Health questions: is pickled ginger good for you? What the science says
Marinating thinly sliced young ginger dehydrated with salt in a sugar and rice vinegar brine gives you gari, or sushi ginger, which leans toward the sweeter side. Beni shga is made using red wine or plum vinegar which produces its pink hue. The lack of sugar in beni shga results in its distinct, tangy burst