Comment on I bought frozen BBQ eel and the best before date says LJ349. What does this mean?
idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I looked around the packaging for other clues as suggested by another Lemming but I didn’t find anything. In fact I found the same thing printed on the front.
Speculater@lemmy.world 2 months ago
On a Chinese food package, “Best Before LJ349” typically refers to the expiration date, although the code “LJ349” doesn’t follow a standard date format. In this context, “LJ349” is likely a batch code or internal reference used by the manufacturer. The manufacturer uses this code to track production specifics, such as the location or production line and date.
Jrockwar@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Thanks GPT, very useful
Speculater@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I thought it was helpful in the sense that there’s likely no way to relate the date code.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I mean, you could have just said that instead of the unhelpful bullshit GPT apparently put out. Or just not commented at all if you didn’t actually have anything helpful to add.
zammy95@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s Japanese not Mandarin too. I see うなぎ - unagi, which is definitely Hiragana
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 months ago
It's not a loan word so it's written in Hiragana.
zammy95@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ah, fair! I only very recently started learning some Japanese, so beyond hiragana and katakana, I recognize basically nothing. I absolutely wouldn’t be able to recognize the others as Cantonese!