Itadakimasu: A Word You Say to the Food, Not the Cook
- There is a Japanese word that almost everyone reading this has already heard — “itadakimasu” (いただきます) — said in a film, or a cooking video, or by a friend pressing their palms together over a bowl before the first bite.
- It is one of the most widely exported small phrases the language has, and it is almost always glossed the same way: “thank you for the food.
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- There is a Japanese word that almost everyone reading this has already heard — “itadakimasu” (いただきます) — said in a film, or a cooking video, or by a friend pressing their palms together over a bowl before the first bite.
- It is one of the most widely exported small phrases the language has, and it is almost always glossed the same way: “thank you for the food.
Sources: Substack