They Served You a Fish That Still Has a Face.
To say salt-grilled saury, please in Japanese, say さんまの塩焼きをお願いします (sanma no shioyaki o onegai shimasu).
Don't send it back. The head is the order.
In this video
- さんまの塩焼きをお願いします。 sanma no shioyaki o onegai shimasu. Salt-grilled saury, please.
- すみません、さんまの塩焼きをお願いします。 sumimasen, sanma no shioyaki o onegai shimasu. Excuse me, salt-grilled saury, please.
Kanji in this phrase
- さんま
- さんま
- 塩焼き
- しおやき
- 秋刀魚
- さんま
- お願いします
- おねがいします
Why this phrase
An izakaya counter in late September, when pacific saury specials land. Hana is the tourist about to send the plate back because the head is still on. Kōfuku is the friend who orders it right. 秋刀魚の塩焼き is the whole fish, salted and grilled, with grated daikon and a small sour citrus. The line is さんまの塩焼きをお願いします.
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