cold miso soup; hiyajiru
A Japanese chilled soup, typically made with miso, often containing ingredients like cucumber, tofu, and sesame, served over rice in summer.
On a hot summer day, hiyajiru is refreshing and delicious.
My grandmother's hiyajiru has plenty of cucumber and tofu.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling, also used.
Compound of 冷や (hiya, 'cold') + 汁 (shiru, 'soup'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a traditional summer dish in various regions of Japan.