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No talents, big eater

Filed Under (Japan, food, friends, japanese study) by Alei on 25-10-2009

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I came across another Yojijukugo today which I could totally relate to, unflattering as it is.
無芸大食 むげいたいしょく         
Let’s break it down:
無 = not existing (negation)
芸 = arts, skills, talents
大 = big
食 = meal/eat

Literal translation is: no talents, big eater/meals
Someone whose only talent is eating, essentially an unaccomplished person.
To have no special talent besides the ability to eat a lot. Which, mind you, is not necessarily one would ordinarily be proud of.

And so I did what I do best, and ate some more.
Another dinner with workmates/friends. The occasion was a friends housewarming.
Fresh spring rolls, and tomato and cabbage bake, and thai curry which was so delicious. Finished off nicely with homemade cheesecake and ice-cream.

Nami chan Izakaya

Filed Under (Japan, food, friends) by Alei on 18-10-2009

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Last Friday night, we went into K-town for dinner and drinks with the usual work crew.
It was back to Nami chan’s again. My first time there was just a couple of weeks ago, but the food was so good, we went back again.
Traditional izakaya, but absolutely everything on the menu is great. We ordered kara age, ramen salad, roast beef, yakitori, sashimi, nasi goreng, and hokke. Hokke is a real popular Hokkaido fish which has become a weekly staple now.

This place also has the most hilarious English menu translation ever. Check out these gems!!!!

Dinner Party

Filed Under (Japan, food, friends) by Alei on 17-10-2009

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I’ve been eating way too much lately - izakayas, dinner parties, and the like.

Monday night had a dinner party with work mates, personally cooked by a professional, young local Chef, Montoya, which by the way is a really cool Japanese name.
He served up a pasta dish with clams and capers, garden salad, chicken salad, pork and potatoes. All washed down with a few glasses of red and white.

Good times, good times.

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