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Nanbanzuke is a Japanese side dish of which type of food, pickled?

Fish Click to see the answer

Gyokuro is a popular type of which Japanese beverage?

Green Tea

Portuguese missionaries introduced bread to Japan in which century?

16th

Imoni is a northern Japanese meat stew, which also contains which vegetable?

Taro

Okonomiyaki is also known as Japanese what?

Pizza

Furikake is a dried seasoning usually sprinkled on which food?

Rice

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What is a type of tuna used in Japanese dishes?

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Shabu-Shabu has evolved from a dish popular in which central Asian country?

Mongolia

Ichigo Ame is a street food snack of which fruit with a sweet candy coating?

Strawberry

Which meat is deep fried and served with rice in the dish of Katsudon?

Pork

Okonomiyaki is which sort of dish?

Savoury Pancake

Genmaicha is green tea mixed with popped kernels of which grain?

Rice

Kirin started brewing beer in which century?

19th

How many different spices combine to make the powder called Shichimi?

7

Japan is known for elaborate ceremonies dedicated to which drink?

Tea

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Age is a general cooking term meaning which method of cooking?

Frying Click to see the answer

What is done to the chicken to make Tsukune yakitori?

Ground

How many herbs are added to the traditional porridge eaten at Nanakusa-no-sekku?

7

What is the base of a dish called Takikomi gohan?

Rice

Gyūhi is a Japanese sweet often made into the shape of which object?

Tree

Chahan is a dish of rice prepared in which way?

Fried

What is 'Ebi'on a Japanese restaurant menu?

Prawns

Chitose ame translates as candy which is how many years old?

1000

Matcha is made from the leaves of which plant?

Tea

What color is the branding of Asahi beer?

Silver

What color is ikura caviar from salmon?

Red

Japanese product Yakult was introduced into the West in which decade?

1990s

Mochigome and Unuchmai are the two main types of which basic food?

Rice

What sort of food container is a Jubako?

Box

Yakult was invented in Japan in which century?

20th

Pocky Biscuits were first sold in Japan in which decade?

1960s

What is taro?

Vegetable

Seikan is also known as which color of bean rice?

Red

What are gyoza?

Dumplings

Makizushi is rolled into which shape?

Cylinders

How is ginger often used in Japanese cooking?

Pickled

Sushi as we know it today originated in Tokyo in which century?

19th

Inarizushi is a dish of which type of fried food, stuffed with sushi rice?

Tofu

Shogayaki is a popular Japanese dish using which meat?

Pork

Okoshi is a Japanese confectionery of which cereal, puffed?

Rice

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Isobeyaki are soy sauce flavoured rice balls wrapped in what?

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Ikayaki is which seafood, grilled whole and served with soy sauce?

Squid

Despite the name, the soft drink called Asahi Cider does not have which flavour?

Apple

The first three flavours of Pocky Biscuits were Chocolate, Almond and which other?

Strawberry

What is often added to rice and water in okayu porridge to thicken it?

Egg

What vegetable is always used in an okonomiyaki pancake?

Cabbage

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Tamago kake gohan is a dish of rice topped with what, often served for breakfast?

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What does tataki mean as a method of cooking?

Searing

Hosomaki sushi is usually made with which fish?

Tuna

Which flavour of jelly is a popular dessert in Japan?

Coffee

What type of liquid is used in tempura batter to keep it light?

Sparkling water

What shape is temaki sushi?

Cone

For which meal is a dish of fried rice with a raw egg and soy sauce a popular choice?

Breakfast

What meat would you always expect to find in Gyūdon?

Beef

What flavour is the soft drink called CC, made by Suntory?

Lemon

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What beans are used to give Japanese red bean rice its color?

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What is a Tokyo Banana?

Sponge Cake

Sakura is one of the only Japanese brands of which food?

Cheese

Nizakana describes a way of cooking which type of food?

Fish

Which type of vegetables are sliced and served with udon broth?

Spring Onions

Kakigori is a dessert made with what?

Ice

What shape is a Japanese raindrop cake?

Ball

Gyu-kushi is a street food dish of which meat, cubed and served on skewers?

Beef

Tamagoyaki is made from which type of food?

Eggs

What was the second flavour of Pocky biscuits after the original chocolate?

Almond

The dish of Kimchi, popular in Japanese cuisine, is which pickled vegetable?

Cabbage

Genmaicha is also known as what kind of tea, due to the sound the rice makes while roasting?

Popcorn

Dashi forms the base of which Japanese soup?

Miso

Aemono on a menu means food served in which liquid?

Vinegar

Bento Boxes are usually eaten for which meal of the day?

Lunch

What is tarako?

Fish eggs

Ramune is a Japanese version of which drink?

Lemonade

If salmon is advertised as sake, what fish is it made with?

Salmon

Which vegetable is often shredded and served with a dish of Shogayaki?

Cabbage

What item of tableware is a chawan, often used for rice or tea?

Bowl

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What is the name for the single portioned Japanese meal made with a variety of different foods?

Bento Click to see the answer

What is Karumeyaki?

Honeycomb Toffee

What is a kama?

Cooking Pot

What are Matsutake?

Mushrooms

What is a umeboshi?

Fruit

What type of food is 'Hello Panda'?

Cookies

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What is yuzu?

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What is Shiso?

Herb

What is the name of a style of cooking using a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar?

Teriyaki

What is the basis of the dish called Katemeshi?

Rice

Hi-Chew is a Japanese brand of which item?

Confectionery

What is the Japanese food called udon?

Noodles

How is the egg served in the breakfast rice dish of Tamago kake gohan?

Raw

What is nori?

Edible Seaweed

Chankonabe is a meal eaten by people trying to gain weight for which sport?

Sumo Wrestling

What is Oronamin C a brand of in Japan?

Fizzy Drink

Which type of instant food was invented in Japan in the 1950s?

Noodles

Thousand year candy, or Chitose ame, is given in a bag decorated with which animal to symbolise long life?

Turtle

Okayu is rhe name of a type of porridge made from which food?

Rice

Nikuman are steamed buns filled with which meat?

Pork

Shaved ice desserts called Kakigori are celebrated with a special day in which month of the year?

July

Koara no māchi are cookies in the shape of which non-Japanese animal?

Koala

Yakiniku refers to cooking meat in which way?

Grilling

What shape is the logo on a can or bottle of Sapporo beer?

Star

The Japanese streetfood of Tornado Potato originates in which other country?

South Korea

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