noun
sake lees soup
A traditional Japanese soup made with sake lees (sake kasu), often containing vegetables, fish, or other ingredients. A warming winter dish.
寒い日には粕汁が食べたくなる。
On cold days, I crave sake lees soup.
この粕汁は酒粕の風味が効いていて美味しい。
This sake lees soup is delicious with a rich sake kasu flavor.
酒粕 is the sake lees ingredient itself, while 粕汁 is the soup made with it.
Compound of 粕 (kasu, 'sake lees') + 汁 (shiru, 'soup'). The reading じる is a rendaku form of しる.