Basic Foods
This category word includes all things you eat (たべもの)
tabemono (food)
This dish is fried prawns, often crispy and golden
ebi furai (エビフライ)
This word refers to foods like carrots, broccoli, and cabbage
yasai (やさい)
This drink is clear, essential for life, and written みず
mizu (water)
サンド (sando) this is a borrowed English word. Sound it out to identify the food
sandwich
If you ordered something from an animal like beef or chicken, you would use this Japanese word
niku (にく)
This dish is thinly sliced raw fish, commonly eaten fresh
sashimi (さしみ)
This category includes sweet foods like apples and bananas
kudamono (くだもの)
A traditional Japanese drink often served hot, made from leaves
ocha (おちゃ)
ピザ (piza) this popular Italian food has been adapted into Japanese
pizza
You might eat this from the ocean. It is not meat, and its Japanese name is often paired with sushi
sakana (さかな)
This dish is made of thick noodles and is often served in a hot broth
udon (うどん)
This fruit is red or green, grows on trees, and in Japanese is りんご
ringo (apple)
This drink is popular worldwide, contains caffeine, and is written コーヒー in katakana
coffee (koohii)
ポテトチップス (potetochippusu) break this into parts to identify the snack
potato chips
This food comes from chickens, is often eaten for breakfast, and is written たまご in Japanese
tamago (egg)
This cooking style involves dipping food in batter and deep frying it lightly
tempura (てんぷら)
This ingredient is often used in sushi, is dark green, and comes from the ocean
nori (のり)
This sweet drink is often fruit-flavoured and written ジュース
juice (jyuusu)
ハンバーガー (hanba-ga-) this word combines sounds to represent a Western fast food
hamburger
In Japan, this food is eaten with almost every meal. It is a staple and often served plain or with other dishes
gohan (ごはん)
This traditional soup is made using fermented soybean paste and is commonly served with meals in Japan
miso shiru (みそしる)
This ingredient is used to make things sweet and is written さとう in Japanese
satou (sugar)
This drink comes from cows and is commonly consumed by children for strong bones
gyuunyuu (ぎゅうにゅう)
ドーナツ — (do-natsu) this sweet treat is often fried and ring-shaped; decode the katakana
donuts