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On the ABC TV late-night show “Kore Yodan Nan Desu Kedo…” (“This Is a Bit of a Tangent, But…”), comedians in their 40s and 50s discussed “things that make you feel like an old man,” and a preference for fried horse mackerel (aji fry) came up as a prime example. The segment was sparked by a survey showing a gap between the “image of an old man” held by people in their 40s and 50s and the one held by younger generations. Picking up on this, 5ch lit up with users sharing their own experiences — whether they’re drawn to fried chicken or to aji/iwashi fry, tartar sauce versus ponzu, no longer being able to stomach fried food at all, or conversely finally being able to appreciate the taste of fish — turning into a lively discussion about how taste and physical condition change with age.
Thu, Sep 17, 14:34
Ken Hayashi (48) of the comedy duo Gallop, along with comedians Shinji Mizuta (46) and Oidayasu Oda (48), appeared on ABC TV’s “Kore Yodan Nan Desu Kedo…” (airing Wednesdays at 11:16 PM) on the 16th. The show got lively discussing “relatable moments that make you feel like an old man.”
The topic of “things that make me feel like an old man” came up after the show featured a survey highlighting a gap between the real “old man generation” in their 40s and 50s and the “image of an old man” held by the younger generation.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Tartar sauce or grated daikon with ponzu
Yeah, when it's fried nice and crispy the panko makes you choke, lol
Past 50, I've fully retired from fried food — eat it and I'm 100% guaranteed to feel awful the next day
Comes with ponzu and grated daikon on top
Iwashi fry (fried sardine) is more bearable
Likes and dislikes are up to the individual
I only put olive oil or MCT oil in my body
Anything else makes me feel queasy
I can eat that one since it's not fishy
with tartar sauce
But when you make it at home, the frying oil gets smelly after just one use
Somehow Americans who normally wouldn't touch oily fish like aji are eating it now, lol
Re: #27
That area had canneries built early on by Japanese immigrants who settled there, and there's even a theory it's the birthplace of canned tuna in America (though another theory says it was inspired by imports from Canada and Scandinavia) — so people there have never been averse to fish dishes
From where I stand — still only having eyes for fried chicken — that sounds crazy to me ⎛´･ω･`⎞
Eating rice or vegetables just means less room for meat, so I skip both
Kids do like fried white fish, huh
Guess that's probably what makes it good, though
With so many kinds of fried food out there, fried fish isn't even on my list of options
Sardines simmered in miso is the best side for rice
And pairing that with pickled plum (umeboshi) is unbeatable
Eating them piping hot with tentsuyu dipping sauce — so good
But the gap between a hit and a miss is huge 😗
Aji fry maybe, but iwashi fry (fried sardine)? Never picking that
Whether it's aji or chicken, if you're still eating fried food at all, you're not an old man
Guess I've gotten older too.
Iwashi fry is amazing fresh out of the fryer
Though honestly both taste bad when you buy them out, so I don't eat either, lol
For some reason mackerel becomes "saba katsu" (mackerel cutlet) instead
When I made it at home, the oil content was high and the breading kept falling off
Background and key points of this discussion
This topic originated from an ABC TV late-night show: after a survey revealed a gap between the “image of an old man” held by people in their 40s-50s and the one held by younger generations, comedians began sharing their own experiences, and that’s how it started. Note that aji fry (fried horse mackerel) is by no means a cheap fish dish — it’s actually discussed as a set-meal staple on par with fried chicken, so it’s easy to misread this as a simple “fried fish = lowly food” equation. The thread split roughly into two camps: one about how fried food itself has started to take a toll on the body — age-related indigestion and lower tolerance for oil — and the other about a shift in taste, with people saying they can now appreciate fish flavors they disliked as kids. These aren’t necessarily the same underlying reason. There were also comments noting that “the quality of frozen aji fry has improved lately,” adding another factor — rising quality in restaurant and prepared-food offerings — into the mix.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Does liking aji fry make you an old man? ‘It’s better than fried chicken,’ ‘Torn between aji fry and iwashi fry’ — comedians in their 40s get fired up over relatable moments.”
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