That Little Dish You Never Ordered in Japan Isn't Free
To say the small dish that arrives automatically, and the charge that comes with it in Japanese, say お通し (otoshi).
A small dish you did not order lands on your izakaya table. It is not a gift.
お通し
otoshi
the small dish that arrives automatically, and the charge that comes with it
In this video
- これはお通しです。席料みたいなものです。 kore wa otōshi desu. sekiryō mitai na mono desu. This is otōshi. It works a bit like a seat charge.
- お通しは、いくらですか？ otōshi wa, ikura desu ka? How much is the otōshi?
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