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[[File:Japanese Hosaki Menma.jpg|thumb|{{-"}}''Hosaki-Menma''{{-"}}, an ear of Menma bamboo.]]
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{{nihongo|'''Menma'''|メンマ, 麺麻, 麺碼}} is a [[Japan]]ese condiment made from [[lactic acid fermentation|lacto-fermented]] [[bamboo shoot]]s. The bamboo shoots are dried in the sun or through other means before the process of fermentation. Menma is a common topping for [[noodle soup]]s, notably [[ramen]]. Menma is primarily produced in [[China]], with brands imported from [[southern China]] and [[Taiwan]] being popular.<ref name="kokugo">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Kokugo Daijiten |title=メンマ |trans-title=Menma |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-05-31 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref> Menma is also known as {{Nihongo|''shinachiku''|支那竹|}}, "Chinese bamboo".<ref name="kokugo"/><ref name="nipponika">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) |title=メンマ |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-08 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |trans-title=Menma |oclc=153301537 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Menma'''|メンマ, 麺麻, 麺碼}} is a Japanese condiment made from [[lactic acid fermentation|lacto-fermented]] [[bamboo shoot]]s. The bamboo shoots are dried in the sun or through other means before the process of fermentation. Menma is a common topping for [[noodle soup]]s, notably [[ramen]]. Menma is primarily produced in [[China]], with brands imported from [[southern China]] and [[Taiwan]] being popular.<ref name="kokugo">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Kokugo Daijiten |title=メンマ |trans-title=Menma |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-05-31 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref> Menma is also known as {{Nihongo|''shinachiku''|支那竹|}}, "Chinese bamboo".<ref name="kokugo"/><ref name="nipponika">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) |title=メンマ |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-08 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |trans-title=Menma |oclc=153301537 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
{{Wiktionary|メンマ}}
The trading company that would later become Marumatsu Bussan had been exporting dried bamboo shoots produced in [[Taiwan]] as ''shinachiku''. In 1946, responding to a formal objection to the use of the term [[Shina (word)|Shina]] from the Taiwanese government, the [[Japanese Foreign Ministry]] issued a memorandum recommending that the term be avoided.<ref>See [[:wikisource:支那の呼稱を避けることに關する件]]</ref> Marumatsu Bussan founder Shūsui Matsumura claims that he came up with the new product name menma, a [[portmanteau]] of ''ramen'' (拉麺) and ''machiku'' (麻竹), the type of bamboo from which it is made, after seeing it served atop ramen in [[Yokohama Chinatown]]. This name could not be trademarked but gradually became accepted as the common name for the condiment as its popularity grew in Japan.
The trading company that would later become Marumatsu Bussan had been exporting dried bamboo shoots produced in [[Taiwan]] as ''shinachiku''. In 1946, responding to a formal objection to the use of the term [[Shina (word)|Shina]] from the Taiwanese government, the [[Japanese Foreign Ministry]] issued a memorandum recommending that the term be avoided.<ref>See [[:wikisource:支那の呼稱を避けることに關する件]]</ref> Marumatsu Bussan founder Shūsui Matsumura claims that he came up with the new product name menma, a [[portmanteau]] of ''ramen'' (拉麺) and ''machiku'' (麻竹), the type of bamboo from which it is made, after seeing it served atop ramen in [[Yokohama Chinatown]]. This name could not be trademarked but gradually became accepted as the common name for the condiment as its popularity grew in Japan.


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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Talabaw]]
* [[Tsukemono]]
* [[Tsukemono]]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.food.com/recipe/menma-dried-bamboo-145031 Recipe at RecipeZaar.com]
* [http://www.food.com/recipe/menma-dried-bamboo-145031 Recipe at RecipeZaar.com]
* [https://asay.com.vn/san-pham/mang-kho Măng khô] Asay food


{{Japanese food and drink}}
{{Japanese food and drink}}
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[[Category:Japanese condiments]]
[[Category:Japanese condiments]]
[[Category:Chinese cuisine]]
[[Category:Chinese cuisine]]
[[Category:Toppings]]
[[Category:Plant-based fermented foods]]




Latest revision as of 13:57, 12 January 2023

This article is about the condiment. For the fictional character, see Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai § Characters.
Menma on some ramen.
"Hosaki-Menma", an ear of Menma bamboo.

Menma (メンマ, 麺麻, 麺碼) is a Japanese condiment made from lacto-fermented bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots are dried in the sun or through other means before the process of fermentation. Menma is a common topping for noodle soups, notably ramen. Menma is primarily produced in China, with brands imported from southern China and Taiwan being popular.[1] Menma is also known as shinachiku (支那竹), "Chinese bamboo".[1][2]

Etymology[edit]

Look up メンマ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The trading company that would later become Marumatsu Bussan had been exporting dried bamboo shoots produced in Taiwan as shinachiku. In 1946, responding to a formal objection to the use of the term Shina from the Taiwanese government, the Japanese Foreign Ministry issued a memorandum recommending that the term be avoided.[3] Marumatsu Bussan founder Shūsui Matsumura claims that he came up with the new product name menma, a portmanteau of ramen (拉麺) and machiku (麻竹), the type of bamboo from which it is made, after seeing it served atop ramen in Yokohama Chinatown. This name could not be trademarked but gradually became accepted as the common name for the condiment as its popularity grew in Japan.

Menma is not, however, customarily eaten atop noodles in Taiwan; the vegetable toppings on the popular noodle dish Zhajiangmian, 菜碼 (Pinyin: càimǎ) were once called 麵碼 (miànmǎ).[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "メンマ" [Menma]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  2. ^ "メンマ" [Menma]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  3. ^ See wikisource:支那の呼稱を避けることに關する件

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