モグモグ:  mogu-mogu:  The sound of chewing (general)
バリバリ:  bari-bari:  The sound of chewing crisp/crunchy things (lettuce, crackers...)
ゴクゴク:  goku-goku:  The sound of gulping liquid
This is just the tip of the 氷山. 
I find these onomatopoetic Japanese words so intriguing.  Whenever I learn new ones, it's like middle school all over again, when the teacher showed us that dogs go ouah ouah in French (JP: ワンワン) and bees go summ summ in German (JP: ブンブン).  
Monday, April 30, 2007
Eating Words, part 1
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