http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:53:04 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/10/05/162049.php#comment-89027 funny, ascerbic and disturbing - pretty choice cultural commentary, thanks Robert! This line of reasoning, of course, applies to every manner of indiginous product simplified and cheapened for mass production - are people better off with access to the reduced version or virtually no access at all? Due to cost and distribution issues, that is the real question. 89027@blogcritics.org Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:53:04 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/10/05/162049.php#comment-89010 Shoyu no aji or the taste of shoyu is something that not everyone likes, but modernization has made of mockery of the aroma and taste of Japan. Unfortunately, I'd like to add, the taste of freshly made tofu or homemade dashi (bonita flake soup stock) or tsukemono (Japanese pickled vegetables). I guess that's what separates the gourmets from the gourmands. 89010@blogcritics.org Wed, 6 Oct 2004 03:52:02 EDT