Sushi
China
Japan
Chopsticks
Odds & Ends
100
This is the term for the roasted seaweed wrap used in sushi
What is nori
100
True or false: soy sauce is low in sodium
What is false
100
This is the capital of Japan
What is Tokyo
100
The pointed end of the chopsticks should point in this direction
What is to the left
100
This is what tofu is made of
What is soy beans
200
This is the term for fish eggs
What is roe
200
This is the capital of China
What is Beijing
200
The bowl of rice is placed on this side of the diner's plate
What is the left
200
This is the reason you wouldn't use your chopsticks to hit the side of your bowl or plate to make a lot of noise
What is Chinese people think only beggars would do this to beg for food.
200
Ginger is a fruit, seed, leaf or root?
What is a root
300
This is the spicy, green paste that is served with sushi
What is wasabi
300
This is a benefit of using a wok to cook food in China
What is varied temperatures, safety (when tossing hot food), it provides a larger cook surface than western style vertical sides, and it allows oil to pool at the bottom essentially creating a deep-frying portion inside the same vessel
300
Japanese people traditionally ate at these style tables
What are low tables: chabudai
300
This is the proper way to retrieve food from a communal dish
What is turn your chopsticks around and use the thick end
300
True or false: in Japan, one is never more than 80 miles from the ocean
What is true
400
This is the purpose for serving pickled ginger with sushi
What is to cleanse the palette
400
True or false: Chinese food includes a large amount of meat in each meal
What is false
400
This is the reason that being a fussy eater is frowned upon and is also the reason that it is not customary to ask for special requests
What is it is considered good manners to respect the selections of the host
400
This is the reason chopsticks are not inserted vertically into food
What is it reminds Chinese of placing incense in the sand vertically to sacrifice the dead
400
These are the ingredients used to 'season' sushi rice
What are rice vinegar, sugar and salt
500
The word 'sushi' literally means...
What is seasoned rice
500
This is the origin of the fortune cookie
What is they were lotus nut paste moon cakes used to hide secret messages of a popular uprising against invading Mongolia (because the Mongols didn't like lotus nut paste none of them ate the cookies).
500
These are the two main types of noodles in Japanese cuisine
What are udon and soba
500
List another chopstick taboo
What is stretching out your index finger, using your chopstick to point at others, biting the ends of your chopsticks, or using them to poke at every dish without knowing what you want
500
The majority of eating utensils, rolling mats, etc. are made of this material
What is bamboo