Ask Anything on Yik Yak | I wonder if the reason that a lot of Japanese food is super salty or flavorful is because they had and have such a big smoking culture. I noticed that a chef I worked with over salted a lot too and he was a smoker. I guess tobacco does dull the flavors

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I wonder if the reason that a lot of Japanese food is super salty or flavorful is because they had and have such a big smoking culture. I noticed that a chef I worked with over salted a lot too and he was a smoker. I guess tobacco does dull the flavors

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Anonymous 33w

idk but I do know that coffee wasn't really a popular drink in Japan so Nestle made coffee flavored candy and conditioned kids to like coffee flavor and when they grew up they wanted to drink coffee

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