noun
vinegar-dressed dish; vinegared salad
A dish where ingredients (often vegetables or seafood) are rubbed or massaged with a vinegar-based dressing. Common in Japanese cuisine.
See also: 揉む (もむ)
きゅうりとわかめの酢もみを作った。
I made a vinegared cucumber and wakame salad.
この酢もみはさっぱりしていて美味しい。
This vinegared dish is refreshing and delicious.
和え物 is a general term for dressed dishes, while 酢もみ specifically involves rubbing with vinegar dressing.
酢の物 is a broader category of vinegared dishes; 酢もみ emphasizes the rubbing action.
Compound of 酢 (su, 'vinegar') and 揉み (momi, 'rubbing'), the continuative form of 揉む (momu, 'to rub, knead').