What is tare?
Tare · Japanese
Japanese seasoning sauce, often soy, mirin and sugar reduced together, brushed on grilled meats or used to season ramen.
What it tastes like
Salty-sweet and savory; on the grill it turns glossy and caramelized. In ramen it's the concentrated salt base.
Where you’ll see it
On yakitori and grilled eel, and on ramen menus that name their base (shio, shoyu or miso tare).
Related words
- teriyaki
- unagi sauce
- ponzu