Japanese Food and Ingredients

What do Japanese people normally use to eat their food?

• Chopsticks

• Knife and fork

• Hands

• Bamboo skewers

What is the name of a Japanese food made out of sliced, raw meat, usually fish?

• Sashimi

• Sushi

• Ramen

• Mochi

True or False: Ramen is the Japanese version of a Chinese noodle soup dish.

• True

• False

What is the name of a Japanese steamed rice cake?

• Mochi

• Daifuku

• Dango

• Soba

What makes soba different from other types of noodles?

• It is made from buckwheat rather than regular flour.

• It can be flavoured with matcha.

• It can be served cold and hot.

• Some dishes serve it with a dipping sauce rather than a soup.

What is the name for powdered green tea?

• Matcha

• Pocky

• Wasabi

• Miso

Which of these dishes is red bean usually not used in?

• Dango

• Daifuku

• Ramen

• Rice

How do people normally describe the flavour of wasabi?

• Spicy

• Sour

• Salty

• Sweet

Onigiri or riceballs are a popular choice of food for which mealtime?

• Breakfast

• Lunch

• Dinner

• Dessert

True or False: Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake that means 'cooked with what you like'.

• True

• False