my favorite food is sushi.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Sushi can be prepared with either brown or white rice. It is often prepared with raw seafood, but some varieties of sushi use cooked ingredients, and many others are vegetarian. Sushi is often served with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish is popular as a garnish. Sushi is often confused with sashimi, a related Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced raw fish or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice. Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as \"narezushi\" ( \u2013 \"salted fish\"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important source of protein for its Japanese consumers. The term \"sushi\" comes from an antiquated grammatical form no longer used in other contexts, and literally means \"sour-tasting\"; the overall dish has a sour and umami or savoury taste. Narezushi still exists as a regional specialty, notably as \"funa-zushi\" from Shiga Prefecture. Vinegar began to be added to the preparation of narezushi in the Muromachi period (1336\u20131573) for the sake of enhancing both taste and preservation.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I really love sushi, the taste of seafood pickled ginger and wasabi is a really unique and delicious combination. Do you like it?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I am not a sushi person but I like to look at the pretty arrangements. Is all sushi eaten raw?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Some varities are cooked, but it's often raw. I'm glad you at least asked as people always assume it's all raw."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, I think that is a common misconception. What type of rolls do you like to eat?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I guess spring rolls, I'm kind of a basic person so I like the simple recipes. I think the misconception comes from confusing sushi with sashimi, as sashimi is all thinly sliced raw fish, with optional rice and/or meat."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I see. Is sashimi as popular as sushi? What country did these dishes originate from?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I believe they're both equally popular, just depends on your taste. These dishes are the gold standard of Japanese cuisine, where seafood is common and often grilled."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Interesting. Given how many sushi restaurants I see here, the dishes sure have become popular across the world!"}]