Painting is a terrible comparison.<p>The eyes are far more subtle and sensitive to information, which is what differentiates &quot;good&quot; paintings from &quot;bad&quot; paintings. You could change the tiniest detail in a painting and totally change the emotions people feel about it. Paintings can access the parts of our brain that process human faces and deep memories.<p>Fish on rice, on the other hand, is a fairly simple combination of flavors. Most of the flavor comes from the fish. Sure, the quality of the fish matters, but I&#x27;d bet if you A&#x2F;B tested &quot;good&quot; vs grocery-store sushi, people would randomly choose one or the other as &quot;better&quot;. To put it another way, I don&#x27;t believe in objective quality of sushi. I&#x27;ve had grocery store sushi that was better than super-authentic, super-expensive sushi.<p>This all reminds me of people thinking wine is an art and has much more subtlety than it has[1].<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;io9.gizmodo.com&#x2F;wine-tasting-is-bullshit-heres-why-496098276" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;io9.gizmodo.com&#x2F;wine-tasting-is-bullshit-heres-why-49...</a>