薬味(やくみ)

やくみ
noun
condiment, garnish
foodcooking
1. condiment, garnish
Fresh herbs, spices, or vegetables added to dishes as flavor enhancers or garnishes, often with aromatic or medicinal properties.
そばには薬味(やくみ)としてねぎを添(そ)える。
Green onion is added to soba as a condiment.
薬味(やくみ)をたっぷり入(い)れて食(た)べるのが好(す)きです。
I like to eat with lots of condiments.
冷奴(ひややっこ)の薬味(やくみ)は生姜(しょうが)が定番(ていばん)だ。
Ginger is the standard condiment for cold tofu.

The term 薬味(やくみ) literally means 'medicinal flavor': these ingredients were valued for health as well as taste.

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Compare: 香辛料(こうしんりょう) (dried spices)
Related: 付(つ)け合(あ)わせ (side dish)
Related: 大根(だいこん)おろし (grated daikon radish)
Related: ひつまぶし (hitsumabushi (Nagoya-style eel on rice))
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Added 2026.1.14 21:52 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:10
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