塩味(しおあじ)

しおあじ
noun
salty taste, saltiness, salt flavor
food
1. salty taste, saltiness, salt flavor
The taste of salt or a salt-based seasoning. Also used as a flavor category for ramen, snacks, and other foods where salt is the primary seasoning rather than soy sauce, miso, etc.
塩味(しおあじ)のラーメンが好(す)きだ。
I like salt-flavored ramen.
もう少(すこ)し塩味(しおあじ)が欲(ほ)しい。
I'd like a little more saltiness.
このポテトチップスは塩味(しおあじ)が効(き)いていて止(と)まらない。
The saltiness of these potato chips really comes through, and I can't stop eating them.

Usage

塩味(しおあじ) is one of the basic ramen flavor categories alongside 醤油(しょうゆ) (soy sauce), 味噌(みそ) (miso), and 豚骨(とんこつ) (pork bone). For snack foods like potato chips, 塩味(しおあじ) is the "plain" or "original" flavor. Can also be read しおみ, though しおあじ is more common.

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Related Words

Compare: 塩辛(しおから)い (salty)
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Added 2026.2.20 14:00 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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