Practice JLPTはりはり鍋 (Hari-hari-nabe)
Whale meat stew
- はりはりなべ[?]
- Hari-hari-nabe
- soups and stews
- special foods
Meaning
はりはり鍋 (はりはりなべ[?], Hari-hari-nabe) is Whale meat stew — a Japanese food (soups and stews, special foods).
What is Whale meat stew?
Hariharinabe is a type of nabemono made with minke whale meat and mizuna . It is mainly found in the Kansai region, mostly in the Osaka metropolitan area. The dish is most often made with fat meat, called irigara[?] . When whaling was popular in Japan, whale meat was cheap and easy to get, and the dish was eaten by the masses. Once commercial whaling ended, whale meat became more difficult to obtain, so pork or duck were frequently substituted in for whale. There are variations of hari-hari-nabe based on region and ingredient availability. Some restaurants use horse meat in place of whale. Other variations include the addition of mushrooms or tofu.