shiraae; tofu-miso-sesame salad
A traditional Japanese dish where vegetables or other ingredients are dressed with a creamy mixture of mashed tofu, white sesame paste, and white miso. The reading しろあえ is an irregular variant sometimes encountered.
Spinach shiraae is a classic Japanese side dish.
The dressing for shiraae is made with tofu, white sesame, and white miso.
Dish dressed with sesame sauce, but without the tofu and miso base characteristic of 白和え.
Standard kanji spelling for this dish.
Search-only mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Rarely used kanji form; 韲 is not a jōyō kanji.
From 白 (shira, 'white') + 和え (ae, 'dressing'), referring to the pale color of the tofu-miso-sesame dressing.