Mochi

Mochi: Glutinous rice cake. 餅。 Made by pounding hot steamed glutinous rice ( mochigome ) into an elastic paste and then knead p…

Konoha-don

Donburi with egg and thinly sliced kamaboko. 木の葉丼. Donburi (or "Don") is a large bowl of white rice with various ingre…

Chirashizushi

Garnished sushi. ちらし寿司。 We could also call it "Sushi rice topped with assorted ingredients." A bowl or plate of sushi r…

Sushi

Sushi. 寿司。 Sushi are so popular outside Japan that the word "sushi" has become English! Some people even think that &q…

Mochigome

Glutinous rice. もちごめ、もち米。 Oryza satyva Japonica, glutinosa group. Although all Japanese rice is "sticky," the regular f…

Kayu

Rice gruel. (お)粥. Kayu, also politely called  o-kayu , or in the Kansai familiarly "okayusan." Basically a porridge ma…

Onigiri

Rice ball. おにぎり。 A ball of rice with filling, meant to eaten with the hands as a quick snack or a convenient food when outside. F…

Kamameshi

Mixed rice cooked in an individual pot of iron, clay or ceramic material. 釜飯 A form of mixed rice ( takikomi gohan ), rice cooke…