Glossary
Glossary of Japanese foods and related items. Please click on a letter below to jump to the alphabetical list of terms.
Please click on the name to jump to a description of the item. Helpful pictures are also included for many of the items!
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- Sake (cooking sake)
- Sakura-ebi/tiny dried shrimps
- Sakuramochi
- Sanma/pacific saury
- Sashimi/tuna
- Satoimo/Japanese taro
- Seven-spice chili pepper
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Shimeji mushrooms
- Shirataki noodles
- Shishito peppers
- Shiso/perilla
- Short-grain white rice
- Shungiku/chrysanthemum leaves
- Snow peas
- Soba/buckwheat noodles
- Soymeat
- Soymilk
- Squid
- Sudachi citrus
- Sushi
- Sushi mat/makisu
- Sweet potatoes