nigari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
  2. salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

Word forms

nigari

Etymology

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

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