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Wafu dressing (和風ドレッシング): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Wafu dressing (和風ドレッシング) is a Japanese food classified as salad dressing. Ingredients listed for it include soy sauce.

Name in Japanese和風ドレッシング
Typesalad dressing
Main ingredientssoy sauce
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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