Maybe my ignorance but I don’t think any rice bowl is sushi. Even if the ingredients are the same.
PB and jelly stores. Canned tuna fish and sardines too. Cold cuts less so. Sure sushi can be made without fresh fish, but the comparison is far from pointless.
Perhaps but the point is lost on me.
I have lots of plastic trays with lids from takeout food. I “plate” my leftovers in that. Or in a takeout soup container if they are liquid. And i use a dull metal knife to eat it. I brought leftovers to the office all the time. 
Sure but is your plastic tray going to work on the 69th floor of a building still under construction?
I remember my grandpa showing me how to make a ham and chees sandwich when I was maybe 5. That was a good sandwich. He was cool.
This is what happens when pretentious gatekeepers take over. Sushi is just rice with some stuff added to it. Anyone can make sushi: make a ball of rice, poke a hole in it, stuff in whatever you like. Any other “requirements” are post hoc justifications to increase the social status of a particular style of sushi and those who make and eat it.
If you live in a household that prefers rice to bread, there’s always ready-to-eat rice in the cooker. Bread requires work: baking or going to the store. My family eats kimbap, which is a Korean style of sushi, without the pretentiousness some people want to apply to sushi. While you can buy it at a store, it’s commonly made at home. It’s a simple way of wrapping up your Korean lunch to eat on the go later.
Rice bowl sushi is also called
Chirashi means scattered. It’s a style of sushi with a bowl of seasoned rice topped with fish and other sushi items.
Oooh that’s blasphemy!
I’ve been with you right up to this moment. A slice of roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry, lettuce and mayo in crusty bread is the perfect end to Christmas Day in my house!
Silliest thread ever, but what the hell, I’m bored.
Sandwich for lunch is usually boring and quick: tuna salad, or cheese & mustard & Mayo, or something like that.
Sometimes I’ll do sandwiches for dinner, and then it’s as complicated as any other dinner meal.
Assembly is in layers, sandwich by sandwich:
Served with chips and dill spears, it’s a hearty, delicious meal, and takes about 30-40 minutes to assemble for a family of four.
Anyway, i guess I’m just a weird American.
Exactly. I usually have leftover rice from last night in the fridge. There’s also often sandwich bread in the freezer, but they are comparable effort to use.
I make my own sandwiches, as they are pretty much superior to anything available in MN. My fried egg sandwiches are unbeatable. So far as I’ve been able to ascertain over the past two years, MN is a wasteland when it comes to deli sandwiches. This is a place that thinks Papa John’s and Papa Murphy’s are the ultimate in deli and pizza offerings and that Panera is a real treat. Forget about the abomination that some of these places call a “Philly Cheese Steak”. I really miss the Portland food scene.
Dude, we’re all weird Americans one way or another. Well, except for those of us not American. 
Yeah, I probably eat breakfast sandwiches more than I do with any other meal. They’re quick, they’re ridiculously easy, and a fraction of the price that stopping somewhere for a breakfast sandwich will cost you.
As might be expected, there’s a long Wikipedia entry.
Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, 鮓, pronounced [sɯɕiꜜ] or [sɯꜜɕi] ⓘ) is a traditional Japanese dish made with vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), typically seasoned with sugar and salt, and combined with a variety of ingredients (ねた, neta), such as seafood, vegetables, or meat: raw seafood is the most common, although some may be cooked. While sushi comes in numerous styles and presentation, the current defining component is the vinegared rice, also known as shari (しゃり), or sumeshi (酢飯).[1]
Dad did as a way to keep himself busy after Mom died. I gathered his bread was an acquired taste, since I was advised by my siblings to stay away from his creations.
High end restaurants compete on top grade fish (and the preparation and presentation of course). But not all sushi is served in high end restaurants. There’s a lot of fun variety in between, and sometimes the fun is in assembling a pleasing and creative roll with what’s available, which might not be fish, it might be vegetables, natto, egg, fried soft-shell crab, really anything other than meat.
Westerners have this unfortunate tendency to see an idealized version of a thing in one context in Japan, and assume that this is a universal standard. To me that’s what this Pit thread is parodying, and IMO it really hits the mark.
I don’t think you’re a weird American - but when you say you don’t understand making sandwiches from meatloaf or Thanksgiving leftovers and start talking about your take-out containers, it’s hard to tell if you’re joking or if you really don’t understand that there are situations where eating leftovers with a knife and fork is not practical or desirable. For example, I might bring leftover turkey and rice and vegetables to an office where I have a microwave to heat it up but not for a lunch stop on a long drive since I’m not a fan of cold rice/potato/cooked vegetables.
One of the earliest things I learned how to make was a sandwich. You take two pieces of bread and throw some edible things between them. And then years later, as a father, I’ve made many sandwiches for my kids to take to school for lunch (or to eat at home).
I’d guess that it’s very rare for an American to have never made a sandwich at home, given it’s easy, relatively cheap, and can be delicious.
I’m not even counting burgers (which are arguably a sandwich) or things that are harder to defend as a sandwich, like a hot dog or something wrapped in a tortilla. (Though I have made a hot dog sandwich before when I was out of buns… Take a cooked hotdog and slice it in half lengthwise, and take one piece of bread, fold it in half, the hotdog should fit, add whatever condiments you like. Not as good as a real hot dog but it’s acceptable.)
I’m rather fond of making my own breakfast sandwiches too. My favorite is to make an omelet, except after you flip it once, you fold it in half twice so that it’s roughly square-ish. It should be sized to fit on bread. Take two pieces of toast, put cheese on the egg while it’s still hot so it melts. Add whatever other stuff you might like… Maybe butter, maybe mayo, maybe hot sauce. Fry a few pieces of bacon as a bonus. It’s a decadent and filling breakfast sandwich that doesn’t take a lot of effort at all.
As grocery prices get more expensive, a simple sandwich at home is extremely appealing.