It's a sushi platter staple: small, pink slivers of pickled ginger. Called gari in Japanese, the name is meant to mimic the ...

But this week we're chatting to a man behind a different bar - the sushi bar at Wild Ginger, the recently opened Asian fusion restaurant on Washington Street. Training: Zheng came to the U.S. from ...

"Some people like sushi, some like Chinese. You can come in and try whatever you want." Some might say the true gem at Blue Ginger, 6234 Sawmill Road, is the extensive inventory of sushi - 27 ...

Often found accompanying sushi, this is thinly sliced young ginger that has been pickled in sweet vinegar. Its name comes from garigari, the crunchy sound it makes when eaten. Gari is said to be a ...

He says pickled ginger usually accompanies sushi because raw fish has some of the coldest energy in food. Ginger counteracts the cooling effect, aiding in digestion. It can also have the same ...