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stir-fried vegetables; vegetable stir-fry
A dish of various vegetables quickly cooked in a hot pan or wok with oil. A staple of everyday Japanese home cooking and a common menu item at restaurants.
今日の晩ご飯は野菜炒めにしよう。
Let's have stir-fried vegetables for dinner tonight.
肉と野菜炒めの定食を頼んだ。
I ordered the meat and vegetable stir-fry set meal.
野菜炒めは強火で一気に炒めるのがコツだ。
The trick to stir-fried vegetables is to cook them all at once over high heat.
One of the most basic and common dishes in Japanese home cooking. Quick, cheap, and nutritious.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 野菜炒めを作る (to make stir-fried vegetables)
- 野菜炒め定食 (stir-fried vegetable set meal)
- 肉野菜炒め (meat and vegetable stir-fry)
USAGE NOTE:
The ～炒め pattern is productive: 豚肉炒め (stir-fried pork), もやし炒め (stir-fried bean sprouts), etc. 野菜炒め is the most representative example of this pattern.