Shira-ae: White Sesame Dressing
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Shira-ae — the white sesame and tofu dressing applied to blanched vegetables — is one of the most elegant aemono (dressed preparation) techniques in Japanese cooking. The tofu is pressed to remove excess moisture, then combined with ground white sesame, sugar, soy, and sometimes miso to produce a creamy, rich, pale paste that coats vegetables in a way that neither mayonnaise nor tahini can replicate. The combination of tofu's clean protein and sesame's fat produces a dressing of extraordinary mild richness.
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