Examples of mirin in a Sentence
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Add sweet potatoes, dashi, kombu (if using), 5 tablespoons soy sauce, the mirin, sake and sugar.
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Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Tellingly, Jayasekara toured more than 25 countries to set up his network of suppliers: think reindeer and cloudberries from Norway; single-origin chocolate via a Suffolk specialist; tuna and mirin from Tokyo; and coconut cream from—where else?—Sri Lanka.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Soy dipping sauce: Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin (rice wine) and a few drops of chile oil; drizzle over fish.
—Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The latter is cooked and then smoked in a mixture of soy sauce, yuzu marmalade, sake and mirin.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
The centerpiece, marinated in mirin, sake, miso and sugar, shares its bowl with shredded carrots, bright green pickles, pickled red onions and gold pickled fennel — a riot of colors and flavors atop a dusky curry broth.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
In bowl, whisk mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and half each of garlic and ginger.
—Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
Seasoned chicken is simmered in dashi — alongside soy sauce, mirin and a dealer’s choice of flavors — before it’s ladled and guzzled down as the runny yolks meld with your bowl’s filling.
—Bryan Washington, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Add the sake and mirin and bring to a simmer over high heat.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Tellingly, Jayasekara toured more than 25 countries to set up his network of suppliers: think reindeer and cloudberries from Norway; single-origin chocolate via a Suffolk specialist; tuna and mirin from Tokyo; and coconut cream from—where else?—Sri Lanka.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Soy dipping sauce: Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin (rice wine) and a few drops of chile oil; drizzle over fish.
—Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The latter is cooked and then smoked in a mixture of soy sauce, yuzu marmalade, sake and mirin.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
The centerpiece, marinated in mirin, sake, miso and sugar, shares its bowl with shredded carrots, bright green pickles, pickled red onions and gold pickled fennel — a riot of colors and flavors atop a dusky curry broth.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
In bowl, whisk mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and half each of garlic and ginger.
—Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
Seasoned chicken is simmered in dashi — alongside soy sauce, mirin and a dealer’s choice of flavors — before it’s ladled and guzzled down as the runny yolks meld with your bowl’s filling.
—Bryan Washington, New York Times, 3 May 2023
Add the sake and mirin and bring to a simmer over high heat.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
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“Mirin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirin. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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