See Also: Insolation(medicine)
insolation(dictionary)

Mirin (recipes) and insolation (iou)


Mirin (recipes)


Mirin is a sweetened sake or rice Wine with a light syrupy texture, used in Japanese Cooking. It gives a mild sweetness to sauces and dishes and is particularly good with grilled Food because the alcohol burns off, leaving just the sweet taste. Sherry could be used as an alternative, but mirin is becoming more widely available.

insolation (iou)



insolation noun. E17.
[Latin insolatio(n-), formed as INSOLATE + -ATION.]
Exposure to the sun's rays, esp. for drying or bleaching or as medical treatment; injurious exposure to the sun's rays; spec. sunstroke.