Why do hulking men squeal like little girls at the idea of eating raw fish?!
Answers: It's funny to me that 'raw' has such a weird connotation in the US and in Britain. Men who aren't squeamish about cleaning up after a motorcycle accident suddenly become rubbery legged little boys when someone says, "Hey, let's go get some sushi." People tend to be particular about their food in general, which I don't understand. But why raw fish? What's the big deal?
Sushi isn't bad if you heat it up in the microwave... But, I think its because us manly men like to play with fire. That and when I go fishin', I don't eat the bait unless it's the last resort...
Sorry mate, but I'm 6' 3" and go 280 lbs. and I love Sushi and Sashimi. SO please don't generalize like this or I'll start to think all little men are dweebs. ;-0
You must know some weird men. The men I know love sushi. It's the women who have the biggest problem. I know a country full of men who love sushi (Japan).
The same as women who squeal & scream because the saw a little mouse.
Lets see...I live in America...I know tons of American men...I know tons of American men that love sushi.....You got it all wrong! I know tall big guys that love it and short guys that love it...I know guys in general that love it.
Now the can't handle seeing blood drawn part, I know lots of men who can't handle that. But sushi they can handle.
Sumo wrestlers are hulking men and they eat loads of sushi.
It could be because they are worried about intestinal diseases carried by raw meats, but that is probably because they don't know about food quality laws. I dunno, but that's my theory.
How about thos who make the same noises when you offer squid, octopus, tripe and horse meat?
I suppose it's the men you know or run into that are like that. Most people on this site have pretty good palates and if they don't like something they usually don't make a fuss.
BTW - I too find the "eeeks", "ewwws"... and even the terms "nummy" & "yummy" terribly infantile.
I love sashimi... I just had sea urchin 2 days ago... Nice!
The ones that are the most to squeal are the ones that don't want any one to know what they really like!
My friends cousin would always say, "Oh how gross how can you eat fish raw!". Well guess who we saw in a Sushi bar two towns over?????
His excuse was that he did not want us to think there was something wrong with him!