And for those of you that don't know what a portmanteau is, a portmanteau is when you combine two distinct word forms.

如果你不知道合併詞是什麼，合併詞是結合兩個截然不同的文字形式。

In this case, it's Japan and hot dog.

這個例子是日本和熱狗。

But this is not a story about words.

但這不是一個關於文字的故事。

This, my friends, is a story about two cultures coming together, via hot dog.

這個，我的朋友們，是一個關於兩種文化透過熱狗結合在一起的故事。

My name is Noriki Tamura. I am the owner of Japadog.

我的名字是 Noriki Tamura，我是和風熱狗店的老闆。

I came to Vancouver, Canada, in 2005 because I had a dream of starting a business overseas.

我在 2005 年來到加拿大溫哥華，因為我的夢想是出國創業。

There were hot dog stands every three blocks in Vancouver. At that time, there were so many of them,

在溫哥華，每隔三個街區就會看見熱狗攤。那時有太多熱狗攤，

so [my business] had to be something unique. As I was Japanese, I needed to add a little bit of Japanese taste.

所以我的攤位一定要有點特色。因為我是日本人，我添加了一些日式風味。

Three months after I arrived, I opened Japadog.

我抵達的三個月後，我的日式熱狗店開幕了。

On the menu you'll find dogs with an assortment of traditional Japanese flavors, such as grated radish, bonito flakes and nori.

你可以在在菜單上找到配有傳統日本口味的熱狗，比方說白蘿蔔泥、鰹魚乾，以及紫菜。

We have about 20 kinds of Japadogs, but depending on the combination that the customers choose, there can be 100 to 150 different combinations.

我們有大約 20 種和風熱狗，但依據顧客的選擇可以產生 100 到 150 種組合。

In the beginning, it didn't sell at all. But, year by year, the number of customers increased little by little because of my effort.

一開始賣的並不好，但是幾年後因為我的付出，顧客慢慢增加。

And now it's the 13th year; there [are] eight stalls and two restaurants, and there is one stall in America.

現在到了第 13 年，我們有八個擺攤和兩家餐廳，有一個擺攤位在美國。

Now in a busy restaurant, in a day, we sell around 700 Japadogs.

在忙碌的餐廳，我們一天可以賣出大約 700 個和風熱狗。

I came from Japan, and I grew up eating Japanese food, so I know about it very well.

我來自日本，我從小吃著日本的食物長大，所以我非常了解它們。

And I strongly hope that I can serve the role of combining Japanese food with Canadian food culture.

而我強烈希望我能夠使日本食物和加拿大食物的結合並發揚光大。