鳴門巻き

Japanese
A slice of narutomaki served on miso ramen.
Kanji in this term
鳴 門 巻
な(る)
Grade: 2		 と
Grade: 2		 ま
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 鳴門 (naruto, “a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools”) +‎ 巻き (maki, “winding; spiral”), for the way the spiral pattern in the kamaboko resembles a whirlpool.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

鳴門巻き (hiragana なるとまき, rōmaji narutomaki)

  1. A type of 蒲鉾 (kamaboko, “fishcake”) that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside. Prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish.

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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