is a Japanese soup made with pork and vegetables, flavoured with miso. It is a more substantial version of miso soup, with a larger quantity and variety of ingredients.

Common ingredients

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, spring onions, daikon radish,

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, tofu including fried tofu ( aburaage), tubers such as

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, taro or

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, and mushrooms such as

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and shimeji. On rare occasions, mildly degreased (not crispy)

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can be used in place of pork. Instant butajiru is also available.

Naming

The Japanese character for pig (豚) can be pronounced either as "buta" or as "ton" in Japanese. The name ''butajiru'' is said to be dominant in Western Japan and

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, while the name ''tonjiru'' is said to be more common in Eastern Japan. A version of the dish, containing sweet potatoes, as served to skiers in the ski resorts of Niigata Prefecture up until about 1960, is known as ''sukii-jiru'' ("skiing-soup").

References

{{Commons category, Tonjiru Japanese soups and stews