also: しおだれ · しおタレ · しおたれ
noun
salt-based sauce; salty dipping sauce
A sauce made with salt as the primary seasoning, often used for grilled meats, yakiniku, or as a dipping sauce.
焼き鳥には塩ダレがよく合う。
Salty sauce goes well with yakitori.
この店の塩ダレはあっさりしていて美味しい。
The salt-based sauce at this restaurant is light and delicious.
Compound of 塩 (shio, 'salt') and タレ (tare, 'sauce'). The word タレ is derived from the verb 垂れる (tareru, 'to drip, to hang down'), referring to sauce that drips or is poured over food.