くぎ煮に

noun

kugini; sand lance simmered in soy sauce and mirin

A regional dish from the Seto Inland Sea area, especially Kagawa Prefecture. Small sand lances (ikanago) are simmered in a sweet-savory sauce until they resemble nails, hence the name.

• 香か川がわ県けんの名めい物ぶつ、くぎ煮にをお土産みやげに買かった。

  I bought kugini, a specialty of Kagawa Prefecture, as a souvenir.

• くぎ煮にはご飯はんのお供ともにぴったりだ。

  Kugini goes perfectly with rice.