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Interesting ceramic dish, in which "Itsukushima" Shinto Shrine art appears, when filled with soy sauce. (media.piefed.social)
submitted 8 hours ago by JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social to c/foodporn@lemmy.world
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This has been featured around the Innernet recently, so why not here? Personally, my biggest skepticism is that I suspect it actually needs a mix of dark soy sauce and a much lighter sauce that floats on top?

I dunno though, maybe the 'trenches' are so deep that it works with simple soy sauce? Pretty dang clever, either way.

In the spirit of Starship Troopers, if you'd like to know more:
https://www.boredpanda.com/dishes-sauce-images-appear-3d-print-japanese-redestu/

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[–] null@lemmy.org 10 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Now clean it.

[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 3 points 2 hours ago

I have 2 of these, one with a cat and the other with a fish. They wash off super easy. It’s just soy sauce.

[–] 33550336@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I just wanted to write that it must be hard to wash.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

I got these (and the chopstick holders) as a wedding gift from a friend in Japan, we either used kikoman low sodium or the soy sauce that was included with the sushi

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I got this one and a couple others like it in Tokyo.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I like this one better.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Because tuxedo cats are the best!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I’m obligated to point out that torties are in fact better.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago

Absolutely. They're also the best. So are oranges, who are also the best.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

So it really just works with nothing but soy sauce..?

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Yes. I'm not sure why this is hard to understand. The deeper areas are darker because they hold more sauce.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Deeper areas are darker? Oh yeah, then explain why a flat swimming pool has dark patterns on the bottom! Checkmate, translucency believers. /s

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A flat swimming pool wouldn't hold any water, you're thinking of a parking lot

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Instructions unclear, parking lot is now full of soy sauce

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

How can you tell? Did a shrine or cat appear?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 hours ago

Sorry. Didn't realize I had to be a major genius. /s

[–] Amelia42@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

My personal skepticism is because I am now skeptical that any image that seems too good to be true is AI generated. And the sauce lines look almost artificially clean and complex with the shrine.

Like the shrine's reflection off of the lake, getting progressively lighter towards the bottom of the plate too? Impressive.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

My personal response is because I'm responding that I responded a response.

[–] Pupschism@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Soy sauce would work like an ink. Here's a picture of watercolour inks, each column is one ink, with each row representing how much ink is soaked in.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Can you recommend which is tastiest?

[–] Pupschism@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Unburnt kikkoman

[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 32 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Nothing suspicious about it, dark but not fully opaque fluids like soy sauce start out light but get darker as it gets deeper

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Like water, I guess?

Looks so clear and 'pure,' but then when you fill the pool up..?

[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly so, except that soy sauce needs a lot less to show the effect!

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 7 hours ago

GOOD point.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

Nothing suspicious about it

Bullshit.

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago

That is cool as fuck.

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Gorgeous as a piece of art, mildly infuriating to be served this in a restaraunt... I want to dip in the sauce and be able to get to it.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 11 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I mean... you still can?
Also, this would be some high-end place no doubt, so you could basically ask for and receive whatever type of dish to fulfill your heart's content, I should think.

(killer avatar, btw)

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

“Bring me a pitcher of your finest soy sauce my good man”

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 7 hours ago

"Tell you hwat-- bring me a pig on a stick, and fry 'em up good!"

"And bring the lady something for a dollar-and-a-half!"

The Love God.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN-SJ71VAJ4

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

(killer avatar, btw)

Thanks! Self-killer to be precise. It's an interesting read leading up to that work: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-final-shocking-self-portrait-of-richard-gerstl

you could basically ask for and receive whatever type of dish to fulfill your heart’s content

For sure, I just hate the waste. You can never get to the dip inside the grooves and if you're in a nice place you're not pouring out of it onto your dish... I mean you can but etiquette and all lol

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I bet with an absorbent food like rice balls you could pick up most of the sauce.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Just tip it up like the milk in your cereal bowl.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I mean you can but etiquette and all lol

GAIJIN-SMASH! :D

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago

Hell yeah I can get behind this!! 😂

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I think we tend to use too much soy sauce anyway so this might be a sneaky way to make you use less?

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

If the itamae didn't want me submerging my nigiri in soy sauce, he would have made it more buoyant.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Also, I'd recommend tamari instead. I don't think it's as traditional for sushi, but it's less salty and richer. It seems less likely to overpower the fish rather than complement it.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 4 hours ago

Ponzu ftw

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Interesting.