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レトルト食品 (retorutoshokuhin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

レトルト食しょく品ひん

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Meanings

1

retort-pouch food; packaged sterilized food

Refers to food sealed in a pouch and heat-sterilized, such as curry, pasta sauce, or rice packs. Common in supermarkets and convenience stores.

レトルト食しょく品ひんは非ひ常じょう食しょくとしても便べん利りだ。

Retort-pouch food is also useful as emergency rations.

Usage patterns

レトルト食しょく品ひんを湯ゆせんで温あたためるto heat retort-pouch food in a hot water bath
レトルト食しょく品ひんを湯ゆせんで温あたためてから食たべた。
I warmed the retort-pouch food in a hot water bath before eating it.
レトルト食しょく品ひんを常じょう備びするto keep retort-pouch food on hand (as stock)
災さい害がいに備そなえてレトルト食しょく品ひんを常じょう備びしている。
I keep retort-pouch food on hand in case of a disaster.
レトルト食しょく品ひんを電でん子しレンジで加か熱ねつするto heat retort-pouch food in a microwave
このレトルト食しょく品ひんは電でん子しレンジで加か熱ねつできる。
This retort-pouch food can be heated in a microwave.

Kanji

食eat, food
品goods, refinement, dignity

Related words

缶かん詰づめN3
缶詰 is food sealed in a metal can, while レトルト食品 is sealed in a flexible heat-sterilized pouch and often seen as fresher.
インスタント食しょく品ひんN4
インスタント食品 covers freeze-dried or powdered instant foods, whereas レトルト食品 is pre-cooked food sterilized in a sealed pouch.
冷れい凍とう食しょく品ひんN3
冷凍食品 is frozen food that needs freezing and thawing/cooking, while レトルト食品 is shelf-stable and just needs heating.

Counted with

個こN5
Packaged retort food items are naturally counted with 個 (こ) when referring to individual packages.
品ひんN2
For dishes in a meal and articles of goods (一品 = one dish/item).

Built from

レトルト+食しょく品ひん

Etymology

From English 'retort' (a pressure vessel for sterilization) plus 食品 (food). The term became common in Japan with the spread of retort-pouch technology.