Japanese Food and Drink
Menu Explanations:
Dish | Explanation |
|---|---|
Soba |
Thin, brown buckwheat noodles, served hot in a soup, or cold. |
Udon |
Thicker white wheat noodles, served hot in a soup, or cold. |
Ramen |
Chinese-style wheat noodles, usually served in a hot broth. |
-don |
Served over a bowl of rice. For example, oyaka-don (chicken and egg over rice) |
-katsu |
Meat covered in breadcrumbs, then fried. For example, tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) |
-age |
Deep fried. For example, karaage (deep-fried chicken) |
-yaki |
Grilled or stir-fried. For example, yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) or yaki-soba (stir-fried noodles) |
-tempura |
Lightly battered and deep fried. For example, ten-don (tempura on a bowl of rice) |
‐teishoku |
Set meal including rice, pickles and miso soup. For example, tonkatsu teishoku (fried pork cutlet set meal) |
-sarada |
Salad. For example, yasai-sarada (vegetable salad) |
