食くい気け

noun

appetite; desire to eat

Often used in the set phrase 食い気が勝つ (appetite wins out) or contrasted with 色気 (sexual desire).

• 彼かれは食くい気けだけで料りょう理りを選えらぶ。

  He chooses dishes based solely on appetite.

• 花はなより団だん子ご、色いろ気けより食くい気け。

  Dumplings over flowers, appetite over romance.