sukiyaki stock; warishita
Abbreviation of 割り下地. A cooking stock made from soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and sometimes sake or dashi, used to simmer sukiyaki ingredients.
See also: 割り下地
When making sukiyaki, first put the warishita stock in the pot and heat it.
Using store-bought warishita makes seasoning easy.
Standard spelling for sukiyaki stock.
Variant spelling; less common than 割り下.
Abbreviation of 割り下地 (わりしたじ), literally 'split base', referring to the mixture of seasonings that forms the cooking liquid for sukiyaki.