I'm Japanese, but restaurants in my hometown served the most sanitized versions of California rolls. I grew up eating a lot of Japanese food at home that my parents or grandparents made.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Japanese food makes me feel particularly good.
I lived in San Pedro, California, which is, you know, on the west side of California, and it's where many, many Japanese lived.
I'm fascinated by Japanese cuisine.
I was a dishwasher at one of those Japanese places that cook on your table. Not too fun.
I really liked the food in Japan. There is something so organized, neat, and methodical about it. They put a lot of care and quality into their cooking. I also love Mediterranean, New American, and Italian food, because the cuisines borrow influences from all over the world.
Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese.
For dinner I want real sushi - not the Americanized kind. My parents are American Samoan so I don't go for any of those rolls. I'll have raw prawn or sea urchin or octopus. I love it.
Indian junk food is my sin, even though I pretend to like Japanese.
I love Japanese and Thai food, especially seafood, and eat out with my wife two or three times a week.
I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.
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