also: めんち
minced meat; ground meat
Common loanword for minced or ground meat, used in cooking contexts.
from English mince
Let's make hamburger steak with minced meat tonight.
I bought ground beef at the supermarket.
I ground the beef into mince and made hamburger steaks.
I stir-fried the minced meat in a frying pan before adding the vegetables.
minced chicken; ground chicken
mince pie · meat pie
meatball
Standard katakana spelling from English 'mince'; the most common written form.
Variant katakana spelling; less common than ミンチ but still encountered.
From English 'mince' (minced meat). The variant メンチ reflects an alternative adaptation of the English vowel.