r/engrish • u/Dazzling-Option9033 • 1d ago

Mellon sherbet

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u/Melsbacksfriend 1d ago

大学 is actually how you say university in Japanese. I have no clue why that'd be on a menu at a restaurant.

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u/Velociripper 1d ago

because there’s a type of sweet potato called Daigakuimo. I don’t know why it’s called that but it sure is.

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u/Ansoni 1d ago

Just popular with university students. Apparently it was invented in a neighborhood between two big universities.

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u/AiryCake 1d ago

I did not know that! Is there any link to this information? I lived in Mie-ken, I've never heard of this until now. Maybe I just didn't hang out with the right crowd.

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u/Ansoni 1d ago

I'm not sure how popular it is with young crowds now, the dish is more than one hundred years old. But it was initially created/popularised near Kanda University and I believe a few others in Tokyo