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sweet vinegar pickle; food pickled in sweetened vinegar
Vegetables, fish, or other ingredients preserved by soaking in a mixture of vinegar and sugar. A common side dish and garnish in Japanese cuisine.
A compound of 甘酢 (sweet vinegar) + 漬け (pickle/preserved). The pickling liquid (甘酢) is a mixture of 酢 (vinegar), 砂糖 (sugar), and often 塩 (salt).
Common collocations
- 大根の甘酢漬け: sweet vinegar pickled daikon
- 生姜の甘酢漬け: pickled ginger (like the pink ginger served with sushi)
- 甘酢漬けにする: to pickle in sweet vinegar
- 野菜の甘酢漬け: sweet vinegar pickled vegetables
Cultural note
The pink pickled ginger (ガリ) served alongside sushi is a type of 甘酢漬け. 甘酢漬け is also a popular way to preserve seasonal vegetables at home.