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かつお節
katsuobushi
Description
かつお節は、かつおという魚をむして、かわかして、かたくした食べ物です。
Katsuobushi is a food made by steaming, drying, and hardening a fish called katsuobushi.
うすくけずって、おこのみやきやおひたしの上にのせたり、だしを作ったりします。
It is thinly shaved and placed on okonomiyaki or ohitashi, or used to make broth.
Meanings
かつお節katsuobushi
dried, smoked bonito used for stock and toppings
とうふの上にかつお節をのせて食べます。
I eat tofu topped with bonito flakes.
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Notes
- Etymology
鰹 (katsuo, bonito) + 節 (bushi/fushi, block), a hard block of dried bonito.
- Nuance
often sold pre-shaved as 削り節 (kezuribushi) for easy sprinkling.
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