白焼(しらや)き

しらやき
noun
plain-grilled fish (esp. eel)
foodcooking
1. plain-grilled fish (especially eel); grilling without sauce
Fish, usually eel, grilled without sauce or seasoning, and eaten with wasabi and soy sauce or salt.
うなぎの白焼(しらや)きを注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered plain-grilled eel.
白焼(しらや)きはわさび醤油(じょうゆ)で食(た)べる。
Shirayaki is eaten with wasabi and soy sauce.
白焼(しらや)きはタレを使(つか)わないので、うなぎ本来(ほんらい)の味(あじ)がよくわかる。
Because shirayaki is made without sauce, you can really taste the eel itself.

Usage

白(しら) (plain, unadorned) + 焼(や)き (grilling). Also the first, unsauced grilling of eel before the sauce is brushed on.

Common collocations

  • うなぎの白焼(しらや)き: plain-grilled eel
  • あなごの白焼(しらや)き: plain-grilled conger eel

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Related Words

Compare: 蒲焼(かばや)き (eel grilled with a sweet soy-based…)
Related: 鰻(うなぎ) (eel)
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Added 2026.10.4 21:48 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:53
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