煮 物(にもの)

にもの

noun

simmered dish

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:

肉(にく)じゃが (meat and potatoes)
筑前煮(ちくぜんに) (chicken and vegetables)
里芋(さといも)の煮(に)っ転(ころ)がし (simmered taro)
かぼちゃの煮物(にもの) (simmered pumpkin)

Seasoning base:

出汁(だし) (dashi stock)
醤油(しょうゆ) (soy sauce)
味醂(みりん) (mirin)
砂糖(さとう) (sugar)
酒(さけ) (sake)

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))

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Added 2026.1.14 22:31 · Revised 2026.6.4 2:38

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