acharazuke; chopped pickled vegetables with sweet vinegar and chili pepper
A Japanese pickle dish inspired by South Asian achar, typically made with finely chopped vegetables marinated in a sweetened vinegar mixture with chili.
from Portuguese achar
Acharazuke is a pickle made of chopped vegetables seasoned with sweet vinegar and chili pepper.
Generic term for Japanese pickles; アチャラ漬け is a specific type with sweet vinegar and chili.
Western-style pickles, usually in a sour brine; アチャラ漬け uses a sweet vinegar base and is more finely chopped.
Common katakana-kanji mixed spelling for this dish.
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.
Ateji kanji form; rarely used.
From Portuguese 'achar' (pickle), via South Asian languages, combined with Japanese 漬け (pickled). The kanji 阿茶羅 is ateji.