食(く)い倒(だお)れ

くいだおれ
noun
eating oneself into ruin; Osaka's food culture
informalfoodculture
1. eating oneself into ruin; spending all one's money on food
Spending so much on food and dining that one goes broke. Describes a lifestyle of prioritizing eating to an extreme degree.
毎晩(まいばん)外食(がいしょく)ばかりしていたら、食(く)い倒(だお)れになってしまう。
If you keep eating out every night, you'll eat yourself into ruin.
京(きょう)の着倒(きだお)れ、大阪(おおさか)の食(く)い倒(だお)れ。
Kyoto spends itself on clothing; Osaka on food.
食(く)い倒(だお)れの精神(せいしん)で、一(ひと)つの街(まち)で朝(あさ)から晩(ばん)まで食(た)べ歩(ある)きをした。
In the spirit of eat-till-you-drop, I spent from morning to night eating my way through one neighborhood.
2. Osaka's reputation as a food capital
A cultural nickname for Osaka, famous for the saying 大阪(おおさか)の食(く)い倒(だお)れ (Osaka's eat-till-you-drop culture). Refers to the city's reputation for abundant, affordable, and delicious food.
食(く)い倒(だお)れの街(まち)、大阪(おおさか)へ行(い)こう。
Let's go to Osaka, the city of eat-till-you-drop.
大阪(おおさか)は食(く)い倒(だお)れの街(まち)として知(し)られている。
Osaka is known as the food-lovers' city.
旅行(りょこう)で大阪(おおさか)に行(い)き、たこ焼(や)きやお好(この)み焼(や)きなど食(く)い倒(だお)れを満喫(まんきつ)してきた。
I went to Osaka on a trip and fully enjoyed the eat-till-you-drop food culture, with takoyaki and okonomiyaki.
京(きょう)の着倒(きだお)れ、大阪(おおさか)の食(く)い倒(だお)れ。
Kyoto spends itself on clothing; Osaka on food.
食(く)い倒(だお)れの精神(せいしん)で、一(ひと)つの街(まち)で朝(あさ)から晩(ばん)まで食(た)べ歩(ある)きをした。
In the spirit of eat-till-you-drop, I spent from morning to night eating my way through one neighborhood.

Compound of 食(く)い (eating) + 倒(だお)れ (falling down/going bankrupt). Part of a famous set of sayings about Japanese cities.

Famous saying

京(きょう)の着倒(きだお)れ、大阪(おおさか)の食(く)い倒(だお)れ — Kyoto bankrupts you with clothing, Osaka with food. This saying captures the cultural priorities of each city.

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Usage

The famous くいだおれ太郎(たろう) (Kuidaore Tarō) is a mechanical clown figure on Osaka's Dōtonbori street, one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. While the original restaurant closed in 2008, the figure remains a popular tourist photo spot.

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