• 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.

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      It’s Japanese not Mandarin too. I see うなぎ - unagi, which is definitely Hiragana

      Edit: Now that I think about it though, Unagi is written in katakana I think? ウナギ, so maybe it is Chinese and they just poorly tried to translate

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        It’s not a loan word so it’s written in Hiragana.

        That said, OP’s screenshot has some culinary instructions written in Traditional Cantonese (so probably Macau), so I think it’s Chinese.

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          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!