甘あまダレ

noun

sweet sauce

A sweet sauce used in Japanese cooking, often soy-sauce-based with sugar or mirin. The term is a compound of 甘 (sweet) and ダレ (sauce, from 垂れ).

See also: ダレ

• 焼やき鳥とりに甘あまダレをかける。

  I pour sweet sauce over the yakitori.

• この甘あまダレは照てり焼やきにも合あいます。

  This sweet sauce also goes well with teriyaki.