When it comes to eating living things, Japan is far from squeamish. Red wine: 赤ワイン ( aka wain) Animal Products: 畜産物 ( chikusanbutsu) 蜂蜜 is a compound of 蜂, “wasp” or “bee,” and 蜜, “nectar.” If you reverse the characters, 蜜蜂 ( mitsubachi), you end up with “honeybee.” I’ll pass on the honeybee cake, thank you. If you want to cook in Japan, some things you’ll definitely need in your kitchen are: Nuts and Grains: 木の実と穀物 ( konomi to kokumotsu)Īs the Inuit are said to have many words for “snow,” Japan has many words for “rice.” Raw, uncooked grain is generally 米, and different strains of the crop are variations on that word. ご飯 and 飯 are the same word, pronounced differently. 獅子唐 is a type of Japanese sweet pepper, like a small, green bell pepper. Red pepper or chili pepper: 唐辛子 ( tōgarashi) or パプリカ ( papurika) Scallion: ねぎ or 長ねぎ ( negi) or (naga negi) The flavor is closer to spearmint, or even basil, than peppermint, and the herb is popularly served battered and deep-fried or wrapped up in red meat and grilled. Where we have peppermint, spearmint and regular mint in the States, they have しそ in Japan. さつまいも are Japanese sweet potatoes: purple on the outside and yellow on the inside, unlike the American orange variety. いも by itself refers to tubers related to potatoes (like yams, sweet potatoes, taro root and so on). Grape(s): 葡萄 ( budō) Vegetables and Herbs: 野菜 ( yasai) and ハーブ ( hābu) Once the hot weather hits, you’ll find 柚子 everywhere and in everything. 柚子 is a Japanese citrus fruit most closely related to lemons, but with a sweeter and more floral taste. (Download) Ingredients: 食材 ( shokuzai) Fruit: 果物 ( kudamono) This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy. Nuts and Grains: 木の実と穀物 (konomi to kokumotsu).Vegetables and Herbs: 野菜 (yasai) and ハーブ (hābu).Read on to learn 150 Japanese food words to describe your favorite dishes! Memorizing Japanese words for food could be your shortcut to fluency. Ma150 Japanese Food Vocabulary ĭid you know that learning to cook in a foreign language is an amazing way to learn said language?
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