tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818144980998226720.post2015464962047834707..comments2022-07-17T06:56:32.655-07:00Comments on OISHINESS: Yaki-ImoLaura Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05715626911492064108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818144980998226720.post-79640689076127236122014-01-23T07:27:59.174-08:002014-01-23T07:27:59.174-08:00Nice post, but your Japanese is a 'teensy-bit&...Nice post, but your Japanese is a 'teensy-bit' wrong. (I know, because I made the same mistake!) What the recording is saying, or singing, is actually "Yaki-imoo, Yaki-imoo—ishi-yaki-mooooo! Which sounds to our ears (and probably Japanese ears, too!) as "delicious cooked potatoes", but actually means "stone-cooked potatoes", which are very highly-prized, especially in Kanto and more-northern regions. Sorry to be pedantic! (Gomen, ne?" Adam Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796471588615499730noreply@blogger.com