Talk:Sakana

Original "research"?
"Traditionally, the Japanese regarded sake, which is made from rice, as a substitute for white rice served in a standard Japanese meal, and as a result many Japanese do not eat rice and drink alcohol simultaneously."

I've never seen this or experienced this. Anyone? I'll give it some time, then I will yank it, although the "OR" tag has been there since 2009. Kortoso (talk) 19:18, 21 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Here is some documentation: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%AD%9A

Kortoso (talk) 16:47, 1 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Wiktionary entry no longer relates to "...sake as a substitute to white rice rerved in a standard Japanese meal...".
 * However, a ryōtei style Japanese restaurant serves traditional formal dining with rice dish at the end of the course, which is called (お) 食事 ((o)shokuji). For example;
 * 食事/日本橋ゆかり
 * 御食事/銀座Kappou Ukai
 * 食事/銀座 しぶ谷
 * お食事/てんぷら天庄 湯島店(本館)
 * On the contrary, recent survey in January 2010 shows that 54% out of those who drink beer or sake with otsumami eat rice as well while drinking. by mini survey by Sakebunka Institute, Inc.
 * --Omotecho (talk) 20:56, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Sakana means "fish"
It may be used in this other way, but simply stating that this is the definition, as if this is even close to the primary definition, is about as far off-base as you can get. 24.107.137.18 (talk) 11:12, 22 April 2017 (UTC)