Japanese Food Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
Q

Sushi that’s rolled into long cylinders are called?

A

Makizushi

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2
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A hearty soup of dashi, miso and tofu?

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Miso Soup

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3
Q

grilled on thin bamboo skewers?

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Yakitori

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4
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Deep friend fish and vegetables in light batter.

A

Tempura

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5
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Young soybeans cooked in their pod in salty water.

A

Edamame

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6
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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
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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
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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
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Thin Japanese buckwheat noodles served chilled with a dipping sauce or in a hot broth.

A

Soba

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12
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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
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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
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A multicourse japanese meal

A

Kaiseki

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17
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Japanese style barbecue

A

Yakiniku

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18
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Ball shaped savory japanese pancakes with a piece of octopus in the middle.

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Takoyaki

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19
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Tofu skin enjoyed raw with a light dipping sauce. Has a similar texture as mozzarella cheese

20
Q

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

21
Q

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

22
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Fried noodles in a thick sweet sauce resembling tonkatsu sauce.

23
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Sun dried fish. It’s salty and chewy. Grilled and served for breakfast at home or a hotel breakfasks

24
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Japanese dumplings served on a stick. Similar texture as mochi with sweet topping

25
Lightly breaded deep fried cubes ob tofy in a hot broth of dashi, mirin and soy sauce.
Agedashi dofu
26
A hearty stew that evolved as a way to fatten up sumo wrestlers.
Chankonabe
27
A bowl of sushi rice with ingredients such as raw fish, shredded egg, nori and shiso on top.
Chirashizushi
28
Fried rice wrapped in a thin omelette topped with ketchup or demi-glace sauce.
Omurice
29
Pufferfish
Fugu
30
Hand formed oval of sushi rice with raw or cooked fish on top
Nigiri
31
Panko breaded, deep friend port cutlet served with shredded cabbage that everyone's wild about in Japan.
Tonkatsu
32
Japanese version of worcestershire sauce but thicker and sweeter.
Tonkatsu sauce
33
A sweet bun shaped like a melon with a thin cookie dough crust.
Melon Pan
34
A bowl of rice with meat, fish or vegetables on top
Donburi
35
Breaded, deep fried dish with a center of minced meat, seafood or vegetables in mashed potato or white sauce.
Korokke
36
Japanese cooking technique that's used to cook roots such as gobo, renkon and carrots.
Kinpira
37
Rolled sushi with nori on the outside and multiple ingredients on the inside.
Futomaki
38
Japanese style fried chicken in a thin batter of soy sauce, garlic, finger and wheat flour fried in light oil
Karaage
39
Fried dumpling
Gyoza
40
A japanese egg custard that's not sweet but instead has an umami flavor.
Chawanmushi
41
Rice balls grilled with soy sauce and butter until crunchy
Yaki Onigiri
42
Fish shaped cake filled with anko, custard, cheese, or sweet potato.
Taiyaki
43
Sushi that has been pressed in a wooden mold known as a oshibako. Specialty of osaka.
Oshizushi
44
Hand rolls
Temaki
45
Egg plant cut in half baked in miso paste
Nasu Dengaku