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Asazuke (浅漬け): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-11-03

Asazuke (浅漬け) is a Japanese food classified as tsukemono. Ingredients listed for it include table salt, vegetable, vinegar.

Name in Japanese浅漬け
Typetsukemono
Main ingredientstable salt, vegetable, vinegar
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