黒くろ酢ず

noun

black vinegar; dark vinegar

A type of vinegar made from unpolished rice, aged and fermented longer than regular rice vinegar, giving it a deep color and rich, mellow flavor. Common in health-conscious cooking and traditional Chinese medicine.

• 黒くろ酢ずを使つかったドレッシングはまろやかでおいしい。

  Dressing made with black vinegar is mellow and delicious.

• 健けん康こうのために毎まい日にち黒くろ酢ずを飲のんでいる。

  I drink black vinegar every day for my health.

noun

vinegar-based dressing with charred kelp or shiitake

A traditional Japanese condiment made by grinding charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms and mixing them with vinegar. Used to dress sashimi, vegetables, and other dishes. This sense is less common than the black vinegar sense.

• この地ち方ほうでは、刺さし身みに黒くろ酢ずをかけて食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。

  In this region, there is a custom of eating sashimi with a vinegar-based dressing made from charred kelp or shiitake.