鳴門巻き

Japanese

A slice of narutomaki served on miso ramen.

Kanji in this term
鳴	門	巻
な(る) Grade: 2	と Grade: 2	ま Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
鳴門卷き (kyūjitai) 鳴門巻 なると巻き

Etymology

Compound of 鳴門 (naruto, “a noisy strait or narrows where the rushing of the tides causes noisy whirlpools”) +‎ 巻き (maki, “winding; spiral”), for the way the spiral pattern in the kamaboko resembles a whirlpool.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なるとまき [nàrútómákí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝto̞ma̠kʲi]

Noun

鳴(なる)門(と)巻(ま)き • (narutomaki) 

1. a type of 蒲鉾 (kamaboko, “fishcake”) that is white on the outside with a pink spiral pattern on the inside; prepared in loaves or rolls, then sliced and added to dishes as a garnish