canned salmon; tinned salmon
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
rumbling stomach; noise from gas moving inside the digestive tract; borborygmus; rugitus
extremely close relationship; collusive relationship
soup of sōmen noodles and various ingredients in a soy sauce broth
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
to feel hungry; to get hungry
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
thin dipping sauce for tempura
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
Lights are usually followed by shadows
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)