わけぎ

わけぎ
noun
wakegi (Japanese bunching onion)
foodplant-general
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(ねぎ) and shallot, popular in western Japanese cooking, especially in ぬた (vinegar-miso dishes).
わけぎを刻(きざ)んだ。
I chopped some wakegi.
わけぎは関西(かんさい)でよく使(つか)われる。
Wakegi is often used in the Kansai region.
わけぎと烏賊(いか)の酢味噌(すみそ)和(あ)えは春(はる)の定番(ていばん)料理(りょうり)だ。
Wakegi and squid dressed with vinegar-miso is a classic spring dish.

The name comes from 分葱(わけぎ) (分(わ)ける 'to divide' + 葱(ねぎ) 'onion'), referring to the way the bulb divides into multiple stalks. Usually written in hiragana or katakana (ワケギ).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 葱(ねぎ): green onion (general term)
  • 青(あお)ねぎ: green onion (slender green variety, common in western Japan)
  • 万能(ばんのう)ねぎ: thin green onion sold as an all-purpose garnish
  • 浅葱(あさつき): chives — even thinner stalks, similar but distinct species

Related Words

Compare: 葱(ねぎ) (green onion)
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