もつ鍋(なべ)

もつなべ

noun

motsunabe; offal hot pot

1. motsunabe; offal hot pot

A hot pot dish featuring beef or pork intestines (もつ) simmered with cabbage, garlic chives, and other vegetables in a soy or miso-based broth. A specialty of Fukuoka.

福岡(ふくおか)でもつ鍋(なべ)を食(た)べた。

I had motsunabe in Fukuoka.

もつ鍋(なべ)にはニラとキャベツが欠(か)かせない。

Garlic chives and cabbage are essential for motsunabe.

冬(ふゆ)は家族(かぞく)でもつ鍋(なべ)を囲(かこ)むのが楽(たの)しみだ。

In winter, gathering around a pot of motsunabe with the family is something to look forward to.

もつ refers to internal organs (intestines, stomach, etc.), commonly written in hiragana on menus. The dish became a national boom in the 1990s and is now found across Japan.

Common collocations

もつ鍋(なべ)屋(や): motsunabe restaurant
醤油(しょうゆ)もつ鍋(なべ): soy-sauce-base motsunabe
味噌(みそ)もつ鍋(なべ): miso-base motsunabe
もつ鍋(なべ)の締(し)め: the finishing rice or noodles at the end of the pot

Similar words

ホルモン鍋(なべ): hormone hot pot — similar dish using grilled or simmered offal
水炊(みずた)き: mizutaki — another Fukuoka hot pot, but with chicken

Related Words

Compare: 水炊(みずた)き (mizutaki)

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