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zoupishness7 t1_j0b81ao wrote

Reply to comment by BabyTRexArms in TIL Korea has soy sauce older than USA by SmashScrapeFlip

Rocks are old, sure, but things prepared by humans, centuries ago, for human consumption, and are still consumable, are not nearly as common as rocks.

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BabyTRexArms t1_j0b8mz4 wrote

My point was about america being a very relatively young country.

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zoupishness7 t1_j0b8xq5 wrote

My point was that edible things tend to not last as long as relatively young countries. So it's notable when they do.

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BabyTRexArms t1_j0b9d4h wrote

It was my belief that most Asian cultures and foods are way older than America.

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zoupishness7 t1_j0bad0w wrote

We aren't talking about a recipe here, we're talking about a batch of soy sauce prepared 360 years ago, that is not only edible, but prized. How much else can you say that about? Honey can last longer, but humans don't make it. There are a few bottles of wine that old, selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and most of them aren't even drinkable. There's also some vinegar, but I don't know of much beyond that.

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BabyTRexArms t1_j0bc3zt wrote

This is a Theseus’ ship moment. Same batch my ass.

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zoupishness7 t1_j0c9cu7 wrote

I mean, I'm happy to entertain the idea that you're aware of something about this situation that I am not, because your ass would have to hurt if you just pulled the ship of Theseus out of it. Though, it seems strange to say “It is one of our most prized possessions as we only have two-thirds of it left in the pot,” if they were constantly topping it back up.

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