Pickled Ginger Container
date: label: date made
content: ca 1980s
name: label: maker
content: Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp.
notes: label: Description
content: A jar of sushi pickled ginger “gari,” (term for ginger when associated with sushi) with the AFC Corp. brand label, provided an ample supply for an individual or family to keep on-hand at home to supplement their sushi take-out.
label: Description
content: A mound of lightly colored pink or yellow pickled ginger, along with a small spoonful of wasabi, is typically presented with sushi. Eating pickled ginger in between different types of sushi helps to cleanse an individual’s palate for the next sushi selection. The Japanese term “gari” mimics the sound that is produced when pickled ginger is being consumed.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
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content: Food
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content: Sushi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3099.20
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3099.20
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3099
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pickled ginger
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 9/16 in x 2 1/8 in; 11.58875 cm x 5.3975 cm