noun
white vinegar; plum vinegar without perilla
Refers to a light-colored vinegar, either a standard white vinegar or a type of plum vinegar (umezu) made without red perilla (shiso), which keeps it pale. Compare with ホワイトビネガー (Western white vinegar) and 梅酢 (umezu, often red from perilla).
このレシピでは白酢を使うと、色がきれいに仕上がります。
Using white vinegar in this recipe gives a nice, clean color.
梅干しを作るとき、赤じそを入れないと白酢ができます。
When making umeboshi, if you don't add red shiso, you get white plum vinegar.
noun
vinegar-based dressing with dashi, sesame, tofu, sugar, and salt
A traditional Japanese dressing (sometimes called 白酢あえ or 白酢和え) made by thinning vinegar with dashi and blending in ground sesame, tofu, sugar, and salt. Used for dressing vegetables and other ingredients.
ほうれん草を白酢であえて、さっぱりとした副菜にしました。
I dressed spinach with shirozu to make a light side dish.