List of Japanese Foods
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Ebi Fry えびふらい - Fried shrimp
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Nattou 納豆 - Fermented beans that are extremely sticky in texture. Supposedly really nasty stuff, but healthy.
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Onigiri お握り - Hand-rolled sushi (basically rice balls with maybe some seaweed wrapping it). Can have a variety of filling inside. Name literally means "to grip".
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Sashimi 刺身 - Very thinly sliced raw meat, usually fish, but can be used to refer to other kinds of meat.
Sushi 寿司 - Anything made with vinegar rice.
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Taiyaki 鯛焼き - A pastry with jam or red bean paste inside. Often shaped as a fish. Not to be confused with Takoyaki
Takoyaki たこ焼き / 蛸焼 - Balls of fried breaded octopus (tako). Not to be confused with Taiyaki.
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Umeboshi 梅干 - Literally means 'dried ume'. Ume is a type of fruit. Wiki page on umeboshi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeboshi Unagi 鰻 - Eel
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Yaki 焼き - The Japanese word to cook. Literally "to burn" or "to fry".
Yakiniku 焼肉 / 焼き肉 - Grilled meat. Usually refers to Korean barbecue. Wiki Page on Yakiniku