How to pronounce Imoni

Imoni is written 芋煮 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /imoni/. In plain English letters that is ee-MOH-nee, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Imoni?

Imoni is a soup or stew of Japan. Where it comes from: Yamagata and Tohoku. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and on festive days. Its main ingredients are vegetables and beef. It tastes savory.

Where Imoni comes from

Imoni is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map.

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Food of Japan

Dishes like Imoni in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Imoni:

• Bulalo · Soup & stew · Batangas, Philippines

  Bulalo is a beef soup native to the Southern Luzon region, particularly the provinces of Batangas and Cavite.

• Shchi щи · Soup & stew · Central Russia, Russia

  Shchi is the classic Russian cabbage soup, a hearty first course built on chopped white cabbage, fresh or fermented.

• Sodd · Soup & stew · Trøndelag, Norway

  Sodd is a clear meat broth with mutton and beef, or sometimes elk, served with small meatballs or flour dumplings, potatoes and carrots.

• Borscht борщ · Soup & stew · Ukraine

  Borscht is a sour soup, and in Ukraine it is usually red with beetroot, cooked with cabbage, potatoes, carrots, beans and often meat, soured with vinegar or fermented beet juice, and served with sour cream and garlic bread rolls called pampushky.