Like Wagamama? You’ll never guess what it means in English
The Japanese restaurant is a favourite destination for millions of Brits - but the real meaning of its name might surprise you
WE'RE used to the hilarious horror stories about people getting 'the Chinese symbol for peace' tattooed on them only to discover it means 'fire exit' a few months down the line.
But it seems that we have ALL been duped by the nation's favourite Japanese restaurant, Wagamama.
There are more than 120 of the eateries across the UK, from Aberdeen to Plymouth and everywhere in between - including twenty others across the globe.
Diners can't get enough of the brand's iconic katsu curries and steaming hot noodle dishes, but if you thought the restaurant was named after traditional Japanese fayre or cooking methods, you're in for a shock.
Wagamama roughly translates as "self-indulgent", "self-centered", "selfish", "disobedient" or "willful" - and is most often used to describe a badly behaved child.
However, it can also be used to describe an unmarried woman who is refusing to settle down as she is having too much fun.
In 2014, a Wags insider told the Evening Standard that Londoners eat TONNES of katsu sauce every week.
Executive chef Steve Mangleshot said: "We make 10 tons of the sauce in our kitchens.
"London would take five to six. You could swim in it.”
This year Wagamama - which first opened in 1992 - revealed a new picnic inspired summer menu.
The ‘hipnic’ menu includes seared nuoc cham tuna: a tuna steak with quinoa and stir-fried kale and beef tataki; a lightly seared steak, thinly sliced and served chilled.
PAN-ASIAN PICNIC Wagamama launches new summer menu inspired by picnics
But despite all the choice, nothing quite beats one of those katsu curries.
And would you be able to stomach this restaurant's POO THEMED menu?
