Gari

Gari is a type of tsukemono (pickled vegetables). It is sweet, thinly sliced young ginger that has been marinated inside a solution of sugar and vinegar. Gari is often served and eaten after sushi, and is sometimes called sushi ginger. Although many brands of commercially produced gari are artificially colored (in some cases by either E124 and/or beetroot red) to promote sales, the actual pickle is naturally pink in colour. This is likely the result of chemical compounds inside the ginger reacting or denaturing due to the added vinegar, thus creating a red color. However, many will find that even after pickling, the natural yellowish color of the ginger persists, and that is still a normal form of gari found (for a pinkish color, look for very fresh and young ginger). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1799, 224 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gari (ginger) ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1799, 224 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gari (ginger) ... Tsukemono (漬物) are Japanese pickles. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Though called a root, it is actually the rhizome of the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale. ... Front row, left to right: uramaki roll, inarizushi, and nigiri (two kinds). ...

Gari is usually eaten between dishes of sushi, as it is said to help cleanse the palate. Front row, left to right: uramaki roll, inarizushi, and nigiri (two kinds). ...

Gari should not be confused with beni shoga, a red pickled ginger. Beni shōga on a gyūdon (Japanese: 紅生姜, べにしょうが). Beni shōga is a type of tsukemono (Japanese pickle). ...

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Gari Recipe: http://japanesefood.about.com/od/sushiforbeginner/r/gari.htm (I recommend adding honey too -- and some mint doesn't hurt as well.)