(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a piece of food.) It's used to cleanse your palate between sushi selections, is called gari & comes from this plant
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your sushi plate is for settling the 'buds between pieces of fish; wine... [DOC] [TLE] Gari (ginger) - Wikipedia [PAR] Gari () is a type of tsukemono (pickled vegetables).