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tempura dipping sauce
A warm dipping sauce for tempura, made from 出汁, soy sauce, and mirin. Usually served with grated daikon stirred in.
天つゆをつけて食べる。
Dip it in tempura sauce and eat it.
大根おろしを天つゆに入れる。
Stir grated daikon into the tempura sauce.
天つゆは家でも出汁、しょうゆ、みりんを合わせれば簡単に作れる。
Tempura sauce is easy to make at home by combining dashi, soy sauce, and mirin.
Standard accompaniment to tempura, served warm in a small bowl. The basic ratio is roughly 4:1:1 (出汁:soy sauce:mirin), though recipes vary.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 天つゆをつける: to dip in tempura sauce
- 大根おろし入りの天つゆ: tempura sauce with grated daikon
- 天つゆを作る: to make tempura sauce
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 塩: salt — the other classic tempura accompaniment
- そばつゆ: soba broth/dipping sauce — similar base, used for soba