Tari

Tari is a fermented savory condiment, basically a type of miso, made from fermenting sunflower oilcakes with pearled barley inoculated with kōji and packed with a lot of salt. It is used as a base for other condiments or added to the preparation of various dishes.

Using the oilcakes instead of sunflower seeds directly prevents the high oil content from going rancid during fermentation.

Tari can be made with Cucurbita seed oilcakes instead, via a similar process. On the more subtropical boats, a version of tari is made with peanut oilcakes.