Basics Flashcards
1
Q
aji
A
spanish mackeral
2
Q
ama ebi
A
raw shrimp
3
Q
hamachi
A
yellowtail tuna / Japanese amberjack
4
Q
hirame
A
halibut (flounder family)
5
Q
hokkigai
A
surf clam
6
Q
hotategai
A
scallop
7
Q
ika
A
squid
8
Q
ikura
A
salmon roe (large)
9
Q
inari
A
fried tofu skin (pouch)
10
Q
kani
A
crab
11
Q
kanikama
A
imitation crab
12
Q
maguro
A
bluefin tuna
13
Q
saba
A
mackerel
14
Q
suzuki
A
sea bass
15
Q
tako
A
octopus
16
Q
tobiko
A
flying fish eggs (small)
17
Q
toro
A
bluefin tuna belly meat
18
Q
chutoro
A
medium fatty tuna (near skin, belly)
19
Q
otoro
A
very fatty tuna (pink)
20
Q
uzura
A
quail egg
21
Q
kappa maki
A
cucumber roll
22
Q
tekka maki
A
tuna roll
23
Q
tataki
A
cooking style, seared outside
24
Q
nori
A
seaweed wrapping
25
shiro maguro / bincho maguro
albacore (tuna)
26
nasu
eggplant
27
kanpachi
amberjack (yellowtail)
28
walu
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29
enoki
mushroom
30
anago
salt water eel
31
butterfish, white tuna (mistakenly)
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