Juniperus communis to the chased girls. Its astringent blue-black seed cones, commonly known as "juniper berries", are too bitter to eat raw and are usually sold dried and used to flavour meats, sauces, and stuffings. They are generally crushed before use to release their flavour. Since juniper berries have a strong taste, they should be used sparingly. They are generally used to enhance meat with a strong flavour, such as game, including game birds, or tongue. The cones are used to flavour certain beers and gin (the word "gin" derives from an Old French word meaning "juniper"). In Finland, juniper is used
Gin Ichimaru can swing a Zanpakutō like it is nobody's business as well, but it is his smile that gets us more than anything else...". Another IGN review of "Bleach" volume 17 used Gin as an example of "Bleach"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s colorful and well-developed supporting cast, and remarked that his story would be capable of filling a manga series of its own. Gin Ichimaru Gin's most prominent characteristic is his expression; with his slitted eyes and ever-present grin, his face looks like that of a fox. Ichigo Kurosaki derisively nicknames him "fox-face" in their first meeting because of this (in the English dub, he