Doesn't matter what I order. I can close my eyes and point at something on the menu, and it'll always be the same thing: boiled rice, raw fish, and deep fried mysteries.

Thoughts?

Go with Chinese food, it covers the whole gamut.

However, stay away from "Miscellaneous Meats", or you might end up eating cat, dog, or rat meat.

Not a fan of Japanese food. Had some a couple of years ago and I wasn't impressed.

It probably didn't think much of your digestive tract either.

But...but SUSHI!

Anyone who is anyone just LOVES sushi.

The California roll is to die for.

Ever go to a Korean bbq restaurant?

OMG I had a fave one in Koreatown in L.A. But they closed a few years ago. But it was soooooo good.

I'm wary of them.

Why? They're awesome. You cook your own meat at the table.

So unless you're worried you'll be eating dog meat, I highly recommend you to try it out.

lol

What about teriyaki or soba or udon noodles?

If you're into cooked fish, try hamachi kama if they have it. It's yellowtail collar, and IMO the best cut of the fish. Sweet as wahoo or mahi mahi/dorado.

Oyakodon maybe if you want to avoid fish. It's scrambled eggs and chicken on steamed rice.

Soba or udon if you want noodles.

Japanese food for most means sashimi or nigiri sushi, but there is obviously other stuff.

First world problems...

Anata wa tabetai sushi desu yo.

I love Japan, I love China, but damn if I went there I'd lose half my body weight in a year because I have no idea what I'd be able to eat. Sushi does not work for me.. Some people say you can tell who isn't rich when a person doesn't like Sushi, because it's that good.. Well fine then, I'm not rich, I'm never eating that crap.

Look I love sushi. I eat it once a week at least. But it's just food. I don't get why some people are so proud of themselves just because they eat it or why they act so snobby when someone says they don't like it. Like they've discovered something new or like they're so cultured because they use chopsticks twice a month.

It's so popular in the US that you might as well feel cultured going to Outback or Olive Garden.

Ah but that's the perception. Maybe it applies to a few, I'm sure any generalization will at least apply to a few people, but I've eaten Japanese food all my life and it doesn't mean I'm cultured. If you grow up in a big city where a lot of food is available and you're interested in food you're bound to run into all kinds. I grew up regularly eating Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai...Greek, Italian, Indian, Mexican, you name it. It doesn"t mean I'm cultured, it means I'm hungry.

And chopsticks are just an eating utensil. You could use them to eat an Italian plate of spaghetti all the same. If it works it works.

Teriyaki chicken bowl.
Beef bowl.
No fish.

Sushi Hut has a good Teri chicken bowl.

Pick a new restaurant. Place near my house has a lot of neat dishes, btu of course the staples are the same core ingredients.

You really haven't tried much Japanese cuisine. No one who's had both would confuse tempura with udon. And of course no one would mistake sushi for either of the other two even though some sushi includes tempura (which is generally something breaded and fried). I would understand if you couldn't tell the difference between udon and soba, but it's no more culturally unawares than confusing linguine with spaghetti.

You're observation is more appropriate with Mexican food.

I've eaten at sushi restaurants several dozen times and they still all confuse the hell out of me, like I can remember what the hell is in a "dragon roll". I just look at the picture of what I think looks good or if its a buffet grab what catches my eye visually.

Sushi is like tacos in that every restaurant and every chef will make their own version. There are a number of rolls which are specific compositions, like the California roll, but like fish tacos, brisket tacos, pulled pork tacos, veggie tacos or any other kind of taco, people get creative.

The simplest to understand sushi is nigiri, which is simply rice with a slab of fish on it. Salmon will be salmon, tuna will be tuna, tamago will be scrambled egg...simple.

I love sushi buffet restaurants like Todai. Can't handle wasabi, though. It's weird because I can handle most spices with a cold drink nearby but wasabi and Hanbanero are the only ones that are too much for even me.

Very few people have ever tasted real wasabi in an average Japanese restaurant, it's rare and expensive. I don't think I ever have. What is usually served is ground horseradish paste dyed green. If that helps.

That hurts. One of the most sophisticated, nuanced and beautiful cuisines in the world and this is how you see it? My thoughts are you're profoundly wrong and for shame. Sorry but this is honestly like saying when you close your eyes and point to anything on an Italian menu it'll always be the same pasta with the same sauce.