お数 (Okazu)

Okazu

  • おかず
  • Okazu
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  • egg dishes
  • snacks
  • tofu dishes
  • vegetable dishes

Meaning

お数 (おかず, Okazu) is Okazu — a Japanese food (egg dishes, snacks, tofu dishes, vegetable dishes).

What is Okazu?

Okazu are side dishes to accompany rice. This word also is written "御数". These dishes are cooked and seasoned in such a way as to match well when eaten with rice, and are typically made from fish, meat, vegetable, or tofu. Nearly any food eaten with rice can be considered okazu , though it is distinct from furikake , which is meant specifically to add flavor to the rice itself rather than to be eaten alongside rice. In modern Japanese cuisine, okazu can accompany noodles in place of rice.