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salad dressing
A liquid sauce or mixture used to season salads. Many Japanese-style varieties exist alongside Western types.
Usage
In Japanese, ドレッシング almost exclusively refers to salad dressing. Japan has many unique varieties such as 和風ドレッシング (Japanese-style, often soy-based), 胡麻ドレッシング (sesame dressing), and 青じそドレッシング (perilla dressing).
Common collocations
- ドレッシングをかける (pour dressing on)
- 和風ドレッシング (Japanese-style dressing)
- 胡麻ドレッシング (sesame dressing)
- 手作りドレッシング (homemade dressing)
- ノンオイルドレッシング (oil-free dressing)
Etymology
From English "dressing."