Goma dare is a Japanese sesame dipping sauce commonly used with cold noodles such as soba or somen, and as a condiment for shabu-shabu hot pot and salads. The primary ingredients are toasted sesame seeds, which are ground to a paste, combined with soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar or lemon juice, dashi, and sometimes mirin or sake for additional umami and sweetness.
Goma dare serves as both a dip and a dressing, valued for its creamy texture and rich, nutty flavor, and its use in Japanese cuisine dates to the twentieth century, paralleling the popularization of home consumption of shabu-shabu and chilled noodle dishes after World War II.