| Combined sakura and saikyo misos, sake, mirin and egg yolks in a double boiler and cook slowly for 10 minutes. |
| Bring the mirin, water, yellow bean soy, vinegar and castor sugar to the boil in a heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. |
| Add the soy sauce, mirin, sake, Bonito fish flakes, chiles, ginger, and water to the pig trotter stock. |
| For the bluefin tuna, in a medium saucepan, bring the sake and mirin to a boil, reduce the heat, and maintain at a simmer. |
| Salmon marinated with miso mirin and sake leaves an impression as alluring as polished coral. |
| For something a little different, try a subtle Japanese dressing of mirin and grated white daikon as shown here. |
