Monday, July 27, 2015

Aji-no-Moto or Aji-no-Tomo?


I’m making “reading cards” for high school students.
This is one of them.
Could you enjoy reading?

Ken kaiko (開高健) saw Ajinomoto  an artificial condiment developed long ago in Japan and whose name literally means “stock of flavor”  being sold under the name Ajinotomo (“friend of flavor”) in Peru during a visit to the South American country.

But according to the novelist, Ajinomoto means “Don’t park your motorcycle there” in a local language. “Aji” means “there,” and “no” means “don’t park” and “moto” is “motorcycle,” Kaiko said.

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