田楽(でんがく)

でんがく
noun
dengaku (miso-glazed grilled food)
1. dengaku; miso-glazed grilled food on skewers
A traditional Japanese dish where tofu, eggplant, konnyaku, or other ingredients are skewered and grilled with a sweet miso glaze. Named after a traditional rice-planting dance because the skewered food resembles performers on stilts.
豆腐(とうふ)の田楽(でんがく)を作(つく)った。
I made tofu dengaku.
茄子(なす)の田楽(でんがく)は味噌(みそ)の甘(あま)さが絶品(ぜっぴん)だ。
Eggplant dengaku is exquisite with the sweetness of the miso.
囲炉裏(いろり)のある古民家(こみんか)で食(た)べるこんにゃくの田楽(でんがく)は格別(かくべつ)だった。
The konnyaku dengaku eaten at an old farmhouse with a traditional hearth was exceptionally good.

USAGE:
Usually preceded by the ingredient name: 豆腐(とうふ)田楽(でんがく) (tofu dengaku), 茄子(なす)田楽(でんがく) (eggplant dengaku), こんにゃく田楽(でんがく) (konnyaku dengaku). The miso glaze can be white miso, red miso, or a blend, sometimes with added sweetness from sugar or mirin.

COMMON VARIETIES:

  • 豆腐(とうふ)田楽(でんがく): grilled tofu with miso glaze (the classic version)
  • 茄子(なす)田楽(でんがく): grilled eggplant with miso
  • こんにゃく田楽(でんがく): grilled konnyaku with miso
  • 里芋(さといも)田楽(でんがく): grilled taro with miso

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 田楽(でんがく)味噌(みそ): dengaku miso (the sweet miso glaze)
  • 田楽(でんがく)を焼(や)く: to grill dengaku
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