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clear soup; clear broth
A traditional Japanese soup made with dashi broth, lightly seasoned with soy sauce and salt. Unlike miso soup, it has a clear, transparent broth. Typically served in a lacquered bowl as part of a formal or semi-formal Japanese meal.
お吸い物に三つ葉を添えた。
I garnished the clear soup with mitsuba.
今日の夕食はお吸い物と焼き魚にしよう。
Let's have clear soup and grilled fish for dinner tonight.
料亭で出されたお吸い物は、出汁の香りが上品で感動した。
The clear soup served at the traditional restaurant had such an elegant dashi aroma that it moved me.
USAGE:
お吸い物 is the polite form of 吸い物. The お prefix is almost always used in everyday speech. It is a standard part of Japanese washoku cuisine and commonly served at formal meals, celebrations, and traditional restaurants.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- お吸い物を作る (make clear soup)
- 松茸のお吸い物 (matsutake mushroom clear soup)
- はまぐりのお吸い物 (clam clear soup — traditional at Hinamatsuri)
SIMILAR WORDS:
味噌汁 is miso soup, which uses fermented soybean paste and is opaque. お吸い物 uses a clear dashi broth and is considered more refined. 汁物 is a general term for any soup served as part of a Japanese meal.