そぼろ

そぼろ
noun
crumbled meat or egg; soboro
food
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(どん)を作(つく)った。
I made a soboro rice bowl.
鶏(とり)そぼろと卵(たまご)そぼろの二色(にしょく)弁当(べんとう)が人気(にんき)だ。
A two-color bento with chicken soboro and egg soboro is popular.
ひき肉(にく)を炒(いた)めてそぼろにし、ごはんの上(うえ)にのせて食(た)べる。
I stir-fry ground meat into soboro and eat it on top of rice.

Types

  • 鶏(とり)そぼろ: chicken soboro (most common)
  • 卵(たまご)そぼろ: egg soboro (finely scrambled sweet egg)
  • 豚(ぶた)そぼろ: pork soboro

Related words

  • そぼろ丼(どん) / そぼろごはん: soboro rice bowl
  • 三色(さんしょく)そぼろ丼(どん): three-color soboro bowl (meat, egg, and green vegetables)
  • そぼろ弁当(べんとう): 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.

Related Words

Related: 牛(ぎゅう)ひき肉(にく) (ground beef)
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Added 2026.2.7 17:30 · Revised 2026.10.4 4:16
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