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abura..
oil. |
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abura-age..
fried tofu slices. |
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aemono..
foods in vinegar dressing or sauces. |
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age..
fried. |
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amiyaki..
cooked
over a wire grill.
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an..
sweet adzuki bean jam. |
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anmitsu..
dessert made from (agar-agar), an, and sugar.
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asa
gohan..
breakfast. |
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awabi..
abalone. |
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azuki..
a small red bean, adzuki. |
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B
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bata..
butter. |
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battera-zushi..
Osaka-style
pressed and molded mackerel sushi. |
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bento..
traditional boxed lunch. |
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biru..
beer. |
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burokkori..
broccoli.
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C
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o-cha..
green tea (the -o is an honorific). |
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chanko-nabe..
seafood
and vegetable stew eaten by sumo wrestlers. |
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chawan..
rice bowl. |
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chawan
mushi..
egg custard with diced vegetables. |
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chazuke..
rice and various toppings, over which green tea is poured. |
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chikuwa..
tube shaped, hollow fish cake. |
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chirashi-zushi..
assorted
raw fish on a bed of vinegared rice. |
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chiizu..
cheese. |
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D
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daikon..
a
large white, carrot shaped Japanese radish.
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daizu..
soybeans. |
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dango..
small, round, dumplings, usually served on a stick. |
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dashi..
a
soup stock made from kelp and fish (basic to Japanese cooking). |
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dengaku..
tofu or konnyaku broiled with a sweet miso topping. |
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E
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ebi..
shrimp. |
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enoki..
long, thin, white mushrooms. |
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F
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fugu..
blowfish, a highly prized sashimi delicacy.
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furutsu..
fruit.
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G
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gari..
sliced pickled ginger (served in sushi restaurants). |
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genmai..
brown rice. |
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gobo..
burdock root. |
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gohan..
formal word for rice, also meaning "meal" (the informal word
"meshi" can also be used). |
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goma..
sesame seeds. |
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gyoza..
Chinese style dumplings of meat or vegetables. |
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H
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hashi..
the commonly used word for chopsticks.
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hijiki..
a variety of seaweed. |
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hiru-gohan..
lunch. |
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hiyashi..
cold. |
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hiyashi-bachi..
served chilled in a bowl with ice and cold water.
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hiya
yakko..
blocks of cold tofu. |
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horenso..
spinach |
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iidako..
small octopus |
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ika..
squid |
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ikura..
salmon roe. |
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inari-zushi..
sushi rice in fried tofu pockets.
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kabayaki..
grilled eel on skewers without rice. |
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kabu..
a small, round, white Japanese turnip. |
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kai..
a generic term for shellfish. |
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kaiseki
ryori..
elaborate Kyoto style cuisine. |
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kanpyo..
strips of dried gourd, used for tying foods placed in stews.
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kanten..
gelatin derived from seaweed, used mostly in making desserts. |
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kappa-maki..
rolled sushi with a filling of rice and Japanese cucumbers. |
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katsuo-bushi..
dried bonito (used to make dashi). |
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kinoko..
generic term for mushrooms. |
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kissaten..
coffee shop. |
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kohi..
coffee. |
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konbu..
kelp - used in making dashi (soup stock).
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konnyaku..
a gelatinous substance made from the "devils-tongue" tuber.
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kyuri..
long and thin, Japanese cucumber. |
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maguro..
tuna. |
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maki..
rolled. |
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meshi..
informal word for cooked rice (can also mean "meal.") |
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mirin..
sweetened cooking sake. |
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miso..
fermented soybean paste. |
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mizu..
water. |
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momo..
peach. |
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mori-soba..
cold buckwheat noodles served on a bamboo screen.
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myoga..
variety
of ginger, highly prized and quite expensive.
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nabemono..
quick cooked stew. |
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nasu..
Japanese
eggplant.
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natto..
sticky fermented soybeans. |
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nigiri-zushi..
raw
fish over small molded pieces of vinegared rice.
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nihon-shu..
specific
word for rice wine (sake). |
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nimono..
foods
stewed in sake and soy sauce. |
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noren..
split
curtain placed in a door entry. Commonly found in eateries. |
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nori..
dried
seaweed which comes in very thin sheets. |
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nuka..
rice
bran (used to pickle vegetables). |
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O
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oden..
fish,
fish cake and vegetables simmered in broth. |
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oishii..
word meaning delicious. |
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okonomiyaki..
egg
"pancakes" containing diced seafood, vegetables, or
meat, that are grilled and topped with a savory sauce.
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oshinko..
pickles
("fresh fragrence").
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onigiri..
rice
ball. |
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osechi
ryoori..
traditional
New Year's food.
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ramen..
Chinese
style egg noodles.
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renkon..
lotus
root. |
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ringo..
apple. |
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robatayaki..
restaurant specializing in grilled foods.
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saba..
mackerel. |
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sakana..
generic
word for "fish".
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shake..
salmon. |
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o-sake..
rice
wine ("nihon-shu"), the -o is an honorific. |
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sarada..
salad. |
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sashimi..
raw
fish served without rice. |
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sato..
sugar. |
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sato-imo..
a small, round, pototo like taro root ("country potato"). |
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shabu-shabu..
thin slices of beef quick cooked in broth with vegetables. |
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shiitake..
Japan's
best known mushroom.
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shio..
salt. |
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shiso..
the
green perilla leaf, usually served with sashimi (also called
"beefsteak leaf). Purple shiso leaf is highly prized for it's
use in pickles. |
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shoyu..
soy
sauce. |
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shungiku..
chrysanthemum
leaves, edible and used in stews. Quite tasty. |
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soba..
buckwheat
noodles. A favorite served hot or cold. |
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somen..
very
thin, white flour noodles served cold in summer. |
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tabemono..
food |
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takenoko..
bamboo
shoots |
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tako..
octopus. |
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tamago..
egg. |
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tara..
cod. |
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tekka-maki..
rolled
sushi made with raw tuna. |
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tendon..
rice
topped with tempura fried shrimp. |
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tenpura..
lightly
batter-fried seafood and vegetables. |
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tofu..
soy
bean curd. A delicious and healthy alternative to meats. |
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tori..
chicken (meat) |
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tsukemono..
Japanese
style pickled vegetables. |
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W
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wakame..
a variety of seaweed. |
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wan..
bowl
(of soup) |
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waribashi..
throwaway
wooden chopsticks.
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wasabi..
very
hot, green Japanese horseradish. |
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Y
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yaki..
grilled. |
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yasai..
generic
term for vegetable.
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yose-nabe..
a
stew made from whatever is available. |
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yudofu..
tofu
simmered in hot water along with kombu seaweed. |
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yushoku..
dinner. |
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yuzu..
A
highly prized and expensive lemon like citrus.
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