珍 味(ちんみ)

ちんみ

noun

delicacy; rare or unusual food

1. delicacy; rare or unusual food

A food item that is rare, exotic, or considered a special treat, often served as a accompaniment to alcohol.

各地(かくち)の珍味(ちんみ)を集(あつ)めた。

I collected delicacies from various regions.

珍味(ちんみ)を肴(さかな)に酒(さけ)を飲(の)む。

To drink sake with delicacies as accompaniment.

この地方(ちほう)の珍味(ちんみ)は海(うみ)の幸(さち)だ。

The delicacies of this region are seafood.

TYPES (Japanese delicacies):

塩辛(しおから): fermented seafood
明太子(めんたいこ): spicy cod roe
からすみ: dried mullet roe
うに: sea urchin
くさや: strong-smelling dried fish

Common collocations

珍味(ちんみ)を味(あじ)わう: to savor a delicacy
土産(みやげ)の珍味(ちんみ): local delicacy as souvenir
酒(さけ)の珍味(ちんみ): delicacies with sake

Usage

Often associated with alcohol, especially Japanese sake or beer. Available at izakaya and specialty shops.

Related Words

Related: 名物(めいぶつ) (local specialty)

Related: 特産(とくさん) (local product/specialty)

Related: 塩辛(しおから) (shiokara)

Compare: 珍品(ちんぴん) (rare item)

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Added 2026.1.16 18:44 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:25

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