lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
removing scum (from a broth, etc.); skimming off scum
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
yellow-tinted gray (grey); scum colour (color)
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
akumaki; traditional sweet made from glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaf and soaked in lye