TOKYO – Itadakimasu, or I humbly receive this meal.
This everyday Japanese expression, said before tucking in, is imbued with outsized meaning as it honours everything that made the dish possible – from Mother Nature to the farmers, fishermen, logistics workers, the craftsmen behind the crockery and the chef.
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