Definition of "gari" [gari]

• Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "I was really amused by Chiaki's pickled ginger sushi, mostly because I was reminded of the web quiz where one of the Lucky Star girls got classified as gari (Konata?) after making fun of another (Kagami) who had been classified as kappa maki (cucumber roll): Is that even sushi?"
• "The housemade "gari" or pickled ginger was sweet and spicy with a softer texture than most."
• "Soy flour is also added to customary cowpea, yam and cassava flours in traditional foods such as gari, akara, and ogi."