also: ザーツァイ
zha cai; Sichuan pickled mustard stem
A Chinese pickle made from the stem of a type of mustard plant, often served as a condiment or side dish in Japanese Chinese cuisine.
from Chinese zhàcài
I like to eat ramen with zha cai on top.
I bought some zha cai at the Chinese grocery store.
Usually written in katakana; the most common spelling for this Chinese loanword.
Kanji form; rarely used in practice.
Alternate kanji form; even less common than 搾菜.
Alternate reading closer to the Chinese pronunciation; sometimes used.
Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese 榨菜 (zhàcài), literally 'pressed vegetable'.