noun
red offal; internal organs used as food
Refers to edible internal organs such as heart, liver, and kidneys, typically in the context of meat dishes like yakiniku or motsunabe. Often contrasted with 白もつ (white offal, intestines).
焼肉屋で赤もつを注文した。
I ordered red offal at the yakiniku restaurant.
赤もつはレバーやハツなどの内臓肉のことだ。
Red offal refers to organ meats like liver and heart.
白もつ refers to white offal, mainly intestines, while 赤もつ refers to red offal like heart and liver.
もつ is a broader term for offal in general; 赤もつ specifies the red organ meats.
Compound of 赤 (red) and もつ (offal), referring to the reddish color of organ meats like liver and heart.