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nabemono..
quick cooked stew.
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nasu..
Japanese
eggplant.
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natto..
sticky fermented soybeans.
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nigiri-zushi..
raw
fish over small molded pieces of vinegared rice.
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nihon-shu..
specific
word for rice wine (sake).
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nimono..
foods
stewed in sake and soy sauce.
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noren..
split
curtain placed in a door entry. Commonly found in eateries.
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nori..
dried
seaweed which comes in very thin sheets.
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nuka..
rice
bran (used to pickle vegetables).
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O
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oden..
fish,
fish cake and vegetables simmered in broth.
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oishii..
word meaning delicious.
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okonomiyaki..
egg
"pancakes" containing diced seafood, vegetables, or
meat, that are grilled and topped with a savory sauce.
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oshinko..
pickles
("fresh fragrence").
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onigiri..
rice
ball.
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osechi
ryoori..
traditional
New Year's food.
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P
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ramen..
Chinese
style egg noodles.
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renkon..
lotus
root.
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ringo..
apple.
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robatayaki..
restaurant specializing in grilled foods.
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S
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saba..
mackerel.
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sakana..
generic
word for "fish".
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sake..
salmon.
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o-sake..
rice
wine ("nihon-shu"), the -o is an honorific.
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sarada..
salad.
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sashimi..
raw
fish served without rice.
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sato..
sugar.
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sato-imo..
a small, round, pototo like taro root ("country potato").
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shabu-shabu..
thin slices of beef quick cooked in broth with vegetables.
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shiitake..
Japan's
best known mushroom.
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shio..
salt.
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shiso..
the
green perilla leaf, usually served with sashimi (also called "beefsteak
leaf). Purple shiso leaf is highly prized for it's use in pickles.
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shoyu..
soy
sauce.
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shungiku..
chrysanthemum
leaves, edible and used in stews. Quite tasty.
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soba..
buckwheat
noodles. A favorite served hot or cold.
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somen..
very
thin, white flour noodles served cold in summer.
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T
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tabemono..
food
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takenoko..
bamboo
shoots
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tako..
octopus.
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tamago..
egg.
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tara..
cod.
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tekka-maki..
rolled
sushi made with raw tuna.
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tendon..
rice
topped with tempura fried shrimp.
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tenpura..
lightly
batter-fried seafood and vegetables.
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tofu..
soy
bean curd. A delicious and healthy alternative to meats.
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tori..
chicken (meat)
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tsukemono..
Japanese
style pickled vegetables.
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W
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wakame..
a variety of seaweed.
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wan..
bowl
(of soup)
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waribashi..
throwaway
wooden chopsticks.
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wasabi..
very
hot, green Japanese horseradish.
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Y
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yaki..
grilled.
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yasai..
generic
term for vegetable.
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yose-nabe..
a stew
made from whatever is available.
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yudofu..
tofu
simmered in hot water along with kombu seaweed.
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yushoku..
dinner.
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yuzu..
A highly
prized and expensive lemon like citrus.
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Z
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zaru-soba..
cold
soba (buckwheat noodles), with a topping of nori strips.
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zuke..
pickled.
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zume..
stuffed.
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