noun
pickled rape blossoms
Refers to the dish of pickled unopened rape blossoms (菜の花), a seasonal spring delicacy in Japan.
春になると、祖母が花菜漬けを作ってくれる。
In spring, my grandmother makes pickled rape blossoms for us.
菜の花 refers to the rape blossoms themselves, while 花菜漬け is the pickled dish made from them.
Compound of 花菜 (はなな, 'rape blossoms') + 漬け (つけ, 'pickling').