煮物(にもの)

にもの
noun
simmered dish
foodcooking
1. simmered dish, boiled dish
Food prepared by simmering in seasoned liquid (typically dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake). A fundamental Japanese cooking method.
今日(きょう)の夕飯(ゆうはん)は肉(にく)じゃがと煮物(にもの)です。
Today's dinner is nikujaga and simmered vegetables.
祖母(そぼ)の煮物(にもの)は味(あじ)がよく染(し)みています。
My grandmother's simmered dishes are well-seasoned throughout.
煮物(にもの)は時間(じかん)をかけて作(つく)ると美味(おい)しいです。
Simmered dishes are delicious when you take time to make them.
煮物(にもの)は冷(さ)めるときに味(あじ)が染(し)み込(こ)む。
Simmered dishes absorb flavor as they cool down.
大根(だいこん)と鶏肉(とりにく)の煮物(にもの)を作(つく)ったら、出汁(だし)がよく染(し)みて家族(かぞく)に好評(こうひょう)だった。
When I made a simmered dish of daikon and chicken, the dashi soaked in well and it was popular with my family.

煮物(にもの) is one of the fundamental Japanese cooking methods (煮(に)る = to simmer/boil).

Common types

Seasoning base

Related cooking methods

Related Words

Related: 焼(や)き物(もの) (grilled dish)
Related: 揚(あ)げ物(もの) (fried dish)
Related: 蒸(む)し物(もの) (steamed dish)
Related: 和(あ)え物(もの) (dressed dish)
Related: 煮(に)る (to simmer (verb))
Related: 炒(いた)め物(もの) (stir-fried dish)
Related: 煮込(にこ)み (stew)
Compare: 丸煮(まるに) (cooking whole)
Compare: 筑前煮(ちくぜんに) (chikuzenni)
Related: しらたき (konjac noodles)
Related: 高野豆腐(こうやどうふ) (freeze-dried tofu)
Related: がんもどき (fried tofu fritter)
Related: 厚揚(あつあ)げ (thick fried tofu)
Related: ちくわ (tube-shaped fish cake)
Compare: 煮浸(にびた)し (simmered and soaked dish)
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Added 2026.1.14 22:31 · Revised 2026.10.7 23:15
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