soy sauce with grated ginger
A simple condiment made by mixing soy sauce with grated fresh ginger, often used as a dipping sauce or seasoning in Japanese cooking.
I like eating chilled tofu with ginger soy sauce poured over it.
This ginger soy sauce also goes well with sashimi.
醤油 is plain soy sauce, while 生姜醤油 specifically includes grated ginger.
ポン酢 is a citrus-based soy sauce, often used similarly as a dipping sauce, but with a tangy flavor unlike the ginger kick of 生姜醤油.
Standard kanji spelling for ginger soy sauce.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
Katakana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in menus.
Compound of 生姜 (しょうが, ginger) and 醤油 (しょうゆ, soy sauce).