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How to say "pretend as if carrots tastes like chicken and eat it"

> 人参が鶏肉 **ふり** をして食べて

or would

> 人参が鶏肉 **まね** をして食べて

be better?
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how to say pretend in the context of a sentence
Usually I see "pretend" represented by `振【ふ】りをする`.

The basic grammar rules are verb / i-adjective + `振【ふ】りをする`:

> 何【なに】も知【し】らない振【ふ】りをする。- Pretend you don't know anything.
>
> 気【き】持【も】ちを傷【きず】つけたくなかったから、おいしい振【ふ】りをした。- In order to not hurt his feelings,
> I pretended it tasted good.

Noun + の + 振【ふ】りをする:

> 彼【かれ】と会【あ】いたくなかったから、風邪【かぜ】の振【ふ】りをした。- I pretended to have a cold, because I
> didn't want to meet him.

Na-adjective + NA + 振【ふ】りをする:

> シャイな振【ふ】りをする。- To pretend you are shy.

"pretend as if carrots tastes like chicken and eat it":

> ニンジンが鶏【とり】肉【にく】のような味【あじ】がする振【ふ】りをして、食【た】べて。
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What an unreasonable demand! :D But anyway...

> 鶏肉味の人参 **だと思って** 食べて
>
> 鶏肉の味がする人参 **のつもりで** 食べて

ふり and まね only work when someone changes their own behavior to display to
others:

> 警官のまねをする _act as if one is (mock/play) a police officer_
>
> 気づかないふりをする _feign that one does not notice_

and not when you force yourself to feel something.
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