gari
Britishnoun
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thinly sliced pickled ginger, often served with sushi
Etymology
Origin of gari
C20: Japanese
Example Sentences
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"We have gari - a very popular food - and the best noodles ever. You can fry plantain with egg or cook it with beans, garlic and chilli pepper," she describes.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
It's a quick and easy process, requires no cooking or microwave oven for heating - you put some gari in a cup, add water, sugar and milk, mix it and that's it.
From BBC • May 28, 2022
“Everything has got better – my quality of life, my knowledge, my tools. I’ve gained so much,” he says of the 20 years since he started working as a gari.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2015
Before the war salt was 5� and gari went at 20 cups for a penny.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that was all gari was—dried, grated cassava.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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