Awasezu

Awasezu is a liquid seasoning mixture used to season sushi rice to turn it into "sushi meshi" (seasoned sushi rice.)

The sugar in it also gives the rice a sheen.

Awasezu can also be used as dressings for salads.


Base Awasezu Sauces

These may be used on their own or as the base for more complex ones.

Name	Vinegar	Soy Sauce	Sugar	Other	Use with
Nihaizu (means "2 flavour vinegar")	3 oz / 100ml	3 oz / 100ml		2 teaspoons dashi (optional: makes flavour milder)	Seafood, Vegetables
Sanbaizu (means "3 flavour vinegar")	3 oz / 100ml	2 oz / 50 ml	3 tablespoons	-	All-purpose
Amazu (means "sweet vinegar")	3 oz / 100ml	-	3 tablespoons	pinch of salt	Seafood, vegetables

Variations made from the base sauces:

Name	Base Sauce	Added ingredients	Use with
Tosazu	3 tablespoons Sanbaizu	1 teaspoon mirin, 1/2 cup (.2 oz / 5g) Katsuobushi (dried Bonito shavings)	Seafood
Mizorezu	3 tablespoons Amazu	1/2 cup (3 oz / 75g) grated daikon radish	Seafood, chicken
Gomazu	3 tablespoons Sanbaizu	3 tablespoons Nerigoma (white sesame paste)	Vegetables
Shogasu	3 tablespoons Sanbaizu	1 teaspoon ginger juice	Vegetables

Sushi Meshi

Agrodulce, Aillade, Albert Sauce, Allemande Sauce, Amazu Sauce, Awasezu, A.1. Steak Sauce, Banquière Sauce, Barbeque Sauce, Beurre Blanc, Béarnaise Sauce, Black Mint Sauce, Brown Butter, Brown Sauce (English), Butter Sauce, Chile con Queso, Chippie Sauce, Chiri-zu Sauce, Coronation Sauce, Creamed Horseradish, Drawn Butter Sauce, Espagnole Sauce, Finadene Sauce, Fish Sauces, Fry Sauce, Gastrique, Gravy, Halford Sauce, Harissa, Hoisin Sauce, Hollandaise Sauce, Horseradish Sauce, Ketchup, Ketjap Manis, Liebig's Extract of Meat, Lizano Sauce, Madeira Sauce, Maggi, Marie Rose Sauce, Matelote Sauce, Melted Butter, Meunière Butter, Mint Sauce, Mojo Sauces, Mojo (Cuban), Mole, Murri, Nikiri Sauce, Nitsume Sauce, Noisette Butter, Normande Sauce, Paloise Sauce, Panade à la frangipane, Parisienne Sauce, Pasta Sauce, Pearà, Pesto Modenese, Pique Criollo, Pique Seasoning, Pizza Sauce, Poivrade Sauce, Ponzu Sauce, Provençal Sauce, Raita, Reform Sauce, Rémoulade Sauce, Rice Wine, Russian Sauce, Salad Dressings, Salmuera, Salsas, Sambals, Sambi-Zu Sauce, Sanbai-Zu Sauce, Sauce Béarnaise, Sauce Bigarade, Sauce Diane, Sauce Maltaise, Soubise Sauce, Soy Sauce, Sriracha Sauce, Sushi-zu, Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce, Tabasco, Tamari, Tapenade, Tartar Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Tonkatsu Sauce, Tracklements, Vatapá, Velouté Sauce, Walnut Sauce, White Sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, XO Sauce, Yakiniku Sauce, Yakitori Sauce

Relish, Spreads, Vinegar