mirin
mirin — noun
1. a sweet liquid seasoning used in Japanese cooking, made by fermenting rice. It c
a sweet liquid seasoning used in Japanese cooking, made by fermenting rice. It contains very little alcohol and is added to dishes to give a mild sweetness and make them look shiny.
Kenji added a splash of mirin to the stir-fry for a hint of sweetness.
collocation: a splash of mirin
Sofie bought a bottle of mirin at the Asian grocery store near her apartment.
The recipe calls for two tablespoons of mirin and one of soy sauce.
Quan brushed mirin onto the salmon fillets before grilling them for dinner.
Rania found that a little mirin made the teriyaki sauce taste noticeably better.
- sweet rice wine
a general descriptive term; 'sweet rice wine' can also refer to other drinks (e.g. Chinese láo zāo or Japanese amazake), so mirin is more precise
文法句型
uncountable
mirin + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
Mirin is distinct from sake — sake is a drinking rice wine with higher alcohol content, while mirin is specially made for cooking and has a higher sugar content. Mirin is uncountable in most contexts (some mirin, a splash of mirin), though you may hear a mirin in reference to a brand or type.