三さ五ご八はち漬づけ

noun

sagohachi-zuke; pickles made with sagohachi base

A regional pickle from Fukushima, Yamagata, and Akita prefectures. Vegetables, seafood, or mushrooms are pickled in a base of salt, rice koji, and rice (the 3:5:8 ratio gives the name).

See also: 三五八

• 三さ五ご八はち漬づけは東とう北ほく地ち方ほうの伝でん統とう的てきな漬つけ物ものです。

  Sagohachi-zuke is a traditional pickle from the Tohoku region.

• この三さ五ご八はち漬づけは、野や菜さいの旨うま味みが引ひき立たっています。

  This sagohachi-zuke brings out the flavor of the vegetables.