- Tsukemono
Tsukemono (漬物) ("pickled things") are Japanese pickles. They are served with
rice , and sometimes with beverages as an "otsumami".The most common kinds are pickled in salt or
brine .Soy sauce ,miso ,vinegar ,rice bran ("nuka"), andsake lees ("sake kasu ") are also useful for pickling."
Takuan " (daikon ), "umeboshi " (ume plum), turnip,cucumber , andChinese cabbage are among the favorites to be eaten with rice as an accompaniment to a meal.Beni shoga (red ginger) is used as agarnish on "okonomiyaki ", "takoyaki " and "yakisoba ". "Gari" (sushi ginger) is used between dishes ofsushi to cleanse the palate. "Rakkyōzuke" (a type ofonion ) is often served withJapanese curry .Traditionally, the Japanese prepared tsukemono themselves with a "tsukemonoki". Pickling was one of the fundamental ways to preserve food. Nowadays, tsukemono can be bought readily in the supermarket, but many Japanese still make their own. Typically, all that's needed to make pickles is a container with the food to be pickled, salt, and pressure on top of the pickles.
A tsukemonoki (漬物器, literally: vessel for pickled things) is a
Japan ese pickle press. The pressure was generated using heavy stones called tsukemonoishi (漬物石, literally: stone for pickled things) with a weight of 1 to 2 kilograms, sometimes more. This type is still in use, with the container being plastics, wood, glass or ceramics. Before tsukemonoishi came into use, the pressure was applied by driving a wedge between a handle of the vessel and its cover.The weights are either stone or
metal , with a convenient handle on top and often covered with a layer of food-neutralplastic . Another modern type of pickle press is usually made from plastic, and the necessary pressure is generated by turning a screw and clamping down onto the pickles.List of Tsukemono
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Asazuke
*Beni shoga
*Bettarazuke
*Fukujinzuke
* Gari
*Karashizuke
*Matsumaezuke
*Narazuke
*Nozawana
*Nukazuke
* Senmaizuke
* Shibazuke
*Takuan
* Wasabizuke
*Umeboshi
* Rakkyōzukeee also
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List of Japanese cooking utensils External links
* [http://ytoshi.cool.ne.jp/best_friends32/study/cl/food/pickles/pickles1.htm Japanese Food / Tsukemono (pickles)]
* [http://www.shizuoka-tukemono.com/ Shizuoka Tsukemono Federation]
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