酢味噌(すみそ)

すみそ
noun
vinegar-miso dressing; sweet vinegared miso
food
1. vinegar-miso dressing (miso mixed with vinegar and sugar)
A classic Japanese dressing made by mixing miso, vinegar, and sugar (often with mirin). Used on simmered greens, seafood, and 和(あ)え物(もの) (dressed dishes).
酢味噌(すみそ)で和(あ)えた。
I dressed it with vinegar-miso.
酢味噌(すみそ)は白味噌(しろみそ)を使(つか)うと上品(じょうひん)な味(あじ)になる。
Using white miso gives sumiso a refined flavor.
茹(ゆ)でた蛍烏賊(ほたるいか)に酢味噌(すみそ)をかけて食(た)べるのが春(はる)の楽(たの)しみだ。
Boiled firefly squid with sumiso poured over it is one of my springtime pleasures.

Compound of 酢(す) (vinegar) + 味噌(みそ) (miso). A basic homemade dressing in Japanese cooking; supermarkets also sell ready-made versions.

Common collocations

  • 酢味噌(すみそ)和(あ)え: dish dressed with vinegar-miso
  • 酢味噌(すみそ)をかける: to pour sumiso over
  • 辛子(からし)酢味噌(すみそ): mustard vinegar-miso (with Japanese mustard)
  • 葱(ねぎ)の酢味噌(すみそ)和(あ)え: green onions dressed with sumiso

Similar words

  • 味噌(みそ): miso — base ingredient
  • 酢(す): vinegar — base ingredient
  • ぬた: a 酢味噌(すみそ)-dressed dish (especially with green onions and seafood)
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Added 2026.6.4 11:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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