粗そ酒しゅ粗そ肴こう

noun

humble meal; simple fare (self-deprecating)

A formal, self-deprecating phrase used when offering food and drink to a guest, literally 'coarse sake and poor side dishes'. It is a set expression, not used for literal cheap wine or bad food.

• 粗そ酒しゅ粗そ肴こうではございますが、どうぞお召めし上あがりください。

  It's only humble fare, but please help yourself.