gingery

And the Chinese Chicken Salad — citrusy, sweet, gingery — may be one of the original queens of the form.

The small bowl of tingly, gingery, clear broth that comes with each chicken option works as a palate-cleanser, or dip some bird and/or rice into it.

The purple clams were notably chewy — possibly overcooked — but their saffron-colored broth, which comes courtesy of Yodelin in Leavenworth, tasted gingery, garlicky and sublimely savory, with citrus and chili and lemon grass.

The rolls sat in a puddle of dark, salty, gingery soy sauce.

The gingery, garlicky dressing is a bracing contrast to the sweetness of the carrots.