人にん参じんしりしり

also: にんじんシリシリ · にんじんしりしりー · にんじんシリシリー

Meanings

1

Okinawan stir-fried grated carrot with egg

A home-style Okinawan dish; the name comes from the mimetic word しりしり (shredding sound). Often includes canned tuna or luncheon meat.

人にん参じんしりしりは、沖おき縄なわの家か庭てい料りょう理りの定てい番ばんです。
Ninjin shirishiri is a staple of Okinawan home cooking.
今こん夜やは人にん参じんしりしりを作つくってみよう。
Let's try making ninjin shirishiri tonight.

Kanji

人person
参nonplussed, three (in documents), going

Related words

しりしり
The mimetic word for shredding or grating; used in the dish name to describe the sound or action of grating carrots.

Written forms

人にん参じんしりしり
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
人にん参じんシリシリ
Katakana variant of the mimetic part; often seen in recipes and packaging.
人にん参じんしりしりー
Variant with a long vowel at the end; reflects a more drawn-out pronunciation.
人にん参じんシリシリー
Katakana variant with a long vowel; less common but seen in some contexts.
にんじんシリシリ
にんじんしりしりー
にんじんシリシリー

Etymology

From 人参 (carrot) + しりしり, a mimetic word for the shredding sound or action. The dish originates from Okinawa.