Before we eat any given food, we really have no idea how it’s going to taste. We rely on other things to convince us that what we’re about to eat is going to be good, or at least that it’s going to be worth eating. The smell and appearance of a food are obvious factors [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Where’s the Beef? 牛肉はどこあるの？
Posted in Food, Society and Culture, Travel on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Kuidaore! 食い倒れ！
Posted in Drink, Food, Restaurants, Society and Culture, Travel on Sunday, June 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I think the translation of kuidaore on Jim Breen’s online Japanese dictionary is pretty funny:
食い倒れ 【くいだおれ】 (n) bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
But really, this is exactly what it means. The verb kuu 食う is a sort of informal way of saying “eat,” while the daore 倒れ part can mean either [...]
