コンデンスミルク

こんでんすみるく
noun
condensed milk; sweetened condensed milk
foodloanword
1. condensed milk; sweetened condensed milk
Thick, sweetened concentrated milk in a tube or can. In Japan the term almost always refers to the sweetened version; unsweetened concentrated milk is called 無糖(むとう)練乳(れんにゅう) or エバミルク.
イチゴにコンデンスミルクをかける。
To pour condensed milk over strawberries.
冷(つめ)たい紅茶(こうちゃ)にコンデンスミルクを入(い)れた。
I put condensed milk in the iced tea.
母(はは)は昔(むかし)、かき氷(ごおり)に必(かなら)ずコンデンスミルクをかけて食(た)べていた。
My mother always used to put condensed milk on shaved ice.

Loanword from English "condensed milk." In Japanese culinary usage the native term 練乳(れんにゅう) is at least as common, and many home recipes alternate between the two. Both nearly always mean the sweetened type.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 練乳(れんにゅう): condensed milk — native term; same product, slightly more old-fashioned/everyday
  • エバミルク: evaporated milk — unsweetened concentrated milk
  • 生(なま)クリーム: heavy cream — fresh dairy cream, not sweetened or concentrated

Related Words

Compare: 練乳(れんにゅう) (condensed milk)
Compare: 生(なま)クリーム (heavy cream)
Compare: 脱脂粉乳(だっしふんにゅう) (skim milk powder)
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