Traditional Japanese Foods

麺 Noodles

100

This traditional Japanese noodle is still popular today. It is also very popular in the U.S.

What is ramen?

200

These noodles are made from buckwheat flour.

What is soba?

300

Many believe that this noodle is just the fried version of soba, but they are actually fried Chinese-style noodles.

What is Yakisoba?

400

This Japanese noodle is thick and soft. It is usually not served with many toppings.

What is udon?

500

Tashikoshi soba is traditionally eaten on this holiday in Japan. The long noodles represent a long life.

What is New Year's Eve?

肉 Meat

100

Tempura is made from this cooking process.

What is frying?

200

Gyoza is stuffed with pork and vegetables, and it is like a fried _______

What is a dumpling?

300

Many people get this Japanese food and sushi mixed up, but sushi is vinegared rice with toppings and this is raw meat, usually fish.

What is sashimi?

400

These bite-sized chicken pieces are skewered and then grilled.

Hint: The first part of the word means "grilled" and rhymes with rocky.

What is yakitori?

500

Chicken or shrimp can be fried to make this Japanese dish.

What is tempura?

米 Rice

100

Despite popular opinion, this Japanese delicacy is not just raw fish. It is actually vinigared rice.

What is sushi?

200

Onigiri is made of rice, shaped into a ____ shape with rounded edges.

What is a triangle?

300

A rice ball with filling inside.

What is onigiri?

400

Shirasu is made with a whole school of this fish, on top of a rice bowl. The fish rhymes with "right fate"

What are whitebait fish?

500

This Japanese rice porridge is sometimes seasoned with fish, seaweed, or sesame seeds. It rhymes with "yah-fluke-ray"

What is Chazuke?

おかず Side Dishes

100

This bowl of beans is commonly eaten for breakfast, even though it smells rotten.

What is natto?

200

This traditional soup is eaten with almost every Japanese meal. It is made from dashi broth and fermented soybeans.

What is miso soup?

300

In Tsukemono, vegetables have gone through this process.

What is pickling?

400

_______ ferments soybeans and turns them into natto

What is bacteria/bacillus subtilis?

500

Kintokimame is made with red kidney beans sitting in this.

What is a sweet syrup?

飲み物 Drinks & デザート Desserts

100

This airy cake is also popular in the U.S., but the Japanese have put their own twist on it.

What is Japanese Strawberry Shortcake?

200

This tea has taken over matcha as the most-drank tea in Japan.

Hint: the first syllable rhymes with "wrench"

What is Sencha?

300

This Japanese treat is made with cream and chocolate. The first part of the name rhymes with "mama".

What is nama chocolate?

400

This Japanese alcoholic beverage is made from rice, yeast, koji, and water.

What is sake?

500

DAILY DOUBLE!

Chefs beat this ingredient to give Japanese pancakes their signature fluffiness and tallness.

What are egg whites?