1 Minute Japanese: Proverbs about Food

[teas781]

The similar meaning in other phrase.

"鷹は　飢えても [死すとも] 穂を摘まず"

taka wa ue-temo [shisu-tomo] ho wo tsumazu

= Even if the hawk starves [is dying], he doesn't pick up an ear of rice (unlike a sparrow or a crow).

= the noble-minded person controls himself (keeps his mind) not to do wrong thing, when if in hardships.

(my English is not perfect)

[XF0N]

dango daikazoku :)

[josiescookies17]

I WANT THAT DANGO!!!!

[ThePuppetMuffin]

Duuude You sound like Kakashi from naruto xD

Love it Lool

[josiescookies17]

@ThePuppetMuffin He does kinda ha

[Tenshionnanoko128]

Hanami rice dumplings <3

[mspap123]

~dango, Daikazoku~

Thumbs up if Clannad got you here

[36Melli36]

gomenasai, i'm german and i can't english so good, can anybody say me the sentence "even when a samurai hasn't eaten, he holds his toothpick high" in german?? arigato ;D

[Lalarizu]

@36Melli36 I don't know if this is right. I used google translate.

Selbst wenn ein Samurai nicht gegessen hat, hält er seinen Zahnstocher hoch.

[BloodyClaws1]

i thought that dango where made with tofu

[TheXnarutardx]

dango dango dango dango!

[ac120479]

Kotowaza? Not sure what that means but that's what I read.

[Mangara99]

@ac120479

Kotowaza means Proverb

[girlmedolls]

they look good.........

[satsugekibukouken]

the dango looks good

[WildFalukan64]

i dont get ANYTHING that he just said.....can soeone explain to me what the hell he emans by a tooth pick and a samurai....and how rice cakes cant be eaten!? WHAT!?

[anne730405]

The samurai one means that even when you are poor, you still act as if you are rich just like if a samurai will pretend that he ate a feast (holding the toothpick high) even if he actually didn't. The rice cake proverb is that no matter how good fantasy or dream is (how good a drawn rice cake looks), it is not real or not as good as a real version.

[TAKENnameARGH]

That 3rd one is mental.

[KittyKat2522]

lol great video lol ... by the way wat does mochi taste like??

[robbyd87]

Well, it depends what kind. Mochi are typically filled with sweets like Red Bean Paste or Ice Cream, both of which taste amazing. If your over here in the states your local Japanese restaurant may serve them for dessert like mine does, if not see if theres a Trader Joe's near you. It's an organic store mostly but they sell all different kinds of Mochi, Green Tea and Mango are the best IMO. Enjoy!

[isat214]

ah, they're similar to buchi, i think. it's a round sticky dessert with sweet filling...

[Junnie99]

i dont like the green tea ones but i bought a whole bunch once from an asian store and the one with peanut butter inside was really good XDD i also have tasted ones with whipped cream inside o_O

[VikingII]

extremely bland and chewy, it looks delicious, but it's not -.- It's kind of like eating bread, it's just there. I can only eat about 4 of them till i get tired of em.  they aren't BAD just not like candy or anything :(

[Remichan99]

If I was in Japan and I saw some idiot trying to eat the mochi in the picture, I'd say, "Baka! E ni kaita mochi wa kuenu!" Baka means idiot (i think). Thank you for posting this

[Deathbylife101]

excuse my other comment. my friend posted that. she thought you were talking about something else.

[Deathbylife101]

excuse but Hana Yori Dango means Boys over Flowers not Food Over Flowers

[Arisainwonderland]

No, it means both. Dango" meaning "sweets" is replaced with a different set of characters, also pronounced "dango," which means boy.

[Tennyo29]

The manga `Boys over Flowers` or `Hana yori Dango` is a play on words. The characters used to write `Danshi` or `boys` can also be read `danGO`. So the author, knowing this expression, made a play on the expression saying that it should be Boys over Flowers not Food over Flowers.

[Knnedy]

Ohh haha thanks . xD

I was confused too I said "Isn't hana yori dango a Japanese Drama meaning boys over flowers though..? Is this a mistake?"

Interesting..

[royroyroy13]

thats what i thought!

im so confused now XD

[fernuchiha]

wow!really awesome man thanx!

[tinyke3]

I know dango ! xD lol

Okay but it's too fast lol I'm just in the Japanese & We're allready beginning with Proverbs D8

Oh well I can introduce myself...a little...(I suck at Japanese right now xD)

Boku Wa Tiny Da yo ^^

lolz...not much more =]

but I'm learning from your video's Thank you SOOOOOOO much :3

[bestiaccia]

Very good!

[VTPPGLVR]

wow. that... last one kinda threw me off... :) :aint ashamed to admit she had to rewind a few times to get it:

I <3 your vids! Is this you talking (like with the DS) or are these tapes you've accquired?

[thejapanshop]

Hi! I do all the English narration and my wife does the Japanese.

[VTPPGLVR]

you two do it very well! :)

[TheJudgetv]

@thejapanshop hello can you please show a video on how to make thos white green and pink dango's please

[zenhill]

wow, very well done, im a subscriber

[thejapanshop]

Thanks! I appreciate that. :)

[thejapanshop]

Thanks!

[Christine66]

Your videos are so cute!! and entertaining - and educational. :o)