コンデンスミルク
こんでんすみるく
noun
condensed milk; sweetened condensed milk
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 無糖練乳 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.
冷たい紅茶にコンデンスミルクを入れた。
I put condensed milk in the iced tea.
母は昔、かき氷に必ずコンデンスミルクをかけて食べていた。
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 is at least as common, and many home recipes alternate between the two. Both nearly always mean the sweetened type.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- コンデンスミルクをかける: to pour condensed milk on (something)
- コンデンスミルクを入れる: to put condensed milk in (a drink)
- 練乳入り: containing condensed milk
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 練乳: condensed milk — native term; same product, slightly more old-fashioned/everyday
- エバミルク: evaporated milk — unsweetened concentrated milk
- 生クリーム: heavy cream — fresh dairy cream, not sweetened or concentrated