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“the Japanese word for 'spinach,' she said, was a homonym for their word for 'secret love'. Thus, ever since the Heian period, giving someone a present wrapped in a bag of spinach-green had been the most eloquent way of giving him one's heart.” — Pico Iyer
the Japanese word for 'spinach,' she said, was a homonym for their word for 'secret love'. Thus, ever since the Heian period, giving someone a present wrapped in a bag of spinach-green had been the most eloquent way of giving him one's heart.