ひつまぶし

ひつまぶし
noun
hitsumabushi (Nagoya-style eel on rice)
foodculture
1. Nagoya-style chopped grilled eel on rice
Grilled eel cut into strips and mixed into rice in a wooden tub, a specialty of Nagoya. It is eaten in stages: plain, with condiments, and with broth or tea poured over.
ひつまぶしは名古屋(なごや)の名物(めいぶつ)だ。
Hitsumabushi is a Nagoya specialty.
ひつまぶしの最後(さいご)は、だしをかけてお茶漬(ちゃづ)けにする。
To finish hitsumabushi, you pour broth over it and eat it like ochazuke.
ひつまぶしは、まずそのまま、次(つぎ)に薬味(やくみ)をのせて、最後(さいご)にだしをかけて食(た)べるのが定番(ていばん)だ。
The standard way to eat hitsumabushi is plain first, then with condiments, and finally with broth poured over it.

Usage

From ひつ (櫃(ひつ), a wooden rice tub) + まぶす (to sprinkle, to mix in). Sometimes written 櫃(ひつ)まぶし.

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Compare: うな重(じゅう) (grilled eel laid whole over rice…)
Compare: うな丼(どん) (the same in a bowl)
Related: 薬味(やくみ) (condiments)
Related: 鰻(うなぎ) (eel)
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Added 2026.10.4 21:48 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:53
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