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担々麺 (タンタンめん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

担々麺たんたんめん

also: タンタンメン

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Meanings

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noun

tan tan ramen; Szechuan noodles with sesame and chili sauce

food / cooking

A Chinese-origin noodle dish popular in Japan, featuring a spicy, sesame-based broth and often topped with ground meat and green onions.

from Chinese dàndànmiàn

今日きょうのランチは担々麺たんたんめんにしよう。
Let's have tan tan ramen for lunch today.
この店みせの担々麺たんたんめんは胡ご

麻ま

の

風ふう

味み

が

濃厚こうのう

だ

。

The tan tan ramen at this restaurant has a rich sesame flavor.

Written forms

担々麺たんたんめん
Standard kanji spelling for this dish.
担たん担たん麺めん
Variant with simplified second character.
タンタン麺めん
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in menus.
坦々麺たんたんめん
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 坦 is not standard for this word.
坦たん坦たん麺めん
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; both characters are non-standard.
タンタンメン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used in menus and casual writing.

Kanji

担shouldering, carry, raise
麺noodles, wheat flour
坦level, wide

Similar words

ラーメン
General term for Japanese ramen; 担々麺 is a specific spicy Szechuan-style variant.
汁しるなし担々麺たんたんめん
A brothless version of tan tan noodles, often with a thicker sauce.

Etymology

From Chinese 擔擔麵 / 担担面 (dàndànmiàn), named after the carrying pole (擔擔) used by street vendors. The Japanese form is a direct borrowing, with kanji adapted to Japanese conventions.