Food Superstitions and Sayings (Ep. 56)

<p>Why shouldn't you eat crab and watermelon together? What will happen if you don't eat all the rice in your bowl? Today I'll answer these and a whole lot more. Japanese food superstitions and sayings are quite interesting and sometimes funny.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1159 aligncenter" src= "https://www.uncannyjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/kuiawase033.jpg" alt="Taisho Era poster of bad food pairings" width="466" height= "328" /></p> <p> </p> <p>You can also find me on:</p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a><br /> <strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a><br /> <strong>Patreon:</strong> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a><br /> <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a><br /> <strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w</a><br /> <strong>Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a></p> <p>Notes:</p> <p>Intro/Outro by Julyan Ray Matsuura. <a href= "https://www.julyanray.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Here</a> and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd_1GQA_VlOiK2xi2euTFYA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. And <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/julyan_ray/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p> <p>Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod<br /> Link: <a href= "https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-relaxing-piano-music" target="