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Mirin, made by carefully brewing glutinous rice, is featured by decent, mild sweetness that is not found in sugar. Better still, its sweetness does not linger on your tong. Alcohol contained in mirin works to provide various effects. Mirin also goes well with other brewed seasonings, such as miso (bean paste), soy sauce and vinegar. Here are main five effects of mirin:
| ◇Giving gloss and luster |
／When mirin is heated, its complicated sweetness components form a coat, giving nearly twice as much gloss and luster as sugar.
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| ◇Drawing favor and tastiness |
／When alcohol evaporates, it takes out concealed odor components from materials. Characteristic components of mirin generated by saccharification and maturing also have odor eliminating effect.
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| ◇Eliminating odor |
／When alcohol evaporates, it takes out concealed odor components from materials. Characteristic components of mirin generated by saccharification and maturing also have odor eliminating effect.
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| ◇Preventing boiling down |
／Alcohol sinks in materials, and tightens up on material tissue.
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| ◇Providing decent and mild sweetness |
／While sugar sweetness component is only sucrose, mirin contains several sweetness components, including glucose sugar.
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In order to make the maximum use of the mirin effects for cooking, just use genuine, tasty mirin anyway. If you take a sip and feel good, you have the right mirin.
Meat can be softer, juicier and tastier using Teriyaki sauce made of Mirin and Soy sauce than Teriyaki sauce made from Sugar and Soy sauce.