おばんざい

noun

Kyoto-style side dish; home-style side dish

Refers to traditional Kyoto home-style side dishes, often made with seasonal vegetables and simple seasonings. Can also refer to a meal consisting of several such small dishes. The reading おばんさい is a variant.

See also: 総菜

• 京きょう都との老舗しにせでおばんざいを食たべた。

  I ate obanzai at a long-established restaurant in Kyoto.

• 母ははは毎まい日にちおばんざいを何なん品しなも作つくる。

  My mother makes several obanzai dishes every day.