noun
nukazuke; rice bran pickles
Refers to vegetables, meat, fish, or eggs pickled in a fermented rice bran bed (nukadoko). A traditional Japanese preserved food.
祖母が作ったぬか漬けは、きゅうりが一番おいしい。
Of my grandmother's nukazuke, the cucumber is the most delicious.
ぬか漬けは乳酸発酵で独特の酸味が出る。
Nukazuke develops a distinctive sourness through lactic acid fermentation.
Compound of ぬか (rice bran) and 漬け (pickling). The exact historical origin of rice bran pickling is uncertain, but it has been a common preservation method in Japan for centuries.