noun
shiraae; tofu-miso-sesame salad
A traditional Japanese dish where vegetables or other ingredients are dressed with a creamy mixture of mashed tofu, white sesame paste, and white miso. The reading しろあえ is an irregular variant sometimes encountered.
ほうれん草の白和えは、和食の定番の小鉢です。
Spinach shiraae is a classic Japanese side dish.
白和えのドレッシングは、豆腐と白ごまと白味噌で作ります。
The dressing for shiraae is made with tofu, white sesame, and white miso.
Search-only mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Rarely used kanji form; 韲 is not a jōyō kanji.
From 白 (shira, 'white') + 和え (ae, 'dressing'), referring to the pale color of the tofu-miso-sesame dressing.