きつねうどん

Japanese

Alternative spellings
狐うどん
きつね饂飩
狐饂飩

Etymology

Compound of 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + うどん (udon, “udon”), from the fact that the topping 油(あぶら)揚(あ)げ (aburaage, “fried tofu”) is said to be a food liked by foxes.

Noun

きつねうどん • (kitsune udon) 

  1. a dish of udon topped with 油(あぶら)揚(あ)げ (aburaage, “fried tofu”)

See also

  • いなりずし (inarizushi, another fried tofu dish with a name relating to foxes)
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