and the darn thing
> starts to fall apart and there you sit with your chopsticks flailing in
> the air while part of your meal drops down the front of your shirt.
>
> George L

i just pick up sushi pieces with my fingers and (carefully) bite them in
half. i read somewhere this was acceptable, even in japan, and if that
information is incorrect i don't want to know about it.

your pal,
blake