also: はなかつお
dried bonito shavings; katsuobushi flakes
Thin, paper-like shavings of dried bonito, used as a topping or in dashi. Common in Japanese cooking.
I put plenty of dried bonito shavings on chilled tofu.
There are bonito flakes on top of the okonomiyaki.
Standard kanji spelling; also read はなかつお.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling for the reading はながつお.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling for the reading はなかつお.
From 花 (flower) and 鰹 (bonito), referring to the thin, petal-like shavings of dried bonito.