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Basic Sushi Terms old Flashcards

One hundred terms to demystify sushi and sashimi. Understand the Japanese terms and start ordering tamago and maguro with confidence.

1
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

bara zushi

A

“scattered sushi”: a sushi salad, made of sushi rice and other ingredients

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

funamori

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sushi rolls in which seaweed is wrapped around rice and another ingredient is poured in (e.g., gunkan maki)

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

futomaki

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“fat roll”: a type of thick maki zushi

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

inari zushi

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sushi rice stuffed into a sweet, fried tofu sleeve

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

California roll

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crab meat, smelt or flying fish roe, and avocado in a maki zushi

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

Philidelphia roll

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salmon, cream cheese, and vegetables or onion in a maki zushi

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

nigiri zushi

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“hand-packed sushi”: fish or other ingredients laid on top of sushi rice

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

oshi zushi

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“pressed sushi”: sushi rice and other ingredients pressed together in a wooden mold

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

sashimi

A

fresh, sliced, raw fish

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

sushi

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a dish prepared with vinegared rice

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

temaki

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“hand roll”: sushi rice and ingredients rolled into a large seaweed cone

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

aji

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Spanish mackerel

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

akagai

A

red clam

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tarako

A

roe of cod

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

akami

A

red, lean tuna

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

ama-ebi

A

sweet shrimp

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

odori-ebi

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“dancing shrimp”: baby shrimp dunked in sake and served live

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

anago

A

salt-water eel

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

awabi

A

abaolone

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

ayu

A

sweetfish

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

buri

A

adult yellowtail

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

chikuwa

A

fish paste cooked in a bamboo-like shape

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

chutoro

A

medium fatty tuna, from the belly

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

ebi

A

shrimp

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

fugu

A

blowfish

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

hamachi

A

young yellowtail

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

hirame

A

flatfish, plaice

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

ika

A

squid

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

ikura

A

roe of salmon

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

iwana

A

char

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

iwashi

A

sardine

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kamaboko

A

steamed fish paste

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kani

A

crab

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kanikama

A

imitation crab meat

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

karei

A

flatfish, plaice

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36
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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

katsuo

A

bonito fish

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37
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kurodai

A

black sea bream

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38
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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

maguro

A

tuna

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39
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

masu

A

trout

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

nijimasu

A

rainbow trout

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

otoro

A

fattiest part of the tuna

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

saba

A

mackerel

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

sake

A

salmon

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

samma

A

(Pacific) saury

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

shirako

A

sperm sacks (usually of cod)

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

suzuki

A

sea bass

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tai

A

bream

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tako

A

octopus

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tobiko

A

salted roe of flying fish

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

sazae

A

conch

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

toro

A

fatty tuna

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52
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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

negitoro

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fatty tuna combined with negi onion

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53
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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

unagi

A

freshwater eel

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54
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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

una-don

A

freshwater eel, grilled and served over rice

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

uni

A

sea urchin

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

mentaiko

A

marinated roe of pollock

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

neta

A

the topping of nigiri zushi

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

shiromi

A

fish with white flesh

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

daikon

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a large, white radish

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

edamame

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pods of soybeans salted and served as an appetizer

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

gobo

A

burdock root

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kampyo

A

dried gourd strips

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kappa maki

A

cucumber maki zushi

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kombu

A

kelp

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

konnyaku

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“devil’s tongue,” gelatinous cake made from snake palm

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

nasu

A

eggplant

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

negi

A

Japanese onion

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

nori

A

the type of seaweed used in most sushi

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Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

oshinko

A

pickled vegetables

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

take-no-ko

A

bamboo shoots

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

takuan

A

pickled Japanese radish

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tsukemono

A

pickled vegetables

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

umeboshi

A

salted and pickled Japanese plum

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

wakame

A

lobe-leaf seaweed used in miso soup

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75
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

aji-no-moto

A

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

gari

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pickled ginger served with sushi and used to cleanse the palate

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77
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

goma

A

sesame seeds, sometimes applied to maki zushi

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

kuro-goma

A

black sesame seeds

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

shiro-goma

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white sesame seeds

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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

shiso

A

Japanese mint

81
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What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

wasabi

A

green Japanese horseradish, often applied between the sushi rice and nata in nigiri zushi

82
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

renkon

A

lotus root

83
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

sushi-meshi

A

vinegared rice used in sushi

84
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

basashi

A

horse sashimi (raw horse)

85
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

shoyu

A

soy sauce

86
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

amakuchi

A

sweet soy sauce, usually used for sashimi

87
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

su

A

rice vinegar

88
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

suimono

A

clear soup

89
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

sunomono

A

vinegared dishes

90
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tamago

A

egg

91
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

tamago-yaki

A

fried egg, often used as a nata in nigiri zushi

92
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

torisashi

A

chicken sashimi (raw chicken)

93
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

usukuchi shoyu

A

lighter, saltier soy sauce found in Western Japan

94
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

hashi

A

chopsticks

95
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

hocho

A

knife

96
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

o-shibori

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a hot, moist towel given to customers to wipe their hands

97
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

shamoji

A

ladle

98
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

itamae

A

“in front of the cutting board”: chef

99
Q

What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean?

omakase

A

“decide for me”: the chef’s special

100
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“scattered sushi”: a sushi salad, made of sushi rice and other ingredients

A

bara zushi

101
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sushi rolls in which seaweed is wrapped around rice and another ingredient is poured in (e.g., gunkan maki)

A

funamori

102
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“fat roll”: a type of thick maki zushi

A

futomaki

103
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sushi rice stuffed into a sweet, fried tofu sleeve

A

inari zushi

104
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

crab meat, smelt or flying fish roe, and avocado in a maki zushi

A

California roll

105
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

salmon, cream cheese, and vegetables or onion in a maki zushi

A

Philidelphia roll

106
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“hand-packed sushi”: fish or other ingredients laid on top of sushi rice

A

nigiri zushi

107
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“pressed sushi”: sushi rice and other ingredients pressed together in a wooden mold

A

oshi zushi

108
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What is the sushi term for the following?

fresh, sliced, raw fish

A

sashimi

109
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What is the sushi term for the following?

a dish prepared with vinegared rice

A

sushi

110
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What is the sushi term for the following?

“hand roll”: sushi rice and ingredients rolled into a large seaweed cone

A

temaki

111
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

Spanish mackerel

A

aji

112
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What is the sushi term for the following?

red clam

A

akagai

113
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What is the sushi term for the following?

roe of cod

A

tarako

114
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

red, lean tuna

A

akami

115
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sweet shrimp

A

ama-ebi

116
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“dancing shrimp”: baby shrimp dunked in sake and served live

A

odori-ebi

117
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

salt-water eel

A

anago

118
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

abaolone

A

awabi

119
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What is the sushi term for the following?

sweetfish

A

ayu

120
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

adult yellowtail

A

buri

121
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

fish paste cooked in a bamboo-like shape

A

chikuwa

122
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What is the sushi term for the following?

medium fatty tuna, from the belly

A

chutoro

123
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What is the sushi term for the following?

shrimp

A

ebi

124
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What is the sushi term for the following?

blowfish

A

fugu

125
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What is the sushi term for the following?

young yellowtail

A

hamachi

126
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What is the sushi term for the following?

flatfish, plaice

A

hirame

127
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What is the sushi term for the following?

squid

A

ika

128
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What is the sushi term for the following?

roe of salmon

A

ikura

129
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What is the sushi term for the following?

char

A

iwana

130
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sardine

A

iwashi

131
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

steamed fish paste

A

kamaboko

132
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

crab

A

kani

133
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What is the sushi term for the following?

imitation crab meat

A

kanikama

134
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What is the sushi term for the following?

flatfish, plaice

A

karei

135
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

bonito fish

A

katsuo

136
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

black sea bream

A

kurodai

137
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

tuna

A

maguro

138
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

trout

A

masu

139
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

rainbow trout

A

nijimasu

140
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

fattiest part of the tuna

A

otoro

141
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

mackerel

A

saba

142
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

salmon

A

sake

143
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

(Pacific) saury

A

samma

144
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sperm sacks (usually of cod)

A

shirako

145
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sea bass

A

suzuki

146
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

bream

A

tai

147
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

octopus

A

tako

148
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

salted roe of flying fish

A

tobiko

149
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

conch

A

sazae

150
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

fatty tuna

A

toro

151
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

fatty tuna combined with negi onion

A

negitoro

152
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

freshwater eel

A

unagi

153
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

freshwater eel, grilled and served over rice

A

una-don

154
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sea urchin

A

uni

155
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

marinated roe of pollock

A

mentaiko

156
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

the topping of nigiri zushi

A

neta

157
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

fish with white flesh

A

shiromi

158
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

a large, white radish

A

daikon

159
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

pods of soybeans salted and served as an appetizer

A

edamame

160
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

burdock root

A

gobo

161
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

dried gourd strips

A

kampyo

162
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

cucumber maki zushi

A

kappa maki

163
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

kelp

A

kombu

164
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“devil’s tongue,” gelatinous cake made from snake palm

A

konnyaku

165
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

eggplant

A

nasu

166
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

Japanese onion

A

negi

167
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

the type of seaweed used in most sushi

A

nori

168
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

pickled vegetables

A

oshinko

169
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

bamboo shoots

A

take-no-ko

170
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

pickled Japanese radish

A

takuan

171
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

pickled vegetables

A

tsukemono

172
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

salted and pickled Japanese plum

A

umeboshi

173
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

lobe-leaf seaweed used in miso soup

A

wakame

174
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

A

aji-no-moto

175
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

pickled ginger served with sushi and used to cleanse the palate

A

gari

176
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sesame seeds, sometimes applied to maki zushi

A

goma

177
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

black sesame seeds

A

kuro-goma

178
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

white sesame seeds

A

shiro-goma

179
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

Japanese mint

A

shiso

180
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

green Japanese horseradish, often applied between the sushi rice and nata in nigiri zushi

A

wasabi

181
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

lotus root

A

renkon

182
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

vinegared rice used in sushi

A

sushi-meshi

183
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

horse sashimi (raw horse)

A

basashi

184
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

soy sauce

A

shoyu

185
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

sweet soy sauce, usually used for sashimi

A

amakuchi

186
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

rice vinegar

A

su

187
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

clear soup

A

suimono

188
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

vinegared dishes

A

sunomono

189
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

egg

A

tamago

190
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

fried egg, often used as a nata in nigiri zushi

A

tamago-yaki

191
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

chicken sashimi (raw chicken)

A

torisashi

192
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

lighter, saltier soy sauce found in Western Japan

A

usukuchi shoyu

193
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

chopsticks

A

hashi

194
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

knife

A

hocho

195
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

a hot, moist towel given to customers to wipe their hands

A

o-shibori

196
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

ladle

A

shamoji

197
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“in front of the cutting board”: chef

A

itamae

198
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

“decide for me”: the chef’s special

A

omakase

199
Q

What is the sushi term for the following?

bara zushi

A

“scattered sushi”: a sushi salad, made of sushi rice and other ingredients

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