noun
soy sauce mixed with another ingredient
Cooking term for soy sauce blended with dashi, vinegar, mirin, or other liquids to adjust flavor and saltiness. Common in Japanese cuisine.
刺身には割り醤油を使うと、味がまろやかになる。
Using diluted soy sauce with sashimi makes the flavor milder.
この割り醤油はだしとみりんを合わせて作った。
This mixed soy sauce was made by combining dashi and mirin.
Compound of 割り (わり, 'diluting, mixing') and 醤油 (しょうゆ, 'soy sauce').