[Context] A fish dealer was
shucking oysters at his fish shop in Kyoto, and it caught トモちゃん’s
attention.
Vocabulary
身 the body 肥える grow fat, put on weight 美味しんぼ the title of a popular manga about gourmet foods 時期 time, period 季節season
かつお bonito 一概に indiscriminately, sweepingly
ちなみに incidentally, by the way, in this connection 生 raw 火を通す cook, heat up 牡蠣鍋 oyster hot pot 出汁 broth, soup, stock
ぐつぐつ煮る simmer hard
ちっちゃいちっちゃい (Kansai) とても小さな 豆 beans 出涸らし tea leaves used over and over until they have no scent or
taste 冷凍 frozen
牡蠣フライ fried oyster 状態 state, condition
くさい smelly 実践するpractice, put into practice 信用する trust
しんどい (Kansai) hard, tired 一切(- neg) never, not – at all 職業病 occupational disease
めちゃ(Kansai) =とても、すごく
ことわざ proverb 外れ a miss, a failure
内容質問(Content Questions)
Q1: When is the best season for raw oysters, according to the
fish dealer?
Spring.
Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Q2: トモちゃん expressed doubt about the answer of Q1. Why?
She heard she should avoid oysters harvested during the months
spelled with ‘R.’
She heard that months spelled with ‘R’ are the best season for
oysters.
Q3: What was the fish dealer’s answer to Q2? Choose all that
apply.
It entirely depends on the kind of oysters.
It entirely depends on where they grow.
All others except me are liars.
It depends on the kind of oysters, where they grow and such.
You should not trust everything others say.
Q4: What are the good ways to eat oysters according to the fish
dealer? Choose all that apply.
Cook thoroughly.
Eat raw.
Cook lightly.
Use it as an ingredient of another dish.
Q5: What is the best way to enjoy oyster hot pot according to
the fish dealer?
Cook the oysters thoroughly until they become really tiny.
Enjoy the broth, not the oysters themselves.
Eat the oysters immediately after cooking them in the pot
lightly.
Q6: What was the fish dealer’s comment on frozen fried oysters?
He eats them only when frozen oysters are not smelly.
He eats them because the smell of frozen oysters disappears
when fried.
He doesn’t eat them because he believes raw oysters have the
best aroma.
He doesn’t eat them because frozen oysters smell bad.
Q7: Why is it that the fish dealer wouldn’t try oyster dishes
at restaurants?
He doesn’t trust restaurants because they may be using
illegally imported oysters.
He can eat as many good oysters as he wants at his fish shop so
he doesn’t need to eat them at restaurants.
He doesn’t trust restaurants because he doesn’t know if oysters
are handled properly.
Q8: What fact did トモちゃん indicate by saying 職業病みたい?
That he keeps enthusiastically talking about oysters.
That he can no longer eat any oysters at all.
That he cannot eat oysters at other restaurants.
Q9: The video shooter made up a fake proverb
牡蠣食べたら大きなる.Why?
The fish dealer has grown big because he started eating oysters
at age one.
She herself grew big because she started eating oysters at age
one.
Her friend’s baby is growing big because he started eating
oysters at age one.
The fish dealer’s baby is growing big because he started eating
oysters at age one.
Q10: What was fish dealer’s comment on the fake proverb?
It must be wrong because my baby is not growing big!
I wish it were a real proverb so I could sell more oysters!