(あつや)

あつやき
noun
thick-grilled; thick omelette (especially thick tamagoyaki)
food
1. thick-grilled; thick omelette (especially thick tamagoyaki)
Most commonly refers to thick Japanese-style omelette (厚焼き卵), but can also describe thick-grilled versions of other foods.
厚焼(あつや)(たまご)()です。
I like thick tamagoyaki.
この寿司屋(すしや)さん厚焼(あつや)絶品(ぜっぴん)だ。
The thick omelette at this sushi restaurant is superb.
You need practice to make a good thick omelette.

Combines (あつ) (thick) and () (grilled/baked). Most commonly encountered as 厚焼(あつや)(たまご)/厚焼(あつや)玉子(たまご), the thick Japanese-style rolled omelette often served at sushi restaurants. The thick version is distinct from the thinner, sweeter 出汁巻(だしま)(たまご).

Common collocations

  • 厚焼(あつや)(たまご): thick omelette
  • 厚焼(あつや)玉子(たまご): thick egg omelette (alternative kanji)
  • 厚焼(あつや)きせんべい: thick rice crackers

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