Last updated: October 21, 2022

Japanese Cooking Must Haves Seasonings

Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So

The most basic seasonings for traditional Japanese cuisine are Sugar, Salt, Vinegar, Soy Sauce, and Miso.  You can remember this with Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So, which is the “s” row of the Japanese phonetic alphabet.

This also represents the order the ingredients should be used when cooking.  Sugar should be added first because it needs to sit for a while in order to bring out the sweetness in foods.  Salt should be added second to extract water from each ingredient, which determines the taste of the dish.  Sour flavors are lost quickly, so vinegar should be added next; then, soy sauce and miso for the last added touch of flavor.  Along with these five seasonings, Sake and Mirin also play important roles in traditional Japanese dishes.

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