粉もん
konamon
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “粉もん” mean?
flour-based food (takoyaki, okonomiyaki)
Example
“大阪来たら、粉もん食べなあかん”
Ōsaka kitara, konamon tabena akan
If you come to Osaka, you've got to eat konamon
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: 小麦粉の料理
Heard in a conversation
Takoyaki party, power cut
Sōta あかん、停電や。たこ焼き器が動かへん。
No good, it's a power cut. The takoyaki maker won't work.
Hina なんでやねん！粉もんの日に停電て。
Oh come on! A power cut on flour-food day.
Sōta しんどいわ。ほんで、どうする？マクド行く？
This is tough. So, what do we do? Go to McDonald's?
More from Osaka
- 好きやねんI really love it / I love you
- おごったるI'll treat ya
- たこパa takoyaki party
- マクドMcDonald's
- あめちゃんa candy
- まかないstaff meal (at a restaurant)
- くいだおれeating yourself to ruin (Osaka’s food motto)
- 二度づけ禁止no double-dipping (the kushikatsu rule)
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