What is the correct phrasing and definition of "Shoes on" in Iron Chef?
In the English-dubbed versions of Iron Chef, the majority of the judge and contestant discussions begin or end with a phrase which sounds like the English words "shoes on", which my household has adapted for humorous purposes; "Shoes on, this tastes delicious", "We could use more carrots, shoes on", and "I am putting my shoes on, shoes on".
What are the people in English-dubbed Iron Chef actually saying, and why?
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I suppose you're referring to the phrase "Fukui-san", which is a polite way of addressing Kenji Fukui:
He's saying "Fukui-san." Because the guy who's attention he's getting is Fukui Kenji.
As explained on Wikipedia, "San" is a honorific:
San, derived from sama (see below), is the most commonplace honorific and is a title of respect typically used between equals of any age. Although the closest analog in English are the honorifics "Mr.", "Miss", "Ms.", or "Mrs.", -san is almost universally added to a person's name; "-san" can be used in formal and informal contexts and for any gender. Because it is the most common honorific, it is also the most often used to convert common nouns into proper ones, as seen below.
Kenji Fukui is of course:
the "play by play" announcer of Iron Chef
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Any chance you're mis-hearing "soupçon"? Or that it's a bad subtitle?
soupçon: a little bit of something
Like, they're getting a small taste of a dish?
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