In article .com>,
lazrowp > wrote:

> I do not like eating in silence. Though there is a lot to say about
> not having to answer someone who is insincere and is only talking with
> you because of some "script" that they have been told to follow.

I didn't note anyone delighting in a script or insincerity.

--
"A Dictionary of Japanese Food, Ingredients & Culture" by Richard Hosking
(Tuttle, '97). All the hints one might need for exploring Japanese food.

"The Sake Handbook" by John Gaunter (Tuttle, '02). An excellent intro and
reference to sake.