三さん温おん糖とう

noun

brown sugar (Japanese variety); dark sweet liquid from third heating in sugar refining

Refers to a specific Japanese brown sugar made by heating sugar crystals three times, giving it a caramel-like flavor and moist texture. The technical definition (sense 1) describes the production process, while the common usage (sense 2) simply calls it brown sugar. In everyday contexts, it is treated as a type of brown sugar used in cooking.

• 三さん温おん糖とうは普ふ通つうの砂さ糖とうよりコクがある。

  San'ontō has a richer flavor than regular sugar.

• この煮に物ものには三さん温おん糖とうを使つかうと美味おいしくなる。

  This simmered dish tastes better when you use san'ontō.