Wednesday, February 24, 2010

J-Word Play #7 (Answer)

Last week's riddle read:

あるレストランの前にパロットがたくさん並んでいる。どんな料理のレストランでしょうか?

A round of kudos to Joe for giving the correct answer.

Answer

オムウレツ or オムウライス (Omelets or Omelet rice)

So the riddle says: "There's a restaurant with parrots lined up in front. What kind of restaurant is it?"

The answer here depends on connecting the word パロット (parotto; parrot) with the other Japanese word for parrot - オムウ(omuu). From there you can pun your way into either オムウレツ (omuuretsu; omelets) or オムウライス (Omu-rice).


3 comments:

  1. Other blogs give beer to winners :)

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  2. Haha...well, most other bloggers probably never have to pay up. Ok, how about a free dinner on Sunday? =P

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  3. As strange this must sound to people out of context, I accept.

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