sweet vinegar
A mixture of vinegar, sugar, and sometimes salt, used in Japanese cooking for sushi rice, pickles, and dressings.
ちらし寿司には甘酢を使います。
We use sweet vinegar for scattered sushi.
I pickled the daikon in sweet vinegar.
I like meatballs with sweet-and-sour sauce.
I seasoned the chicken with sweet vinegar.
You pour sweet vinegar over the fried fish before eating it.
You mix vinegar, sugar, and salt to make sweet vinegar.
酢 is plain, unsweetened vinegar, whereas 甘酢 has sugar (and often salt) added to it.
Compound of 甘 (sweet) and 酢 (vinegar).