Japanese Food Flashcards
Sushi that’s rolled into long cylinders are called?
Makizushi
A hearty soup of dashi, miso and tofu?
Miso Soup
grilled on thin bamboo skewers?
Yakitori
Deep friend fish and vegetables in light batter.
Tempura
Young soybeans cooked in their pod in salty water.
Edamame
Hot Chinese wheat noodles in a meat, fish, miso or soy sauce broth.
Ramen
A sticky variety of Japanese rice that has been pounded into a paste.
Mochi
A savory japanese pancake that was traditionally prepared to use up leftovers.
Okonomiyako
Fun fact: There’s an intense okonomoyaki revalry between osaka, tokyo and hiroshima. Each town has its own version of the dish.
Raw sliced fish or meat.
Sashimi
A japanese hotpot that is ordered item by item.
Oden
Thin Japanese buckwheat noodles served chilled with a dipping sauce or in a hot broth.
Soba
Fermented soybean. It’s stinky and slimy.
Natto
Any rice that’s designed to be eaten by hand.
Onigiri
Japanese curry was based on what?
British Navy Curry in the 19th century.
Thick wheat flour noodles served hot in a soup or chilled with a dipping sauce of dashi, mirin, and shoyu
Udon
A multicourse japanese meal
Kaiseki
Japanese style barbecue
Yakiniku
Ball shaped savory japanese pancakes with a piece of octopus in the middle.
Takoyaki
Tofu skin enjoyed raw with a light dipping sauce. Has a similar texture as mozzarella cheese
Yuba
Japanese stew cooked in a hotpot on your table as you dine.
Sukiyaki
hotpot thinly sliced beef or pork prepared at your table by submerging a single piece of meat.
shabu shabu
Fried noodles in a thick sweet sauce resembling tonkatsu sauce.
Yakisoba
Sun dried fish. It’s salty and chewy. Grilled and served for breakfast at home or a hotel breakfasks
Himono
Japanese dumplings served on a stick. Similar texture as mochi with sweet topping
Dango
Lightly breaded deep fried cubes ob tofy in a hot broth of dashi, mirin and soy sauce.
Agedashi dofu
A hearty stew that evolved as a way to fatten up sumo wrestlers.
Chankonabe
A bowl of sushi rice with ingredients such as raw fish, shredded egg, nori and shiso on top.
Chirashizushi
Fried rice wrapped in a thin omelette topped with ketchup or demi-glace sauce.
Omurice
Pufferfish
Fugu
Hand formed oval of sushi rice with raw or cooked fish on top
Nigiri
Panko breaded, deep friend port cutlet served with shredded cabbage that everyone’s wild about in Japan.
Tonkatsu
Japanese version of worcestershire sauce but thicker and sweeter.
Tonkatsu sauce
A sweet bun shaped like a melon with a thin cookie dough crust.
Melon Pan
A bowl of rice with meat, fish or vegetables on top
Donburi
Breaded, deep fried dish with a center of minced meat, seafood or vegetables in mashed potato or white sauce.
Korokke
Japanese cooking technique that’s used to cook roots such as gobo, renkon and carrots.
Kinpira
Rolled sushi with nori on the outside and multiple ingredients on the inside.
Futomaki
Japanese style fried chicken in a thin batter of soy sauce, garlic, finger and wheat flour fried in light oil
Karaage
Fried dumpling
Gyoza
A japanese egg custard that’s not sweet but instead has an umami flavor.
Chawanmushi
Rice balls grilled with soy sauce and butter until crunchy
Yaki Onigiri
Fish shaped cake filled with anko, custard, cheese, or sweet potato.
Taiyaki
Sushi that has been pressed in a wooden mold known as a oshibako. Specialty of osaka.
Oshizushi
Hand rolls
Temaki
Egg plant cut in half baked in miso paste
Nasu Dengaku
