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kenchin soup; clear vegetable and tofu soup
A clear soup made by stir-frying crumbled tofu and root vegetables such as daikon, carrot, and burdock, then simmering them in a soy-based broth. A common home and temple dish, especially in cold weather.
けんちん汁を作る。
to make kenchin soup
寒い日はけんちん汁が食べたくなる。
On cold days I crave kenchin soup.
母のけんちん汁には野菜がたっぷり入っている。
My mother's kenchin soup is packed with vegetables.
A hearty soup of tofu and root vegetables. Said to originate in Buddhist temple cooking (精進料理), so the classic version uses no meat or fish.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- けんちん汁を煮る: to simmer kenchin soup
- 具だくさんのけんちん汁: kenchin soup full of ingredients
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 豚汁: pork-and-vegetable miso soup — contains pork and is miso-based
- 味噌汁: miso soup — flavored with miso rather than a clear soy broth