
Sometimes with a filling and wrapped in Nori (Seaweed laver 海苔) That word in Japanese Hiragana Japanese says Onigiri.


Some black vinegars are brewed from brown rice, low-polished rice, and barley. Glutinous rice is used as the raw material for Kozu, which was born in China. Japanese says Kuro-Zu.

downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh. It’s light pink color in Japan. Japan calls Mo-Mo.

A young bud from the rhizome of bamboo in early summer. Several times it is covered with leather, growing grows in a few days while leaving the skin off. It is edible while it is soft. Japanese says Takenoko.

One of the hot pot dishes. Fill a deep pan with water, heat it, put sliced beef or pork in it, heat it quickly, and add sauce to eat. Shabu-shabu is meant to rinse and wash meat. Shabu-shabu is pleasing to have a light taste, but if you don’t use good quality meat, you … Read More

An evergreen tree of the family Rhus. The leaves are long lanceolate and leathery. It grows yellow-white florets and bears oval fruits with one large seed inside. The flesh is yellow or orange-yellow, juicy and sweet, and edible. It is native to India and Southeast Asia and has been cultivated as a fruit tree … Read More

1. Australian tree having alternate simple leaves and slender axillary spikes of white flowers 2. any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches. Japanese says San-Sho.

1. Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue. 2. roasted meat. Japan calls “yaki niku”.

a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds. Japan calls En-Do.

Saffron is a member of the iris family, whose scientific name is Crocus sativus. It is a type of crocus and blooms in the fall. The saffron used in cooking is made by extracting and drying the three flower stalks of the flower. Saffron Composition and Characteristics Saffron is believed to have medicinal properties … Read More



white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food. Japanese says shio.

1. large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves. 2. a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves. Japan calls “Hou ri”. But they not says and read, now.

Low calorie foods in Japan. Solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil’s tongue. konjac, elephant’s‐foot, Amorphophallus, Amorphophalus rivieri, Amorphophallus konjak.