Kanroni

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Simmered fish (kanroni)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation


Kanroni, kanro-ni かんろに (甘露煮)
"sweet dew simmering"
sweet dew boil

small fish like ayu, haze or funa are first simmered until they are almost done. Next they are simmered in a mix of soy sauce, mirin or mizuame syrup until they have a fine shine and the bones are soft enough to be eaten.

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The word is also used for a kind of fruit candy for chestnuts, figs, kumquats or other fruit in clear syrup.

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kanrozuke　甘露漬　甘露漬け sweet preserved fruit or other food

kazunoko can be preserved with soy sauce, kooji or sake for the New Year.


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Worldwide use

süßeingekochter Essen
Kochen mit Zucker und Mirin

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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

甘露煮や寒鮒の金なほのこり　　　
kanro-ni ya kanbuna no kin nao nokori 　　　　

sweetly simmered ...　　
the gold of the crucian carp
still remains

Kato Shunson (Katoo Shunson) 加藤楸邨


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Related words

***** Tsukudani


***** WASHOKU : COOKING METHODS

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