Korean slang profile
이모카세
imokase
A dining format in which the restaurant chooses the day’s ingredients and menu, serving several dishes in succession.
A dining format in which the restaurant chooses the day’s ingredients and menu, serving several dishes in succession.
- Expanded form
- 이모 + 오마카세이모 (auntie) + 오마카세 (omakase)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 20, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
오늘은 메뉴를 하나씩 고르지 않고 이모카세를 먹기로 했어.
Today, we decided on 이모카세 instead of choosing dishes one by one.
02Documented history
- 2025-06-20Busan Ilbo introduced the meaning and usage of 이모카세.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Busan Ilbo explains it as a blend of 이모, an affectionate way to address a female restaurant owner or worker, and omakase. The restaurant decides what food to serve that day. Who first named it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 이모카세, 오래된 한식의 미래가 될 수 있을까 (부산일보)Published Jun 20, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026