Where does “笹かまぼこ” come from?

笹かまぼこ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蒲鉾, from Japanese 鉾 — Alternative spelling of 矛.

笹かまぼこ (Japanese): a type of kamaboko that is made to look like a white bamboo leaf; a specialty of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

Definitions

  1. a type of kamaboko that is made to look like a white bamboo leaf; a specialty of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

Ancestry of “笹かまぼこ”, step by step

笹かまぼこ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 蒲鉾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蒲鉾the seed spike or raceme of the cattail or...
2Japanese鉾Alternative spelling of 矛

via Japanese 笹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese笹bamboo grass
Every word from Japanese 鉾 →Every word from Japanese 蒲鉾 →