# "Rails is omakase"

> Let the framework choose for you, like a sushi chef's tasting menu.

*Omakase* is the Japanese phrase for trusting the sushi chef to pick your meal. [David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)](https://chunkybacon.dev/people/dhh.md) used it in a 2012 essay to describe Rails' philosophy: rather than make you assemble every component yourself, Rails serves a curated, opinionated default menu chosen by people who have cooked this before. You can still swap dishes, but the default is a considered whole. It is one of the most-quoted metaphors in the Ruby world.

*Related:* [David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)](https://chunkybacon.dev/people/dhh.md) · [Convention over Configuration](https://chunkybacon.dev/glossary/convention-over-configuration.md)

## Sources
- "Rails is omakase" (DHH, 2012): https://dhh.dk/2012/rails-is-omakase.html

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