Practice JLPTざざむしの佃煮 (Zazamushi no tsukudani)
Zazamushi no tsukudani
- ざざむしのつくだに
- Zazamushi no tsukudani
- Pitch 2, 0
- insects
- special foods
- water animals
Meaning
ざざむしの佃煮 (ざざむしのつくだに, Zazamushi no tsukudani) is Zazamushi no tsukudani — a Japanese food (insects, special foods, water animals).
What is Zazamushi no tsukudani?
Zazamushi refers to various water insects that are known to inhabit gravel beds in Japanese rivers. Caddisfly and stonefly larvae, colloquially known as zazamushi (zaza insects), can be caught upstream in the Tenryu River near the city of Ina. The catches are often made into type of tsukudani — a common Japanese dish cooked by simmering a wide variety of ingredients such as fish, clam or seaweed in soy sauce, mirin (rice wine), sugar, and sake. It is a local cuisine in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture.