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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nice how OP doesn't mention expensive Japanese restaurants, as those don't align with the point she wants to make.[/quote]

That's because expensive Japanese typically means omakase or waygu.  There's nothing you can do about the price of fish when Tuna now goes for over $1M because it is becoming increasingly endangered. It has nothing to do with the ethnicity of the food, but the price of the ingredients mostly.

Take a look at Ramen. It takes a massive amount of prep.  Good places will make their own noodles and stocks from scratch.  How much are you willing to pay?  I bet $20 or so, max.  Meanwhile an Italian place and gouge your eyes out for veal parm over $30, or some vegetable pasta for over $20-25.[/quote]

veal parm cooked to order is more labor intensive & expensive ingredients than ramen. ramen is economical food - a huge vat of broth, dunk in noodles, add a few slices of cheap protein sliced thin. [/quote]

What a load of malarkey.  Good ramen base starts with bones that you create stock from. It requires hours of boiling.  Tons of bonito can be added.  Then you have to sear and prep the meat. If you're making noddles from scratch it takes even more work. Perhaps you're getting tempura ramen, which requires even more work battering and frying ingredients.

Veal parm, smash thin, bread, very little spices are added, fry, and add premade tomato sauce and lots of cheese.  That doesn't require a full day of prep like ramen.[/quote]

Now compare the price of bones vs fresh veal.[/quote]

Well once these things start getting trendy, even bones will get expensive! Just look what happened to the price of oxtail when oxtail dishes moved from “ethnic” to trendy. And then when the cost DOES skyrocket in response to demand, OP will be back here whining about cultural appropriation and the gentrification of stews. 🤡 [/quote]

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