noun
seasoned vinegar; vinegar-based sauce
A mixture of vinegar with soy sauce, sugar, dashi, or other seasonings, used as a dressing or dipping sauce in Japanese cuisine.
この和え物には合わせ酢を使っています。
I'm using seasoned vinegar for this dressed dish.
合わせ酢は、酢に醤油や砂糖を混ぜて作ります。
Seasoned vinegar is made by mixing vinegar with soy sauce and sugar.
A specific type of seasoned vinegar made with equal parts vinegar, soy sauce, and mirin; 合わせ酢 is a broader term for any vinegar-based seasoning mixture.
A simpler seasoned vinegar made with vinegar and soy sauce only; 合わせ酢 can include more ingredients.
A citrus-based seasoned soy sauce, often containing vinegar; 合わせ酢 is vinegar-forward and may not include citrus.
Compound of 合わせ (awase, 'mixing') + 酢 (zu, 'vinegar'). The kanji 酢 is read as ず due to rendaku.