tare

A concentrated spoonful of seasoning placed at the bottom of the bowl before broth is poured. Every bowl's identity (shoyu, shio, miso) is built here, not in the broth.

Related terms

• shoyu · soy sauce (as tare)
• shio · salt tare
• miso · fermented soybean paste tare

More tare terms

• koikuchi · dark soy sauce
• usukuchi · light soy sauce
• aka-miso · red miso
• shiro-miso · white miso
• mirin · sweet rice wine
• sake · cooking sake