also: あまに
simmered dish in sweet soy sauce
A Japanese dish of fish, meat, and vegetables simmered in a thick, sweet sauce made from soy sauce, sugar, and mirin.
Tonight's dinner is chicken simmered in sweet soy sauce.
The simmered dish at this restaurant has plenty of vegetables.
佃煮 is simmered in a similar sweet soy sauce but is typically preserved and eaten in small amounts, often made from small fish, shellfish, or seaweed.
Standard kanji spelling for this dish.
Alternate spelling emphasizing the sweet flavor; read あまに.
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form.
Compound of 旨 (uma, 'delicious') and 煮 (ni, 'simmering'). The alternate spelling 甘煮 uses 甘 (ama, 'sweet') to highlight the sweet flavor.