Grilled quail - Uzurayaki

Japanese: 鶉焼 - うずらやき

〘Noun〙① A type of rice cake. A manju (bun) filled with salted bean paste, or a baked rice cake. It is said to be so named because its shape resembles a quail, or because it has browned marks on the top that resemble the markings of a quail. Quail mochi. Quail. *Kanazoshi Gion Monogatari (around 1644), vol. 1 "A grilled quail is like a cross made of thin skin." ② To roast food in oil to make it the color of a quail. "Eggplant grilled like a quail "

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 餠菓子の一種。中に塩あんを入れた饅頭(まんじゅう)、または焼き餠。形が鶉に似ているところからいうとも、上部に鶉の斑紋のような焦げめを付けたところからいうともされる。うずらもち。うずら。※仮名草子・祇園物語（1644頃）上「鶉やきはうす皮の十字のたぐひならん」② 食物を油でいって、鶉色にすること。「茄子(なす)の鶉焼き」

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