甘酢

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 甘酢 is a noun read あまず, meaning sweetened vinegar used for pickling, dressing, or seasoning food.
• Basic usage: Use 野菜を甘酢に漬ける for soaking vegetables in it and 魚にもよく合う for saying that it also pairs well with fish.
  • 薄切りにした野菜を甘酢に漬けました。 describes pickling thinly sliced vegetables in sweetened vinegar; この甘酢は酸味が穏やかで、魚にもよく合います。 says that this sweetened vinegar has mild acidity and goes well with fish too.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 甘酢に漬ける
  • に marks the seasoned liquid in which the vegetables are soaked.
• 酸味が穏やか
  • が marks acidity as the quality described as mild.
• 魚にも合う
  • にも adds fish to the range of foods with which the vinegar pairs well.