How to say “Motsunabe” in English
It’s a fairly common question among learners of English to wonder how one could say “Motsunabe” in English, or rather how to even explain it, as it’s a fairly popular dish in Japan that isn’t really world renowned like sushi, tempura and so on. This blog post will hopefully help you explain what motsunabe is, how you could explain it and some of the ingredients, too.
What’s IN motsunabe?
Let’s first start with how we could say it in English – motsunabe is a type of “nabemono”, which is basically boiled food in a pot. In other words, it’s boiled meat and veggies in a hot pot, or more simply, a hot pot!
The ingredients usually consist of various vegetables, particularly garlic chives and cabbage; and either beef or pork. Sometimes, other offal is used (offal is meat or organs from animals), such as chicken and so on.
While the dish is being cooked, the meat and some soup are usually added in plus extra flavorings. It’s common to use garlic, soy sauce and chili peppers to add flavor to the dish.
So motsunabe is a hot pot?
Yes, basically. A hot pot refers to food boiled in a pot with liquid, so it’s a very easy way to explain what it is, but of course you need to add variables such as what ingredients are used. An example situation to explain to someone is:
“What’s motsunabe?”
“It’s a hot pot or boiled food in a pot of water. We add meats like beef or pork in it with soup, and lots of different vegetables that we like. We also put spices in like garlic, soy sauce, chili peppers and miso.”
Where does motsunabe come from?
Finally, you can also explain to people asking about motsunabe where it comes from.
Motsunabe originally comes from Fukuoka prefecture. It eventually made its way to Tokyo through some restaurants in the 1990s, and then through mass media became popular across the country.
It’s not super popular around the country anymore, but it’s still consumed frequently in Fukuoka.
Hopefully with this information, you can explain to people in English what motsunabe is!
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英語を学ぶ人々の間でまあまあよくある疑問に、「もつ鍋」を英語でどのように言うか、あるいはそれをどのように説明するか、というものがあります。
もつ鍋は、日本でかなり人気のある料理ですが、寿司や天ぷらなどのように世界的に有名という訳ではありません。
このブログでは、もつ鍋が英語で何であるか、どのように英語で説明できるか、また材料についても説明できるように解説していきます。
英語でもつ鍋の中身を説明
まずは、英語でどのように言うかから始めましょう。
【例文】
Motsunabe is a type of “nabemono”, which is basically boiled food in a pot. In other words, it’s boiled meat and veggies in a hot pot, or more simply, a hot pot!
(もつ鍋は、「Nabemono (鍋もの)」という料理の一種で、基本的には鍋で煮た食べ物です。
つまり、鍋の中で煮た肉や野菜、もしくは単純に「hot pot」です！)
The ingredients usually consist of various vegetables, particularly garlic chives and cabbage; and either beef or pork. Sometimes, other offal is used (offal is meat or organs from animals), such as chicken and so on.
(材料は、特にニラやキャベツなどのさまざまな野菜と、牛肉または豚肉で構成されています。鶏肉など他の肉の臓物が使われることもあります。)
While the dish is being cooked, the meat and some soup are usually added in plus extra flavorings. It’s common to use garlic, soy sauce and chili peppers to add flavor to the dish.
(調理の間に肉とスープが追加され、さらに味付けが加えられます。ニンニク、醤油、唐辛子を使って料理に味を付けるのが一般的です。)
もつ鍋は「hot pot」？
はい、基本的には「hot pot」と言えます。
「hot pot」とは、鍋の中で液体で煮た食べ物を指すので、それが何であるかを説明する非常に簡単な方法です。
しかし、もちろん、使われている材料などの要素を追加する必要があります。
【例文】
What’s motsunabe?
(もつ鍋とは何ですか？)
It’s a hot pot or boiled food in a pot of water. We add meats like beef or pork in it with soup, and lots of different vegetables that we like. We also put spices in like garlic, soy sauce, chili peppers and miso.
(それは「hot pot」または鍋の中で煮た食べ物です。スープと一緒に牛肉や豚肉などのお肉を入れ、好きな野菜をたくさん入れます。味付けにニンニク、醤油、唐辛子、味噌なども入れます。)
もつ鍋はどこから来たかを英語で説明
最後に、もつ鍋について尋ねる人に、もつ鍋がどこから来たのかを説明することもできます。
【例文】
Motsunabe originally comes from Fukuoka prefecture.
(もつ鍋はもともと福岡県から来ています。)
It eventually made its way to Tokyo through some restaurants in the 1990s, and then through mass media became popular across the country.
(1990年代にいくつかのレストランを通じて東京に広がり、その後マスメディアを通じて全国的に人気が出ました。)
It’s not super popular around the country anymore, but it’s still consumed frequently in Fukuoka.
(現在はもう全国的に超人気というわけではありませんが、福岡ではまだ頻繁に食べられています。)
このブログで、もつ鍋について英語で説明できるようになっていただけると嬉しいです！
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