Engrish Menu Item Of The Day
Yes, even I had to stop and puzzle over this one for a minute before figuring out the chop sui lunch at this Nishi Azabu Chinese joint was flavored with soy sauce! At least someone caught the “rice” typo, or I’d have been really confused…
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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!
That one even had me stumped until you explained it. One of my favorites was a heading on a coffee shop menu: “Pafe and Sandy”
I puzzled over “pafe” too when I first saw it! And “sandy” must be sandwich, ne? Recently I’ve seen it abbreviated even further, to “sand”! o _ O
Actually it was “sundae”. Go figure.
Sundae! I never would have guessed!