also: にんじんシリシリ · にんじんしりしりー · にんじんシリシリー
noun
Okinawan stir-fried grated carrot with egg
A home-style Okinawan dish; the name comes from the mimetic word しりしり (shredding sound). Often includes canned tuna or luncheon meat.
人参しりしりは、沖縄の家庭料理の定番です。
Ninjin shirishiri is a staple of Okinawan home cooking.
今夜は人参しりしりを作ってみよう。
Let's try making ninjin shirishiri tonight.
The mimetic word for shredding or grating; used in the dish name to describe the sound or action of grating carrots.
From 人参 (carrot) + しりしり, a mimetic word for the shredding sound or action. The dish originates from Okinawa.