What does “a lot of cargo for noodle soup” mean?
The New York Times is releasing an article dated March 4, 2014 that introduces the phenomenon of the new york city’s proliferating ramen shops giving the headline “Ramen’s big splash”.
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eat-and-run to a hushed formal dining, from subtle flavors to assertive ones, from a dining scene in which pork played little role, to one in which pork was the Emperor of meats. ” This is a lot of cargo for noodle soup. In the end, though, spinning theories about ramen isn’t as much fun as tracking down a great bowl, so that’s what I’ve been doing lately. “This
is a LOT of cargo for noodle soup (what does it mean) I don’t understand the meaning of the expression ” This is a lot of cargo for noodle soup. What does it mean? Is ‘cargo’ simply defined as “goods carried commercially on a ship, aircraft or truck”?
What does “this” refer to, and what does “cargo” represent? According to COD the term “cargo” is a countable noun. Is “This is a lot of cargo” grammatically correct?
How do some people get bored of being held back by social media?
“This is definitely a lot of cargo” is grammatically correct. Cargo? are uncountable and countable? What is the definition of a physical and subliminal cargo?
Enchanted by the African tribal art of his youth, the metaphysical cargo embodied by the traditions of African tribal art influenced him long into his most productive years as a painter.
In the context of the NYT piece you quoted, This is a lot of cargo for noodles means in effect, “This represents a considerable range of culinary diversity and sophistication for noodle soup to have to carry”.
Is soup’s metaphorical cargo? What do we do in soup?