# Does this Japanese salad dressing have a name?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 11, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-japanese-salad-dressing-have-a-name/801366 "2017-11-11T20:40:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-japanese-salad-dressing-have-a-name/801366/1 "2017-11-11T20:40:54Z")

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When I make [nikumaki](https://www.thespruce.com/beef-and-asparagus-rolls-aspara-nikumaki-2031041), I make a salad dressing/dipping sauce of mayonnaise, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and mirin. I never seem to remember to put sesame oil in, but that’s OK. It tastes good as it is. We use it on the Spring-greens salad as a dressing, and as a dipping sauce for the nikumaki.

Does this dressing have a Japanese name?

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-japanese-salad-dressing-have-a-name/801366/2 "2017-11-11T21:03:31Z")

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If you remembered the sesame oil I guess it would be a _Goma_ dressing. Goma just means sesame and any dressing with the ingredients you list and any form of sesame - oil, white seeds or black seeds would be a goma dressing.

A lot of the reason Japanese cooking is such is fun is that there are so few basic ingredients.