80 Of The Funniest Menu Translation Fails Ever

Asian cuisine is so different from what we are used to - starting with such unusual ingredients as sea cucumbers and ant eggs and ending with unpronounceable names; it often leaves us, westerners, quite baffled. Now, not many of us speak Chinese or Taiwanese, so when visiting, we seek the comfort of English menus to explain to us what we are about to eat. If luck is in, and you've found one in your mother tongue, your struggles to order are probably not over, as translating the food names is whole another art, with which we'd like to acquaint you.

Often, restaurant owners try to Google Translate the ingredients and names of their funny foods in the menus and if their mission fails they shamelessly declare, that they couldn't find the appropriate name. Other times, proofreading was skipped entirely, or maybe the owner just didn't care enough or couldn't understand the translation himself. Either way, the results are absolutely hilarious, and who in their right mind would skip trying the 'Mr. Oyster' or 'Mermaid in Deep Sea,' whatever that might mean.

So, if funny food names are what you live for or have a tendency to try and eat anything and everything weird, this totally lost in translation list is like hitting the jackpot. Now, scroll down to check these food puns, and funny fails for yourself!

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An Interesting Chinese Menu

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80 Of The Funniest Menu Translation Fails Ever

An Interesting Chinese Menu

There's Something Wrong In This Menu

A Restaurant Menu I Found In China

One Order Of Whatever Please

Stir-Fried Wikipedia

Sochi Menu Translation Problems

Roasted Husband

Chicken Vs. Real Chicken

You And Your Family

Menu In Beijing

My Friend Is Visiting China And Went To A Restaurant. This Is From The Menu

Grab Me Now

My Friend Saw This On A Menu In China. He Didn't Know What To Order

The Sushi Restaurant That I Went To Accidentally Put A Picture Of USB Sushi On Their Menu

Chinglish Menu: Cat Ear And Rotten Child

My Local Thai Food Joint Has A Very Unique Interpretation Of Kid's Menu

From A Menu In Shanghai

Not Sure If This Was A Typo On My Menu

It's The Cheapest Thing On The Menu

My Brother Went To China, This Is What Was On The Menu

Acid Beans

Husband And Wife Lung Slice

Ordering At A Restaurant, When Suddenly

English Menus In China Are An Endless Source Of Amusement

I Don't Want To Check Their Kitchen.

Don't Order The Greenstuffs

Crap Stick

A Simple Typo Can Make A World Of Difference

Many Bandits

Another Stupid Chinese Menu In Shenzhen, China

Recently Moved To Shanghai And Found This At A Local Restaurant

Menu At A Restaurant In Shanghai

Birds Beast

Best Menu Typo Ever

Menu Fail

My Local Chinese Restaurant Needs Help With Their Menu

Characteristics Of Mouth-watering

Spicy Crap Masala

I'm Not Sure If I Should Order That First One

Boiled Farmers Anyone?

Explodes Fries Pig

Bugger

Bottle Of Bears

It Gives It That Extra Punch Of Flavor...

This Is How You Can Cool Down Yourself After A Hot Day In Egypt.

This Menu Is A Little Exciting

Found Something Unexpected On The Menu While Having Dinner With A Friend Today

Pig's Organ Soup

Some Interesting Drinks

Suck That Leisure Rod

Round-cut Aborigine

From Selçuk, Turkey - I Chose A Safer Option.

Local Indian Restaurant Had An Interesting Choice On Their Menu

Not Hungry Anymore

Sensitive Meatball - Menu From A Turkish Restaurant

Alexander Will Return With Yogurt! - From Menu Of A Turkish Restaurant

Saw This Sentence On A Menu In China, Made Me So Confused!

Simmer Chicken Cloud Ear

Oh My, Alexander Is Confused! - Menu From A Turkish Restaurant

Tonic Water Becomes ...

Only If It's Warm...

Don't Know If I Will Eat That Lao Potato

No, You Are The Best...

When Pingyao Dogmeat Is The Safest Option

Winter Is Coming

Squid Meters Flowers

Diet Cock Please!

God Fillet

Fancy Some Mice For Dinner?

Horrible Way To Die

I'll Have The Letture, But I Don't Want To Eat My French Friend!

I'll Have The Letture, But I Don't Want To Eat My French Friend!

You Will Feel Relaxed.

Handmade Knife Cut Noodles With Chicken ( Just As Bad In French )

Sonic Must Have Enlisted Tom Haverford In Naming Their New Menu Items

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Viktorija Gabulaitė

Viktorija Gabulaitė