Japanese Food Flashcards

1
Q

Sushi that’s rolled into long cylinders are called?

A

Makizushi

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2
Q

A hearty soup of dashi, miso and tofu?

A

Miso Soup

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3
Q

grilled on thin bamboo skewers?

A

Yakitori

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4
Q

Deep friend fish and vegetables in light batter.

A

Tempura

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5
Q

Young soybeans cooked in their pod in salty water.

A

Edamame

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6
Q

Hot Chinese wheat noodles in a meat, fish, miso or soy sauce broth.

A

Ramen

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7
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A sticky variety of Japanese rice that has been pounded into a paste.

A

Mochi

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8
Q

A savory japanese pancake that was traditionally prepared to use up leftovers.

A

Okonomiyako

Fun fact: There’s an intense okonomoyaki revalry between osaka, tokyo and hiroshima. Each town has its own version of the dish.

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9
Q

Raw sliced fish or meat.

A

Sashimi

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10
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A japanese hotpot that is ordered item by item.

A

Oden

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11
Q

Thin Japanese buckwheat noodles served chilled with a dipping sauce or in a hot broth.

A

Soba

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12
Q

Fermented soybean. It’s stinky and slimy.

A

Natto

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13
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Any rice that’s designed to be eaten by hand.

A

Onigiri

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14
Q

Japanese curry was based on what?

A

British Navy Curry in the 19th century.

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15
Q

Thick wheat flour noodles served hot in a soup or chilled with a dipping sauce of dashi, mirin, and shoyu

A

Udon

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16
Q

A multicourse japanese meal

A

Kaiseki

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17
Q

Japanese style barbecue

A

Yakiniku

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18
Q

Ball shaped savory japanese pancakes with a piece of octopus in the middle.

A

Takoyaki

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19
Q

Tofu skin enjoyed raw with a light dipping sauce. Has a similar texture as mozzarella cheese

A

Yuba

20
Q

Japanese stew cooked in a hotpot on your table as you dine.

A

Sukiyaki

21
Q

hotpot thinly sliced beef or pork prepared at your table by submerging a single piece of meat.

A

shabu shabu

22
Q

Fried noodles in a thick sweet sauce resembling tonkatsu sauce.

A

Yakisoba

23
Q

Sun dried fish. It’s salty and chewy. Grilled and served for breakfast at home or a hotel breakfasks

A

Himono

24
Q

Japanese dumplings served on a stick. Similar texture as mochi with sweet topping

A

Dango

25
Q

Lightly breaded deep fried cubes ob tofy in a hot broth of dashi, mirin and soy sauce.

A

Agedashi dofu

26
Q

A hearty stew that evolved as a way to fatten up sumo wrestlers.

A

Chankonabe

27
Q

A bowl of sushi rice with ingredients such as raw fish, shredded egg, nori and shiso on top.

A

Chirashizushi

28
Q

Fried rice wrapped in a thin omelette topped with ketchup or demi-glace sauce.

A

Omurice

29
Q

Pufferfish

A

Fugu

30
Q

Hand formed oval of sushi rice with raw or cooked fish on top

A

Nigiri

31
Q

Panko breaded, deep friend port cutlet served with shredded cabbage that everyone’s wild about in Japan.

A

Tonkatsu

32
Q

Japanese version of worcestershire sauce but thicker and sweeter.

A

Tonkatsu sauce

33
Q

A sweet bun shaped like a melon with a thin cookie dough crust.

A

Melon Pan

34
Q

A bowl of rice with meat, fish or vegetables on top

A

Donburi

35
Q

Breaded, deep fried dish with a center of minced meat, seafood or vegetables in mashed potato or white sauce.

A

Korokke

36
Q

Japanese cooking technique that’s used to cook roots such as gobo, renkon and carrots.

A

Kinpira

37
Q

Rolled sushi with nori on the outside and multiple ingredients on the inside.

A

Futomaki

38
Q

Japanese style fried chicken in a thin batter of soy sauce, garlic, finger and wheat flour fried in light oil

A

Karaage

39
Q

Fried dumpling

A

Gyoza

40
Q

A japanese egg custard that’s not sweet but instead has an umami flavor.

A

Chawanmushi

41
Q

Rice balls grilled with soy sauce and butter until crunchy

A

Yaki Onigiri

42
Q

Fish shaped cake filled with anko, custard, cheese, or sweet potato.

A

Taiyaki

43
Q

Sushi that has been pressed in a wooden mold known as a oshibako. Specialty of osaka.

A

Oshizushi

44
Q

Hand rolls

A

Temaki

45
Q

Egg plant cut in half baked in miso paste

A

Nasu Dengaku