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辛子明太子 (からしめんたいこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

辛子明太子からしめんたいこ

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Meanings

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noun

spicy cod roe; karashi mentaiko

food / cooking

A popular Japanese food: salted cod roe seasoned with red pepper. Often eaten with rice or as a filling in onigiri.

See also: 明太子

辛子明太子からしめんたいこをご飯はんにのせて食たべるのが好すきです。
I like eating spicy cod roe on top of rice.

このおにぎりには辛子明太子からしめんたいこが入はいっています。

This rice ball contains spicy cod roe.

Kanji

辛spicy, bitter, hot
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
明bright, light
太plump, thick, big around

Similar words

明太子めんたいこ
明太子 is plain salted cod roe, while 辛子明太子 is seasoned with red pepper, making it spicy.

Etymology

From 辛子 (karashi, 'mustard' or 'red pepper') + 明太子 (mentaiko, 'salted cod roe'). The term 明太子 itself originates from Korean 명태 (myeongtae, 'Alaska pollock') + Japanese 子 (ko, 'roe').