Learn Hardcore Japanese: sasimi to tenpura wo tabeta ato, sohu ha atatakai otya wo nomimasita. - After eating sashimi and tempura, my grandfather drank warm tea.

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刺身さしみ　と　天てんぷら　を　食たべた　あと、　祖父そふ　は　温あたたかい　お茶ちゃ　を　飲のみました。sashimi to tenpura o tabeta ato, sofu wa atatakai ocha o nomimashita.

Meaning

After eating sashimi and tempura, my grandfather drank warm tea.

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Breakdown of sashimi to tenpura o tabeta ato, sofu wa atatakai ocha o nomimashita.

Why is there と between 刺身 and 天ぷら?

Here, と links two nouns and means and.

So:

This と is used when you are listing items fairly completely. It sounds like these are the specific things that were eaten.

A softer, non-exhaustive alternative is や, which would feel more like things like sashimi and tempura.

Why is there only one を after 天ぷら and not after both foods?

Because 刺身と天ぷら works together as one combined object.

So the structure is:

Japanese often puts one particle after the entire noun phrase, not after each noun inside it.

What does 食べたあと mean, and why is 食べた in the past form?