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November 26, 2004
In Japan, You Are What You Eat, and How You Say What You're Eating
During this Thanksgiving weekend, it seems appropriate to post an article about eating so here is what the Japan Times has served up for you:
Something meaningful to sink your teeth into
By KAORI SHOJI
"If nothing else, the Japanese are food snobs.
The food culture here is vast and deep, spawning such professions as "food coordinators," "table specialists" and even "konamono kenkyuka (specialists of flour-related foods)" -- not to mention the obsessive "Ryori no Tetsujin (Iron Chef)" folks.
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A friend of mine once split up with his girlfriend upon discovering that she was -- gasp! -- a mayoraa (a person who squeezes mayonnaise on most anything). In describing his utter disgust, he said, "When I saw her poised with that mayonnaise tube over a bowl of nikujyaga (boiled meat, veggies and potatoes), the light in my heart went out. It was a case of hyakunen no koimo sameta (the love of a hundred years went cold)."
Happy Thanksgiving and Itadakimasu!
Posted by insideoutmag at November 26, 2004 11:11 AM