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salad oil; cooking oil; vegetable oil
A refined, neutral-flavored vegetable oil used for everyday cooking. In Japan, this is the standard general-purpose cooking oil, typically made from rapeseed (canola), soybean, or a blend.
フライパンにサラダ油をひく。
Coat the frying pan with cooking oil.
サラダ油が切れたから買ってきて。
We're out of cooking oil, so please go buy some.
揚げ物にはサラダ油よりも米油のほうがカラッと揚がる。
Rice bran oil gives a crispier result for deep-frying than salad oil.
The most common general-purpose cooking oil in Japanese kitchens. The name "salad oil" comes from the fact that it is refined enough to be used in cold dressings without solidifying, but it is used for all cooking purposes including stir-frying and deep-frying.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- サラダ油をひく: to coat with oil
- サラダ油で炒める: to stir-fry in cooking oil
- サラダ油大さじ1: 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
OTHER COOKING OILS:
- ごま油: sesame oil — for flavoring
- オリーブオイル: olive oil
- 米油: rice bran oil — increasingly popular
- 揚げ油: deep-frying oil
NOTE:
Despite the name "salad," this oil is rarely used just for salads in modern Japan. It is the default cooking oil, equivalent to "vegetable oil" in English-speaking countries.