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That sushi date in 2005 where I grabbed the wasabi pile like it was guacamole
I was 22 and took this girl to a pretty legit spot in Portland. She ordered for both of us and I was trying to act cool. The server set down a little green lump next to my roll and I scooped the whole thing into my soy sauce like a complete idiot. She just stared at me while I coughed for a solid minute. We lasted two more dates after that but I never lived down the wasabi thing. Anyone else have a first date food moment that killed the vibe?
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blake32216d ago
Had a buddy do basically the same thing on a date except it was a giant pile of horseradish at a fancy steakhouse. His date laughed so hard she snorted her wine and he was too busy crying to notice. They ended up getting married three years later, so sometimes the cringe works in your favor.
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willow_morgan16d ago
Three years later, they're still laughing about the horseradish incident, right? I guess that makes it a solid icebreaker, assuming you don't actually sneeze into your date's soup. But let's be real, the buddy system here is basically "if you can make her snort wine, you're in." Just don't try it with wasabi unless you've got life insurance.
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rose_cooper16d ago
Read somewhere that horseradish actually has a chemical in it that triggers the same pain receptors as wasabi, so maybe the buddy system is really about testing a date's spice tolerance without the wasabi hospital bill. Always figured it was a weird flex to see who can handle the heat without crying, but now I'm wondering if it's more about finding someone who laughs at stupid stuff instead of getting annoyed. Hilarious how a little accidental pain can turn into a wedding story though. Guess it beats the usual boring "we met on an app" story, right? What a wild ride from sneeze to marriage.
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