枯れ野は駆け巡らないか。
English translation: Well, not literally.
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Well, not literally. Explanation: 「うまさが枯れ野を駆けめぐっている」というのは、有名な松尾芭蕉の俳句「旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけめぐる」を使って、おおげさに、奇抜な方法で表現したものです。実際に「うまさ(tastiness)」が枯野をかけめぐることはあり得ないので、その後で、「いや、本当に枯れ野を駆けめぐりはしないか」、と、自分の発言に対して否定的な補足（ツッコミ）をしているのでしょう。 松尾芭蕉について https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Matsuo_Bashō |
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