ぬかみそ漬づけ

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Meanings

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noun

vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste

food / cooking

Refers to the dish itself, typically made by burying vegetables in a fermented rice-bran bed (ぬかどこ). Common home-style pickle.

祖そ母ぼのぬかみそ漬づけは絶ぜっ品ぴんだ。

My grandmother's rice-bran pickles are superb.

きゅうりのぬかみそ漬づけが一いち番ばん好すきです。

I like cucumber rice-bran pickles the best.

Kanji

漬pickling, soak, moisten
糠rice bran
味flavor, taste
噌boisterous

Related words

ぬかどこ
ぬかどこ is the fermented rice-bran bed itself, while ぬかみそ漬け refers to the pickled vegetables made in it.
漬つけ物もの
漬物 is a general term for Japanese pickles; ぬかみそ漬け is a specific type.

Written forms

ぬかみそ漬づけ
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; the kana portion makes the reading clear.
糠ぬか味み噌そ漬づけ
Full kanji spelling; 糠 and 味噌 are less common in everyday writing.
ぬか味み噌そ漬づけ
Alternative mixed spelling with 味噌 in kanji.

Etymology

Compound of ぬかみそ (salted rice-bran paste) and 漬け (pickling). The exact historical origin of rice-bran pickling is uncertain, but it has been a traditional preservation method in Japan for centuries.