This is the last (3rd) story of the Sashiko Analogy Series with Pizza. 1st one w

This is the last (3rd) story of the Sashiko Analogy Series with Pizza. 1st one was about “Fear of losing something important by defining one pizza as THE pizza” (3/1). the 2nd one was about the “difference in tomato sauces” (3/2). The 3rd one today is about “how” to make/enjoy pizza. 

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Imagine that you receive a fantastic tomato sauce recipe from your grandparents. You enjoy making it. Others around you enjoy having it, too. One day, pizza became so famous all of sudden, and people outside of your culture started arguing “how we should make/eat pizza”. Well… what you received is only a recipe. You never thought of “how to (rules)” so much… although, of course, there are the ordinary practices & ideal choices. Meanwhile, people are saying, “the thickness of the sauce should be just about 1cm”, “each slice should be divided by 8 equally”, and then some start saying “Well, people there don’t use a knife to cut – they tear it off and nibble” as if it is the “rule”. Again, there is Nothing Wrong with tearing the pizza piece off by hand. But, it isn’t the rule… it is a choice. I want you to learn how to cut the pizza as you wish so you can keep “tearing it” as a choice, not the only option. There is no rule in Sashiko. There is much “wisdom” to make “it” better, but it isn’t the rule. Please “choose” to tear pizza instead of forcing one option as if it is the rule.

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Lastly, no matter how precisely you follow the “general rule”, if you forget to put the cheese on top, it is bread with tomato sauce – not pizza in general (for me). When you respect the original structure of pizza (dough, tomato sauce, and cheese), then improvise it as you wish. You may choose a different kind of cheese you like, and add the topping you want – even pineapple is fine (just not my preference, sorry). There are no rules in how to make/eat pizza – but one can make it so good. I want you to learn & make the good homemade pizza, if you are gonna tell what the pizza is.

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「刺し子はお味噌汁のようなもの」という例えがあまりにも秀逸すぎて、英語でたとえ話を書くことに躊躇していたのですが、なんとかピザを使ってたとえ話を書きました。また配信で紹介しますね。もし原文で読んで頂ける方がいたら、感想をお聞かせ頂けると嬉しいです。お味噌汁の例えの半分くらいは形にできたかな（お味噌汁が凄すぎて）。

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2021-03-03 09:53:14

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