mirin

American  

[mir-in] / ˈmɪr ɪn /

noun

1. a Japanese cooking wine made from rice, sweeter than sake.

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Etymology

Origin of mirin

First recorded in 1870–75; from Japanese mirin, equivalent to mi “taste, flavor” + rin “to remove astringency,” both from Middle Chinese

Example Sentences

Add the sake, mirin, soy sauce, and chicken stock and bring to a boil.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2023

Unlike the numbing-hot Sichuan version, this one is savory and sweet, with the classic Japanese flavors of soy, sake and mirin, and comes together even faster, if you can believe it.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2023

Making my way to the kitchen, I was greeted with a bounty of ingredients — soy sauce, mirin, herbs and vegetables I hadn’t seen before.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2022

To make this banchan recipe, start with pickling seaweed, using soy sauce, rice vinegar, mirin, and dried shiitake.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2022

They are cooked in mirin, a kind of sweet liquor made from saké, and you eat all you can pick off the bones with your hashi.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John