Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsukudani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tsuku-dani
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese dish consisting of seafood, seaweed or other ingredients simmered in soy sauce and mirin.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tsukudani, which are varieties of fish, shellfish and seaweed that have been preserved by slow cooking in soy sauce and sugar, are also a popular accompaniment to rice."
"Tsukudani is one way to cook vegetables, seafood, and meat. Seasonings of Soy Sauce and sugar are cooked down so much that Tsukudani’s flavor is very concentrated."
"What do you do with the leftover kombu from making Japanese soup stock (dashi)? Make Kombu Tsukudani (Simmered Kombu) cooked in a sweet and savory sauce."

Etymology

From Japanese 佃煮 (tsukudani).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 佃煮

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tsukudani mean?: A Japanese dish consisting of seafood, seaweed or other ingredients simmered in soy sauce and mirin.
Where does tsukudani come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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