Kansaibenkyou.net - Food

おこのみ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:17:18 +0000

okonomiyaki

Word type:

Food

Kanji:

お好み

Standard:

おこのみやき

Standard kanji:

お好み焼き

はぁ

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:37:37 +0000

tooth

Word type:

Food

Kanji:

歯ぁ

Standard:

は

Standard kanji:

歯

Commentary:

Please see the commentary on vowel extension.

かしわ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:11:40 +0000

chicken meat

Word type:

Food

Standard:

とりにく

Standard kanji:

鶏肉

あて

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:21:55 +0000

food eaten with alcoholic drinks; bar snacks

Word type:

Food

Standard:

さけのさかな

Standard kanji:

酒の肴

レーコー

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:10:07 +0000

iced coffee

Word type:

Food

Standard:

アイスコーヒー

Commentary:

While this is no longer a common word in Japan, you may hear this word from older people in Kansai.

なんきん

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0000

pumpkin

Word type:

Food

Kanji:

南京

Standard:

かぼちゃ

Standard kanji:

南瓜

Example:

このなんきんの天ぷらおいしいなあ。
Isn't this pumpkin tempura is great?

Commentary:

なんきん can also be used for the actual city of Nanjing (南京).

ぶたまん

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:55:16 +0000

pork bun

Word type:

Food

Kanji:

豚まん

Standard:

にくまん

Standard kanji:

肉まん

Commentary:

This variation is due to the fact that in eastern Japan niku tends to mean pork while in Kansai it means beef, thus a pork-filled bun needs a separate word.

こいも

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:43:49 +0000

taro

Word type:

Food

Kanji:

子芋

Standard:

さといも

Standard kanji:

里芋

Commentary:

Some people add a suffix^? さん to this word.

ひろうす

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:38:34 +0000

deep-fried tofu cake made with vegetables and other ingredients

Word type:

Food

Standard:

がんもどき

てっちり

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:14:35 +0000

blowfish hotpot

Word type:

Food

Kanji:

鉄ちり

Standard:

ふぐのなべ

Standard kanji:

河豚の鍋

Example:

この店のてっちりはやっぱりうまいなあ。
Isn't the tecchiri at this restaurant always so good?

Commentary:

In Kansai, blowfish is commonly called 鉄 (てつ; iron), which is derived from 鉄砲 (てっぽう; rifle), an oblique reference to the dangerous nature of some parts of the fish.