FairfaxGirl t1_jcz14gm wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Reply to comment by glopmod in To Restaurants: Sakura blossoms don't taste like cherries by glopmod

“Sound the same in one language”? What is that supposed to mean? Botanically, ornamental cherry trees, sweet cherry trees, and sour cherry trees are all prunus trees. Of course the blossoms don’t taste the same as the fruit, that isn’t because the trees are some totally unrelated plants that just have names that rhyme or something.

glopmod OP t1_jcz2kgb wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:29 PM

People don't make the assumption that cherry blossom flavored food tastes like cherry because the trees are biologically similar.

They make the assumption because they assume a cherry blossom flavor tastes like cherries.

If everything cherry blossom flavored was called sakura no one would make that mistake.

I didn't say or suggest they were totally unrelated plants.

ManitouWakinyan t1_jcz3hix wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:35 PM

In my experience, dogwood and dogs are not remotely related.

glopmod OP t1_jcz46yf wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:39 PM

I cannot believe people are so hung up on a funny comparison.

I would say get a hobby but I made and have been on this thread all day so

ManitouWakinyan t1_jcz5o8v wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Bud I'm in a meeting and playing Planet Zoo don't worry you aren't taking anything away from my day

RockItGuyDC t1_jcz770d wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:59 PM

>a funny comparison.

No, it's a bad simile.

glopmod OP t1_jcz7ji9 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Please find something more significant to pick an argument about, holy fuck