nitsuke

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noun

A Japanese technique of simmering food, especially fish, in a strongly-flavoured soy sauce with sake or mirin.

OriginJapanese 煮付け →
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Meanings

nounnitsuke (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA Japanese technique of simmering food, especially fish, in a strongly-flavoured soy sauce with sake or mirin.

Origin

  1. Japanese煮付け
  2. Englishnitsuke

From Japanese 煮付け.

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nitsuke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitsuke

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“nitsuke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitsuke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitsuke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitsuke.

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