vinegar for washing or seasoning seafood
A cooking term for vinegar used to rinse or lightly season seafood, often to remove fishiness or add flavor. Rare; the more common term is 酢洗い.
See also: 酢洗い
刺身を作るとき、魚を洗い酢でさっと洗うと生臭さが取れる。
When making sashimi, rinsing the fish quickly with vinegar for washing removes the fishy smell.
この料理では、洗い
In this dish, we use the vinegar for washing with a little soy sauce added.
Compound of 洗い (washing) and 酢 (vinegar). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose in culinary contexts for preparing seafood.