A guide to Japanese food
Makizushi is sushi that's rolled into long cylinders. It may be cut into shorter pieces before being served.
Onigiri is any rice that's designed to be eaten by hand. It's the Japanese equivalent of the sandwich Natto is a type of fermented soybean, its stinky and slimy and not to everyones taste. Nigiri is a hand formed oval of sushi rice with an ingredient such as raw or cooked fish on top. Mochi is a sticky variety of Japanese rice known as mochigome that has been pounded into a paste. Sashimi is raw sliced fish or meat. Freshness and aesthetics are important to sashimi dishes. Otherwise, it's just hunks of fish. Kaiseki is a type of multicourse Japanese meal. It's fine cuisine that can include 5-16 courses. Each course is small and aesthetically pleasing with seasonal ingredients. Gunkanmaki (literally: gunship rolls) are a type of sushi. A hand formed oval of sushi rice is wrapped in nori to form a boat shape. Okonomiyaki is a type of savory Japanese pancake that was traditionally prepared to use up leftovers. Tamago Kake GohanA simple breakfast of raw egg on rice Oden is a Japanese hotpot that is ordered item-by-item. Futomaki (literally: fat roll) is rolled sushi with nori on the outside and multiple ingredients on the inside. Ingredients usually include multiple vegetables such askanpyo, cucumber and avocado. Himono is the Japanese word for sun dried fish Hijiki is a popular seaweed dish that's either good for your hair or poisonous, depending who you ask. Chirashizushi (literally: scattered sushi) is a bowl of sushi rice with ingredients such as raw fish, shredded egg, nori and shiso on top Teppanyaki served in a type of Japanese steakhouse that borders on performance art, the food is cooked before you! Fugu is a Japanese delicacy of raw or cooked Pufferfish Hosomaki (literally: thin rolls) are thinly rolled sushi that usually have nori on the outside and a single ingredient on the inside Yuba is Japanese tofu skin Shirasu are baby Sardines served raw or cooked on rice or in sushi. Zoni is a soup invented by the Samurai that was prepared in battle from mochi and whatever local vegetables and meat could be obtained Inarizushi is an aburaage pocket filled with sushi rice Sasamaki is Makizushi (sushi rolls) wrapped in bamboo leaf Temaki (literally: hand roll) are cone shaped sushi that are made by hand Motsunabe is a winter hot pot from Fukuoka on Kyushu Island. Its primary ingredient is beef or pork offal. In other words, guts Mentaiko are the strong tasting raw roe of pollock or cod Kuromame are a dish of sweet black beans that are commonly found in bento. |