Namasu
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is a Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced uncooked (nama) vegetables and seafood
, marinated in rice vinegar (su) for several hours, pickling
them slightly. Namasu was brought to Japan from China
during the Nara period
(710-794).
Namasu may also be called namasu-kiri (kiri means "sliced").
Sunomono and other vinegared salads are related to namasu.
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
, marinated in rice vinegar (su) for several hours, pickling
Pickling
Pickling, also known as brining or corning is the process of preserving food by anaerobic fermentation in brine to produce lactic acid, or marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar . The resulting food is called a pickle. This procedure gives the food a salty or sour taste...
them slightly. Namasu was brought to Japan from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
during the Nara period
Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784...
(710-794).
Namasu may also be called namasu-kiri (kiri means "sliced").
Sunomono and other vinegared salads are related to namasu.