Talk:Sakana

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Original "research"?[edit]

"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)[reply]

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

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

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;

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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)[reply]

Sakana means "fish"[edit]

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)[reply]