Sauces & marinades

One page each, with the ratio scaler and what it goes with.

For sushi and sashimi

• Nikiri soy煮切り · soy with sake and mirin, brushed on nigiri
• Zuke漬け · soy marinade for tuna
• Ponzuポン酢 · citrus soy for white fish and cooked dishes
• Spicy tuna mayoKewpie + sriracha for spicy tuna rolls

Marinades and cures

• Brines塩水 · 2%, 3%, 3.5% salt water; 30/70 vinegar-water
• Yuan-yaki幽庵 · yuzu-soy marinade for grilled fish, 30 min
• Saikyo-zuke西京 · white miso cure for grilled fish, 3 days
• Nanban-zuke南蛮 · sweet-vinegar dashi poured hot over fried fish

Dashi-based

• Tentsuyu天つゆ · tempura dipping sauce
• Don-tsuyu丼つゆ · dark sauce for tendon
• Katsudon sauceカツ丼 · dashi-soy-mirin for egg-bound donburi
• Happō-ji八方地 · dashi marinade for vegetables

Vegetable sushi

• Amazu甘酢 · sweet vinegar pickle for myoga
• Sesame sauce胡麻だれ · sesame dressing for vegetables
• Plum sauce煎酒 · sake, umeboshi and kombu for white fish and yam

Related: Dashi · Components · Dishes