生姜 (Shōga)

Ginger

  • しょうが
  • Shōga
  • Pitch 0
  • ingredients
  • plants
  • spices garnish dips sauces
  • tubers

Meaning

生姜 (しょうが, Shōga) is Ginger — a Japanese food (ingredients, plants, spices garnish dips sauces, tubers).

What is Ginger?

Shōga means "ginger". In Japan, ginger is pickled to make beni shōga and gari or grated and used raw on tofu or noodles. It is also made into a candy called shoga no satō-zuke .