Sauces/Garnishes

Question 1

Nikiri:

Answer 1

the lighter of our two ‘’house soys”.addition of sugar and mirin

Question 2

Mirin

Answer 2

Low abv, high sugar rice wine, similar to sake.

Question 3

Shoyu:

Answer 3

stonger of the house soys. Umami flavor

Question 4

Umami

Answer 4

a pleasant savory taste imparted by glutamate, a type of amino acid, and ribonucleotides, including inosinate and guanylate, which occur naturally in many foods including meat, fish, vegetables and dairy products.

Question 5

Ponzu:

Answer 5

soy, yuzu, mirin, and sake, nori

Question 6

Daidai orange

Answer 6

Asian variety of bitter orange originating in the Himalayas.

Question 7

Tosa:

Answer 7

soy with bonito flakes (add rice wine vin to make it tosazu

Question 8

Bonito flakes (katsuobushi)

Answer 8

Katsuobushi is dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna. It is also known as bonito flakes.

Question 9

Irizake::

Answer 9

Sweet, slightly bitter, Sake sauce. Rendered sake, mirin, kombu, and umeboshi.

Question 10

Sweet eel sauce:

Answer 10

reduced down anago stock with Zarame sugar. 5 day prep

Question 11

Name the six types of sauce

Answer 11

Nikiri: 
Shoyu: 
Ponzu: 
Tosa: 
Irizake:
Sweet eel sauce

Question 12

Types of Garnish (8)

Answer 12

Sudachi Citrus: 
Sakura:
Karashi: 
Kani miso: 
Yuzu kosho: 
Finger lime: 
Umeboshi:
Shiso:

Question 13

Sudachi Citrus:

Answer 13

japanese citrus, similar to lime

Question 14

Sakura:

Answer 14

dehydrated cherry blossom

Question 15

Karashi:

Answer 15

spicy japanese mustard

Question 16

Kani miso:

Answer 16

crab innards mixed with ponzu

Question 17

Yuzu kosho:

Answer 17

yuzu zest fermented with chili paste and salt

Question 18

Finger lime:

Answer 18

citrus ‘pop rocks’ or ‘citrus caviar’

Question 19

Umeboshi:

Answer 19

Pickled plum

Question 20

Shiso:

Answer 20

japanese mint

Question 21

Rice:

Answer 21

Emi No Kizuna (mixed with japanese cane sugar, salt, and rice vinegar)

Question 22

Nori:

Answer 22

we get seaweed at auction once a year. Thin, crispy, flavorful, premium