Originally Posted by
Nagasaki Joe
Obviously, it's the food we're talking about here, not the physical platter on which it's served. There's an example of it in the movie Rising Sun starring Sean Connery. You could start a new thread if you wish to discuss it.
There is so much to unpack here -- and yes we've (my wife and I) experienced this presentation -- but eastern and western cultures are SO different -- and the training that goes in to being a presentation vehicle is not for the faint of heart -- but it is very respected in Japan -- in a very different than western manner... But I don't think that food presentation art is where OP was going -- and clearly i''m ignoring the Japanese "rationales" (i.e. body temp) for this practice
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