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The best kinds of Japanese tsukemono (pickles)

The top 3 according to 19 votes from people: Takuan · Umeboshi · Shibazuke. (Updated Jun 29, 2024.)

Umeboshi, takuan, shibazuke, senmaizuke and nozawana: Japan's essential pickles to go with rice.

gohan · · 18 items · 19 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original

Top 18

  1. 1

    Takuan

    Yellow pickle of dried daikon in rice bran and salt.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Umeboshi

    Salted and dried ume plums.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Shibazuke

    Kyoto Ohara pickle of aubergine with red shiso.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Senmaizuke

    Kyoto pickle of thinly sliced Shogoin turnip.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Suguki

    Lactic-fermented suguki turnip from Kamigamo, Kyoto.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Nozawana-zuke

    Nozawana greens pickle from Shinshu.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Narazuke

    Gourds pickled in sake lees, from Nara.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Nukazuke

    Vegetables pickled in a rice bran bed at home.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Fukujinzuke

    Seven vegetables in soy, the curry side.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Rakkyozuke

    Rakkyo shallots in sweet vinegar.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Sunkizuke

    Salt-free fermented turnip-leaf pickle from Kiso, Nagano.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Matsumaezuke

    Hokkaido pickle of kelp, dried squid and herring roe.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  13. 13

    Bettarazuke

    Sweet daikon pickled in koji, from Tokyo.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Takanazuke

    Takana mustard greens pickle from Kyushu.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Wasabizuke

    Wasabi in sake lees, a Shizuoka speciality.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  16. 16

    Hiroshimanazuke

    Hiroshima greens pickle, one of Japan's top three leaf pickles.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  17. 17

    Asazuke

    Lightly pickled fresh vegetables.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  18. 18

    Iburigakko

    Akita's smoked daikon pickle.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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Saori Ogawa · 日本語

いぶりがっこにクリームチーズ、最高のおつまみです

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