cbsnews.com

lvxferre, to food in Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds
@lvxferre@lemmy.ml avatar

Maybe that’s why I remember the first time that I had wasabi. Oh wait, it’s because my mouth was on fire.

Jokes aside, I’m a tiny bit sceptic on the claim due to the funding. Good news for sushi enjoyers if true, though.

GammaGames,

I’ve never met anyone that likes wasabi, so I’m skeptical about every claim in this headline

lvxferre, (edited )
@lvxferre@lemmy.ml avatar

I like it in small amounts in sushi, plus in a few other dishes (like my “undead raising” lamen. It gets wasabi, black pepper, red pepper and ginger. If whatever you have ends killing you, don’t worry - the mix will make your body move again!)

pbjamm,
@pbjamm@beehaw.org avatar

Chili Crisp - the God King of Condiments

OmnipotentEntity, (edited )
@OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org avatar

I like wasabi.

I think the study is probably irreproducible bullshit, but at least I like wasabi.

cwagner,

Now the question is, has anyone here actually had wasabi?

But here’s the rub: That tangy paste served up at nearly all sushi bars — even the ones in Japan — is almost certainly an impostor. Far more common than the real thing is a convincing fraud, usually made of ordinary white horseradish, dyed green.

Japan doesn’t even produce enough to fulfill their own demand, I’m almost certain all Wasabi I’ve ever had was fake.

OmnipotentEntity,
@OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org avatar

Horseradish wasabi is good. I’ve also had real wasabi, which is even better.

Tavarin, to food in Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds
@Tavarin@lemmy.ca avatar

I assume this applies only to real wasabi, and not the dyed Horseradish most places call wasabi.

Showroom7561, to upliftingnews in 8 years and still meeting for Thanksgiving

In 2023, Hinton announced on Thanksgiving that he and Dench had gone from “family” to business partners, launching an alkaline black water called BlackMP.

What the hell is “alkaline black water” ???

QuinceDaPence,

Like the other person said, a scam, but to give the claim...

Black water or alkaline black water is power-packed with minerals such as magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium.

Sounds like my well water if you boil off some of the water.

Its distinct colour is attained by the elevated alkaline water pH that ranges between eight to nine.

PH doesn't change the color. A thing that changes PH may also change the color but the PH itself is not responsible.

fsxylo,

God they could have just sold T-shirts or something. Fuck them for supporting pseudoscience.

funkless_eck,

it does if you drink a mix of 1-propanol, phenolphthalein, sodium hydroxide, sodium bisulfite, methyl red, bromithymol blue, and thymol blue.

QuinceDaPence,

Sounds like Methyl-ethyl-death right there.

evatronic,

A scam.

Th4tGuyII, to upliftingnews in 8 years and still meeting for Thanksgiving
@Th4tGuyII@kbin.social avatar

Damn - Why does everything have to become a hustle or business opportunity? Why couldn't a wholesome accidental friendship just stay that way?
God I hate the influence hustle culture has had on the internet.

Zorque,

Because capitalism is an economic system that squeezes every last cent out of people for the sake of "efficiency".

Not everyone is affected equally (woo, human biases) but it hits every group eventually. Sadly people often find need to obtain money somewhere to justify their own existence. The usual sources tend to grind you down to a sad shadow if your former self, so people often look for alternatives.

SpaceNoodle, (edited )

It’s not in order to justify our existence, but to merely be able to exist. There are zero guarantees of having our basic needs met; we need money to even have a chance.

Zorque,

Yes, but in order to be able to exist, one needs to justify their existence in a capitalist system. If you do not, you're considered dead weight and not worth having. My wording was intentional.

hydrospanner,

My wording was intentional.

Also backward.

One doesn’t need to “make money in order to justify ones existence”.

Rather, one must justify one’s existence in order to make money.

And while I won’t argue the rather merciless nature of that system, I would add the perspective that this isn’t a trait unique to capitalism, but rather any system of finite resources.

Zorque,

I think you confuse yourself with your own wording. Monetary value is justification in a capitalist system. It is how everyone is judged. If you can not make that money, you are considered a burden, no matter how much non-monetary value you may provide.

The system doesn't really care how you do it. That is the realm of human bias.

Yes, but there is intentional scarcity in a capitalist system.

We have more than enough technological development to solve most scarcity issues in the world... the problem is theyre not economically viable. Which is to say, they're not profitable enough. You don't (immediately) get more out of it than you put in. All you get is the safety and well being of the people in the system. Which is not the primary concern in a capitalist system.

Old_Dude,

I think social media has enabled anyone to make a quick buck if you’re put in a position to do so. These two capitalized on their popularity on social media, and people, for one reason or another, will pay to be a part of it.

thesprongler,

I’ll take a wholesome hustle over a corporation pushing hustle culture any day. It’s become clear that most Americans require a second income, so at least they’ve found a market to inspire others.

ExLisper,

Because tree falling in forest doesn’t make a sound or something like that. You ever only hear about the ones that are promoted for clicks on the internet. I’m sure the are hundredths of grandpas that texted the wrong person, became friends and never bragged about it on Instagram.

GentlemanLoser, to upliftingnews in 8 years and still meeting for Thanksgiving

Yeah this went from cute to kinda dumb. Not everything needs to be monetized.

kamenlady,
@kamenlady@lemmy.world avatar

I like to believe, that it was the idea of one of them. The other one is still ok doing it, but thinking WTF?

kameecoding,

On the other hand would it not be stupid to not capitalize on their fame?

FurtiveFugitive, to upliftingnews in 8 years and still meeting for Thanksgiving

I upvoted this only so that more people might see this went from wholesome to scummy side hustle. Maybe next year we won’t hear about these people at all anymore. 🤞

rrrurboatlibad,

Sorry, I missed the scummy part. I’ll check it out

garrett, to privacyguides in Rite Aid "covert surveillance program" falsely ID'd customers as shoplifters, FTC says
@garrett@infosec.pub avatar

The bit about this system flagging a “single person” more than 900 times at over 130 stores without any awareness of it as bunk data is just staggering.

FlavoredButtHair, to upliftingnews in 8 years and still meeting for Thanksgiving
@FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world avatar

That’s the type of stuff I’d donate too to help others.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • localhost
  • All magazines
  • Loading…
    Loading the web debug toolbar…
    Attempt #