also: カキあぶら
noun
A thick, savory sauce made from oyster extracts, used in Chinese and Japanese cooking. Often referred to by the loanword オイスターソース.
See also: オイスターソース
中華炒めにカキ油を少し加えると、コクが出る。
Adding a little oyster sauce to a Chinese stir-fry gives it depth.
このレシピでは、オイスターソースの代わりに牡蠣油
In this recipe, you can use oyster sauce instead of the loanword version.
The more common loanword for oyster sauce; 牡蠣油 is a native Japanese equivalent used in some contexts.
Compound of 牡蠣 (kaki, 'oyster') and 油 (abura, 'oil'). The reading カキあぶら is a mixed reading of the same kanji.