Mirin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mirin is a noun meaning A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.
Meaning
A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than saké and used in cooking.
Example Sentences
Teriyaki sauce, a mixture of mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sometimes sugar, may be brushed on meats, fish, or vegetables […]
Although naturally brewed mirin is made from only water, sweet brown rice, and rice koji, much of the mirin sold in natural food stores and Oriental markets is sweetened with sugar or corn syrup; read labels carefully.
Word Forms
- mirins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sushi-meshi, tsukudani, mijiu, awamori, murri, kanji.
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