also: きらず · せっかさい
noun
okara; soy pulp; tofu lees
The edible pulp left over after straining soy milk in tofu production. Commonly used in Japanese home cooking for dishes like 卯の花 (unohana).
おからを炒めて卯の花を作った。
I stir-fried okara and made unohana.
豆腐屋でおからを安く買える。
You can buy okara cheaply at a tofu shop.
Kanji spelling for the reading きらず; very rare.
Sino-Japanese reading of the kanji; extremely rare in practice.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
Alternate reading and spelling, literally 'not cut'; a euphemistic name for okara.
The origin is uncertain. The reading おから may be related to 空 (から, 'empty') or 殻 (から, 'husk'), but this is not confirmed. The kanji 雪花菜 and 御殻 are ateji.