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辛子明太子 (karashimentaiko) 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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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

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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

Related 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.

Built from

からし+明太子めんたいこ

Etymology

Formed from 辛子, here referring to chili seasoning, and 明太子. 明太子 ultimately incorporates Korean 명태 “Alaska pollock,” represented in Japanese as 明太, with 子 “roe.”