臭(くさ)み

くさみ
noun
unpleasant smell; fishy or gamey odor
cookingsense
1. unpleasant smell; fishy or gamey odor
An unpleasant smell, especially the fishy or gamey smell of fish and meat that cooking tries to remove. Also, figuratively, an affected or off-putting quality.
魚(さかな)の臭(くさ)みを取(と)る。
To remove the fishy smell.
生姜(しょうが)を入(い)れると臭(くさ)みが消(き)える。
Adding ginger gets rid of the odor.
肉(にく)は牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)に漬(つ)けておくと、臭(くさ)みが抜(ぬ)けて柔(やわ)らかくなる。
If you soak the meat in milk, the gamey smell goes away and it becomes tender.

The -み noun from 臭(くさ)い. Mostly a cooking word: recipes tell you how to take the 臭(くさ)み out of fish, meat, or vegetables.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 匂(にお)い: smell (neutral or pleasant)
  • 臭(にお)い: smell (unpleasant)
  • 生臭(なまぐさ)さ: fishy, raw smell

Related Words

Compare: 匂(にお)い (smell)
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