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freshly baked; just grilled; hot out of the oven
describes baked or grilled food that has just been cooked and is still hot
焼き立てのクロワッサンを買った。
I bought a freshly baked croissant.
焼き立てのパンの香りがたまらない。
The smell of freshly baked bread is irresistible.
この店は焼き立てのピザを提供している。
This restaurant serves freshly baked pizza.
FORMATION:
焼く (to bake, grill) + 立て (just after ~ing) → just after baking
FUNCTIONS AS:
- Noun: 焼き立てがおいしい (freshly baked is delicious)
- No-adjective: 焼き立てのパン (freshly baked bread)
COMMON USES:
- 焼き立てパン (freshly baked bread)
- 焼き立てクッキー (freshly baked cookies)
- 焼き立て肉 (freshly grilled meat)
- 焼き立て焼き鳥 (freshly grilled yakitori)
RELATED ~立て WORDS:
- 出来立て (freshly made - general)
- 揚げ立て (freshly fried)
- 炊き立て (freshly cooked rice)
POPULAR CULTURE:
焼きたて!!ジャぱん (Yakitate!! Japan) is a famous manga/anime about bread-making that popularized the term.