Japanese betsubara literally means other stomach: that mysteriously available space for something special after an otherwise filling meal. English speakers often call the same phenomenon a dessert stomach, the one that still has room for brownies, cake, or ice cream when the dinner stomach has officially retired. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Use Japanese “Betsubara” When You Find Room for Brownies After Dinner”
I came across a useful Japanese word, Betsubara.
Literally, it means other stomach.
What’s that?
Is that your dessert stomach?
Yes.
Is that a thing?
Dessert stomach?
Yes, absolutely.
Oh, I didn’t know there was a term.
Children in particular have a very pronounced dessert stomach.
When the regular food, they’re all full of it, the dessert stomach still has room for the brownies or the cake or the ice cream.
I did not know that was an English term.
But yes, Betsubara is the term that you use in Japanese when you happen to find a little more space.
A little more space for the special thing, right?
