last soup in a kaiseki course; final soup
Often miso soup served at the end of a formal kaiseki meal. A culinary term.
See also: 会席料理
In kaiseki cuisine, miso soup is often served as the final soup (止め椀).
Common kanji spelling using 止め (stop/end) and 椀 (bowl).
Variant using 留め (stop/end).
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 止め (tome, 'stopping, ending') + 椀 (wan, 'bowl'), literally 'ending bowl'.