炒いり子こ

noun

small dried sardine; iriko

Kansai dialect term for small dried sardines, equivalent to 煮干し (niboshi) in standard Japanese. Commonly used in cooking, especially for making dashi.

See also: 煮干し

• いりこでだしを取とると、うま味みが強つよい。

  When you make dashi with iriko, the umami is strong.

• 関かん西さいでは煮に干ぼしのことをいりこと呼よぶ。

  In Kansai, niboshi are called iriko.