餅もち巾きん着ちゃく

noun

mochi in a fried tofu pouch; mochikinchaku

A common oden ingredient: a piece of mochi (glutinous rice cake) wrapped in a pouch of aburaage (fried tofu) and tied with a strip of kanpyō (dried gourd) or similar. The pouch absorbs the oden broth and becomes soft and juicy.

See also: 巾着 (きんちゃく)

• おでんに餅もち巾きん着ちゃくを入いれると、だしがしみて美味おいしい。

  When you put mochikinchaku in oden, it soaks up the broth and becomes delicious.

• コンビニのおでんコーナーで餅もち巾きん着ちゃくをよく買かう。

  I often buy mochikinchaku at the convenience store oden corner.