Suming drove with Nangong Yan to a famous restaurant where they feasted heartily on Japanese cuisine. The so-called "ryori" or cuisine in Japanese, which means 'to process' in Chinese, stands for 'dish' in Japanese. In contrast to the focus on color, aroma, and taste in Huaxia's gourmet food, Japanese cuisine prioritizes visual enjoyment as well as the delicacy and beauty of the food presentation and the harmonization of ingredients and crockery.
In other words, it was not filling at all. A large table of beautifully presented small dishes reminiscent of an art exhibit, but alas, the amount of food in each dish wasn't even enough to feed a cat.
Not only was it unsatisfying in terms of portion size, but sitting was also uncomfortable, feeling the squish against one's stomach when seated cross-legged on the tatami mats. Suming thought he'd rather squat to eat…