そぼろ
そぼろ
noun
crumbled meat or egg; soboro
1.
crumbled meat or egg topping
Finely crumbled or minced meat (usually chicken) or scrambled egg, seasoned with soy sauce and sugar, used as a topping for rice. A staple of bento boxes.
そぼろ丼を作った。
I made a soboro rice bowl.
鶏そぼろと卵そぼろの二色弁当が人気だ。
A two-color bento with chicken soboro and egg soboro is popular.
ひき肉を炒めてそぼろにし、ごはんの上にのせて食べる。
I stir-fry ground meat into soboro and eat it on top of rice.
COMMON TYPES:
- 鶏そぼろ: chicken soboro (most common)
- 卵そぼろ: egg soboro (finely scrambled sweet egg)
- 豚そぼろ: pork soboro
COMMON DISHES:
- そぼろ丼 / そぼろごはん: soboro rice bowl
- 三色そぼろ丼: three-color soboro bowl (meat, egg, and green vegetables)
- そぼろ弁当: soboro bento
CULTURAL NOTES: A classic home-cooked dish and bento staple. The combination of brown meat soboro and yellow egg soboro over white rice is iconic. Easy to prepare and keep, making it ideal for packed lunches.