vinegared eel and cucumber salad
A traditional Japanese dish of broiled eel and cucumber dressed with a mixture of sake, soy sauce, and vinegar.
When summer comes, I crave vinegared eel and cucumber salad.
The vinegared eel salad at this restaurant is light and delicious.
Standard kanji-kana spelling for this dish.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common.
The name うざく is said to derive from the combination of 鰻 (unagi, eel) and 作 (saku, to make), though the exact origin is uncertain.