洋 食(ようしょく)

ようしょく

noun

Western food; Western-style cuisine

1. Western food; Western-style cuisine

Western-influenced dishes as adapted in Japan. Does not typically refer to authentic Western cuisine but rather to a distinctly Japanese style of cooking that originated from Western recipes introduced during the Meiji era. Classic examples include ハンバーグ (hamburger steak), オムライス (omurice), コロッケ (croquettes), and エビフライ (fried shrimp).

今日(きょう)は洋食(ようしょく)が食(た)べたい。

I want to eat Western food today.

この店(みせ)は老舗(しにせ)の洋食(ようしょく)屋(や)で、ハンバーグが人気(にんき)だ。

This is a long-established Western-style restaurant, and their hamburger steak is popular.

明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)に日本(にほん)に伝(つた)わった洋食(ようしょく)は、和食(わしょく)の技法(ぎほう)と融合(ゆうごう)して独自(どくじ)の進化(しんか)を遂(と)げた。

Western cuisine introduced to Japan in the Meiji era merged with Japanese cooking techniques and evolved in its own unique way.

Usage

洋食(ようしょく) refers specifically to the Japanese adaptation of Western dishes, not to Western cuisine as served in its countries of origin. It forms a pair with 和食(わしょく) (Japanese food). Typical 洋食(ようしょく) dishes include ハンバーグ (hamburger steak), オムライス (omurice), カレーライス (curry rice), コロッケ (croquettes), and ナポリタン (Napolitan spaghetti). A 洋食(ようしょく)屋(や) is a restaurant specializing in these dishes.

Common collocations

洋食(ようしょく)屋(や): Western-style restaurant
洋食(ようしょく)メニュー: Western-style menu
和食(わしょく)と洋食(ようしょく): Japanese and Western food
洋食(ようしょく)レストラン: Western-style restaurant

Related Words

Antonym: 和食(わしょく) (Japanese food)

Compare: 日本食(にほんしょく) (Japanese food, Japanese cuisine)

Compare: 日本料理(にほんりょうり) (Japanese cuisine)

Compare: フランス料理(りょうり) (French cuisine)

Compare: 韓国料理(かんこくりょうり) (Korean cuisine)

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