[Grammar] Chinese and Japanese food or Chinese food and Japanese food?

[Ubiraci]

Hi,

we ate Chinese and Japanese food or we ate Chinese food and Japanese food? Do I have to repeat the word food or is it not necessary? If I repeat it, will the sentence have a different meaning of the one I want?

Thanks for the help.

P.S.: Is there a grammatical name for this? In what part of the grammar can I find it?

 

[probus]

In my opinion it is not necessary to repeat the word food. Repetition is acceptable but does not change the meaning of the sentence.

 

[SoothingDave]

Just say "Asian food." ;-)

 

[probus]

There is a great deal more to Asian food than just Chinese and Japanese.

 

[Tdol]

Just say "Asian food." ;-)

In BrE, when people use Asian, they often mean South Asian rather than East Asian, though probably not for food.

 

[SoothingDave]

There is a great deal more to Asian food than just Chinese and Japanese.

I'm sure. Yet a place that had Chinese and Japanese and maybe some Thai would be called "Asian."