わけぎ
わけぎ
noun
wakegi (Japanese bunching onion)
1.
wakegi; Welsh onion; bunching onion (Allium × wakegi)
A perennial onion that grows in clumps from a small bulb, with slender green stalks and a mild flavor. A hybrid of 葱 and shallot, popular in western Japanese cooking, especially in {ぬた} (vinegar-miso dishes).
わけぎを刻んだ。
I chopped some wakegi.
わけぎは関西でよく使われる。
Wakegi is often used in the Kansai region.
わけぎと烏賊の酢味噌和えは春の定番料理だ。
Wakegi and squid dressed with vinegar-miso is a classic spring dish.
The name comes from 分葱 (分ける 'to divide' + 葱 'onion'), referring to the way the bulb divides into multiple stalks. Usually written in hiragana or katakana (ワケギ).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- わけぎのぬた: wakegi dressed with vinegar-miso (a Kansai classic)
- わけぎを刻む: to chop wakegi
- わけぎの薬味: wakegi as a garnish
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 葱: green onion (general term)
- 青ねぎ: green onion (slender green variety, common in western Japan)
- 万能ねぎ: thin green onion sold as an all-purpose garnish
- 浅葱: chives — even thinner stalks, similar but distinct species