Tsukudani
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tsukudani is a noun meaning A Japanese dish consisting of seafood, seaweed or other ingredients simmered in soy sauce and mirin.
Meaning
A Japanese dish consisting of seafood, seaweed or other ingredients simmered in soy sauce and mirin.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sukiyaki, nikujaga, nimono, namasu, nitsuke, tare.
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