: a sweet Japanese cooking wine made from fermented rice
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Late spring protein courses include poached halibut with mussels and smoked Yukon potato, a scallop marinated in sweet mirin and wrapped in savoy cabbage, smoked quail, and roasted lamb saddle and tenderloin with lamb bacon.—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 7 May 2026 The savory aroma of fish stock, soy sauce, sake and mirin filled the air, and signaled that something warm and comforting was being prepared.—Taryn White, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, combine the rice vinegar, pickled ginger, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil and cold water in a jar or bowl, and stir or shake to combine.—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2026 Stir together soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil and cayenne.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mirin