ソース

• 読み: ソース
• ローマ字: sousu
• 発音: /soː.sɯ/

意味

Sauce. In Japan, often refers specifically to Worcestershire-style brown sauce used on fried foods.

A katakana loanword from English 'sauce.' In everyday Japanese, ソース without qualification typically means Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce (ウスターソース), a staple condiment for dishes like tonkatsu and okonomiyaki. It can also refer to sauces in general when qualified, such as トマトソース.

例文

1. とんかつにソースをたっぷりかけた。
2. このパスタのソースは手作りです。
3. お好み焼きにはソースとマヨネーズをかけます。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, dining, food

トーン: casual

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'sauce.' Worcestershire-style sauce was introduced to Japan in the late 19th century and became a beloved condiment adapted to Japanese tastes.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal