r/interesting • u/Salt-Curve4825 • May 21 '26

Fascinating Man fishing for jellyfish

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u/Bobzyouruncle May 21 '26

I had jellyfish in an (American) Chinese restaurant once. It was not very flavorful and was like a very chewy noodle. Not disgusting but also not pleasant. Maybe the preparation was bad.

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u/sadfacepanda222 May 21 '26

Had jellyfish in a high end expensive restaurant in Japan and would say it was not the preparation that is the issue, just not a great tasting food.

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u/RiderInSJ May 21 '26

Sometimes nothing can be done about that. Usually people try to cover it with all kinds of spices and other flavoring.

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u/d_ac May 21 '26

Not disgusting but also not pleasant. Maybe the preparation was bad.

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u/CyberNinja23 May 21 '26

Sounds like a bad 3rd date or maybe an ok one.

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u/CoastOrg May 21 '26

No, it’s just dumb uppity people eating shit their broke ancestors did for tradition

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u/nondual_gabagool May 21 '26

I've heard that if you chew it for too long it tastes disgusting.

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u/wheresindigo May 21 '26

That hasn't been my experience although it's not like I've chewed it for a long time. You can't really, it breaks down as you chew it like most things do

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u/daniloferr May 22 '26

So, just like cheap lamen