みりん風ふう調ちょう味み料りょう

Meanings

mirin-style seasoning; low-alcohol mirin substitute

A condiment designed to mimic the flavor of real mirin but with very low or no alcohol, often used in cooking as a cheaper or alcohol-free alternative.

Kanji

風wind, air, style
調tune, tone, meter
味flavor, taste
料fee, materials
醂remove astringency, bleach in water

Related words

本ほんみりん
本みりん is real mirin with alcohol content (around 14%), while みりん風調味料 is a non-alcoholic or low-alcohol substitute that mimics the taste.
みりん
みりん can refer to real mirin broadly, but みりん風調味料 specifically denotes the imitation product.

Built from

風ふう+調ちょう味み料りょう

Written forms

みりん風ふう調ちょう味み料りょう
Standard modern spelling using みりん in kana; the most common written form for this product category.
味み醂りん風ふう調ちょう味み料りょう
Kanji spelling using 味醂 for mirin; seen on some product labels but less common than the kana form.

Etymology

Compound of みりん (mirin, sweet cooking rice wine) + 風 (ふう, style) + 調味料 (ちょうみりょう, seasoning). Literally 'mirin-style seasoning'.