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ラッキョウ (Rakkyo)

Chinese onion

  • らっきょう
  • Rakkyo
  • Pitch 0
  • plants
  • spices garnish dips sauces

Meaning

ラッキョウ (らっきょう, Rakkyo) is Chinese onion, a Japanese food (plants, spices garnish dips sauces).

What is Chinese onion?

Rakkyō ( Allium chinense ) is closely related to the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and garlic. Owing to its very mild and "fresh" taste, rakkyō is often pickled and served as a side dish in Japan, to balance the stronger flavor of some other component in a meal. For example, it is eaten with Japanese curry as a garnish.

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