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sushi vinegar; seasoned rice vinegar
A vinegar mixture seasoned with sugar and salt, used to flavor sushi rice. Available pre-mixed commercially or made at home.
寿司酢を混ぜる。
Mix in the sushi vinegar.
炊きたてのご飯に寿司酢をかける。
Pour sushi vinegar over freshly cooked rice.
手作りの寿司酢は、米酢に砂糖と塩を加えて作る。
Homemade sushi vinegar is made by adding sugar and salt to rice vinegar.
A compound of 寿司 (sushi) and 酢 (vinegar), with the reading of 酢 voiced to ず through sequential voicing (rendaku). This is a fundamental ingredient in Japanese cuisine, essential for making 酢飯 (vinegared sushi rice).
The basic ratio for homemade 寿司酢 is typically rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in roughly a 4:2:1 proportion, though recipes vary by region and personal preference.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 寿司酢を合わせる: to mix sushi vinegar (into rice)
- 市販の寿司酢: store-bought sushi vinegar
- 寿司酢の配合: sushi vinegar proportions
RELATED TERMS:
- 酢飯: vinegared sushi rice
- 米酢: rice vinegar
- 酢: vinegar