Images: Hon-Mirin: The Tasty Seasoning That Lets Home Cooking Shine!

Sketch of an Edo-period eel vendor selling unagi kabayaki, which uses mirin in the tare glaze, from Morisada mankō. (Morisada’s Sketches). (Courtesy the National Diet Library)

Chikuzen-ni (at left) and nikujaga. (© PhotoAC)