See Sashimi and Still Don’t Want a Drink? One Meme, Two Very Different Appetites

Sashimi, beef-intestine stew, spicy fish-roe soup, fried chicken and pizza: to one diner they mean a great meal; to another they immediately suggest a drink. A single screenshot captured the gap between those reactions.

A TheQoo post on October 26 reshared a screenshot resembling an Instiz question listing sashimi, stews, grilled meat, Korean pancakes, skewers, chicken and pizza before asking whether non-drinkers genuinely feel no urge for alcohol. A Damoang repost at 4:21 p.m. the same day asked readers if they were thinking about a post-work drink. The original screenshot’s author and date were not verified.

The observed snapshot displayed over 50,000 views and 1,266 comments on TheQoo, versus over 1,800 views and 44 comments on Damoang. The same screenshot appeared in both communities, but the specific perspectives discussed here come from readable Damoang comments. TheQoo’s individual comments were not available for inspection.

Readable Damoang comments showed five strands: (1) people for whom spicy food or Korean pancakes instantly suggests a drink; (2) people who instead think of rice, cola or banana milk and dislike alcohol’s taste; (3) drinkers who enjoy alcohol separately from food; (4) a commenter who said cravings persisted after more than six years of abstinence and described choosing non-alcoholic beer; and (5) a personal theory that repeated food-and-drink pairings build associations. These are individual experiences, not medical diagnoses or population statistics.

The Korean concept of anju—food enjoyed with alcohol—makes the association familiar, but personal pairings differ. One person sees chicken and beer; another sees chicken and soda or rice. That difference, rather than a universal rule, is the fun of the discussion.

Verified are the two October 26 reposts, their displayed engagement figures and the specific Damoang comments. The original Instiz-like screenshot was not independently authenticated. Cravings and abstinence are self-reported experiences, not a basis for diagnosing alcohol dependence. Counts are snapshots, not fixed totals.

More directly readable comments from other communities could reveal further preferences. For now, this story stays within the Damoang comments actually observed and avoids turning non-drinking into a punch line or encouraging alcohol consumption.