nigari

Noun

bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu.
salt derived from bittern, a powdered form also used in making tofu

Origin / Etymology

From Japanese 苦汁 (nigari, “bittern”).

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