Asian cuisine is so different from what we are used to - starting with such unusual ingredients as sea cucumbers and ant eggs and ending with unpronounceable names; it often leaves us, westerners, quite baffled. Now, not many of us speak Chinese or Taiwanese, so when visiting, we seek the comfort of English menus to explain to us what we are about to eat. If luck is in, and you've found one in your mother tongue, your struggles to order are probably not over, as translating the food names is whole another art, with which we'd like to acquaint you.
Often, restaurant owners try to Google Translate the ingredients and names of their funny foods in the menus and if their mission fails they shamelessly declare, that they couldn't find the appropriate name. Other times, proofreading was skipped entirely, or maybe the owner just didn't care enough or couldn't understand the translation himself. Either way, the results are absolutely hilarious, and who in their right mind would skip trying the 'Mr. Oyster' or 'Mermaid in Deep Sea,' whatever that might mean.
So, if funny food names are what you live for or have a tendency to try and eat anything and everything weird, this totally lost in translation list is like hitting the jackpot. Now, scroll down to check these food puns, and funny fails for yourself!
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An Interesting Chinese Menu
I can't find on google but it's delicious? Baahahaha! I can't breathe! I'm dead! PMSL!
Stir-Fried Wikipedia
My Friend Is Visiting China And Went To A Restaurant. This Is From The Menu
My Friend Saw This On A Menu In China. He Didn't Know What To Order
The Sushi Restaurant That I Went To Accidentally Put A Picture Of USB Sushi On Their Menu
My Local Thai Food Joint Has A Very Unique Interpretation Of Kid's Menu
From A Menu In Shanghai
It's The Cheapest Thing On The Menu
Acid Beans
Husband And Wife Lung Slice
English Menus In China Are An Endless Source Of Amusement
Don't Order The Greenstuffs
Crap Stick
Recently Moved To Shanghai And Found This At A Local Restaurant
Menu At A Restaurant In Shanghai
Best Menu Typo Ever
Menu Fail
Spicy Crap Masala
Dude, in Thailand, you get some serious spicy crap. I guess they're just being honest about what's happening to your bowel.
Boiled Farmers Anyone?
Explodes Fries Pig
It Gives It That Extra Punch Of Flavor...
This Is How You Can Cool Down Yourself After A Hot Day In Egypt.
Found Something Unexpected On The Menu While Having Dinner With A Friend Today
Suck That Leisure Rod
From Selçuk, Turkey - I Chose A Safer Option.
Local Indian Restaurant Had An Interesting Choice On Their Menu
Not Hungry Anymore
Translation is technically correct. Actually, it is trying to say when you bite it, the juice in the beef ball burst out like when you pXX.
Sensitive Meatball - Menu From A Turkish Restaurant
Alexander Will Return With Yogurt! - From Menu Of A Turkish Restaurant
Saw This Sentence On A Menu In China, Made Me So Confused!
Tell the waiter if you want the above with rice or noodles. Every order comes with a small fruit platter.
