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mixed ground meat (beef and pork)
ground meat made from a blend of beef and pork, commonly used in Japanese cooking
ハンバーグには合いびき肉を使う。
Mixed ground meat is used for hamburger steaks.
合いびき肉を300グラム買ってきて。
Buy 300 grams of mixed ground meat.
合いびき肉に玉ねぎとパン粉を混ぜて、ハンバーグの種を作った。
I mixed the ground meat with onion and breadcrumbs to make the hamburger patty mixture.
A compound of 合いびき (mixed grinding) and 肉 (meat). In Japan, 合いびき肉 almost always refers to a mixture of beef (牛肉) and pork (豚肉). The typical ratio is around 50:50 or 60:40 beef to pork.
COMMON USES:
- ハンバーグ: Japanese hamburger steak — the most iconic use
- ミートソース: meat sauce (for pasta)
- 餃子: dumplings
- メンチカツ: minced meat cutlet
- そぼろ: crumbled seasoned meat
RELATED TERMS:
- 牛ひき肉: ground beef
- 豚ひき肉: ground pork
- 鶏ひき肉: ground chicken
- ひき肉 / 挽き肉: ground meat (general term)
USAGE:
Sold at virtually every supermarket in Japan. The blend of beef and pork provides both the richness of beef and the juiciness of pork, making it the standard choice for home-cooked hamburger steaks.