いつのまにか話は、今まで食べた物の中で一番おいしかった物は何か、に移っていた。

Before we knew it, the conversation had shifted to what the most delicious thing each of us had ever eaten was.

いつのまにか話は、今まで食べた物の中で一番おいしかった物は何か、に移っていた。

Before we knew it, the conversation had shifted to what the most delicious thing each of us had ever eaten was.

「Ｔホテルのすし」「レストランＫで食べたステーキ」など、有名なお店の料理が次々と出てくる中、山下君が「僕が今まで一番おいしいと思ったのは、おかゆだなあ。」と言ったので、みんな②びっくりしてしまった。

As dishes from famous places such as “the sushi at T Hotel” and “the steak I ate at Restaurant K” were mentioned one after another, Yamashita-kun said, “The most delicious thing I’ve ever had was probably rice porridge,” which made everyone ② very surprised.

「Ｔホテルのすし」「レストランＫで食べたステーキ」など、有名なお店の料理が次々と出てくる中、山下君が「僕が今まで一番おいしいと思ったのは、おかゆだなあ。」と言ったので、みんな②びっくりしてしまった。

As dishes from famous places such as “the sushi at T Hotel” and “the steak I ate at Restaurant K” were mentioned one after another, Yamashita-kun said, “The most delicious thing I’ve ever had was probably rice porridge,” which made everyone ② very surprised.

「Ｔホテルのすし」「レストランＫで食べたステーキ」など、有名なお店の料理が次々と出てくる中、山下君が「僕が今まで一番おいしいと思ったのは、おかゆだなあ。」と言ったので、みんな②びっくりしてしまった。

As dishes from famous places such as “the sushi at T Hotel” and “the steak I ate at Restaurant K” were mentioned one after another, Yamashita-kun said, “The most delicious thing I’ve ever had was probably rice porridge,” which made everyone ② very surprised.

「Ｔホテルのすし」「レストランＫで食べたステーキ」など、有名なお店の料理が次々と出てくる中、山下君が「僕が今まで一番おいしいと思ったのは、おかゆだなあ。」と言ったので、みんな②びっくりしてしまった。

As dishes from famous places such as “the sushi at T Hotel” and “the steak I ate at Restaurant K” were mentioned one after another, Yamashita-kun said, “The most delicious thing I’ve ever had was probably rice porridge,” which made everyone ② very surprised.

それは、彼が学生時代、アパートで一人暮らしをしていたころの話だった。

It was a story from his student days, when he was living alone in an apartment.

熱が下がらず、ずっと部屋で寝ていたのだが、同じクラスの友達がようすを見に来てくれ、おかゆを作ってくれた。

His fever would not go down, so he stayed in his room in bed, but a classmate came to check on him and made some rice porridge for him.

お米だけで作った白くて柔らかいおかゆで、卵も野菜も何も入っていなかった。

It was soft, white rice porridge made with nothing but rice, with no egg, vegetables, or anything else in it.

この店は予約が取れないことで有名で、夜のコースはスープからデザートまでどれも本当においしく、サービスも一流だった。

This restaurant is famous for being difficult to book; every dish in the evening course, from the soup to the dessert, was truly delicious, and the service was first-class as well.

いつのまにか話は、今まで食べた物の中で一番おいしかった物は何か、に移っていた。

Before we knew it, the conversation had shifted to what the most delicious thing each of us had ever eaten was.

「Ｔホテルのすし」「レストランＫで食べたステーキ」など、有名なお店の料理が次々と出てくる中、山下君が「僕が今まで一番おいしいと思ったのは、おかゆだなあ。」と言ったので、みんな②びっくりしてしまった。

As dishes from famous places such as “the sushi at T Hotel” and “the steak I ate at Restaurant K” were mentioned one after another, Yamashita-kun said, “The most delicious thing I’ve ever had was probably rice porridge,” which made everyone ② very surprised.

「Ｔホテルのすし」「レストランＫで食べたステーキ」など、有名なお店の料理が次々と出てくる中、山下君が「僕が今まで一番おいしいと思ったのは、おかゆだなあ。」と言ったので、みんな②びっくりしてしまった。

As dishes from famous places such as “the sushi at T Hotel” and “the steak I ate at Restaurant K” were mentioned one after another, Yamashita-kun said, “The most delicious thing I’ve ever had was probably rice porridge,” which made everyone ② very surprised.

ある時、風邪で40度の熱を出し、三日も大学を休んでしまったことがあったそうだ。

Apparently, there was a time when he caught a cold, developed a fever of 40 degrees, and had to miss university for three days.

お米だけで作った白くて柔らかいおかゆで、卵も野菜も何も入っていなかった。

It was soft, white rice porridge made with nothing but rice, with no egg, vegetables, or anything else in it.

しかし、その時はそれが心からおいしいと感じられ、20年以上たった今でも④忘れられないのだと言う。

Yet at that moment, he felt that it was truly delicious, and he says that even now, more than 20 years later, he still ④ cannot forget it.

私が、彼の隣に座っている奥さんに「その友達というのは、良子さん、君だったんじゃないの？」と聞くと、奥さんは「実は、そうなんです。」と言って笑った。

When I asked his wife, who was sitting beside him, “That friend was you, Yoshiko-san, wasn’t it?” she laughed and said, “Actually, yes.”

私が、彼の隣に座っている奥さんに「その友達というのは、良子さん、君だったんじゃないの？」と聞くと、奥さんは「実は、そうなんです。」と言って笑った。

When I asked his wife, who was sitting beside him, “That friend was you, Yoshiko-san, wasn’t it?” she laughed and said, “Actually, yes.”