Japanese Food
Japanese Food for Beginners: How to Read a Menu
A Japanese menu lists techniques, not ingredients. Learn six characters and most of it explains itself - plus what to order first and how each kind of restaurant works.
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Japanese Phrases
Ordering Food in Japanese, Start to Finish
The six-step script that works from a ramen counter to a department store, plus the two conventions that surprise Americans and the allergy phrases worth screenshotting.