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Do you know your onigiri from your yakitori?

How Much Do You Actually Know About Japanese Food?

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The snack is a popular comfort food in Japan sold in many convenience stores. It's commonly filled with salty and sour ingredients such as pickled plum or salted salmon. Get the recipe [here](http://luckypeach.com/recipes/onigiri/).

Onigiri is rice formed into a ball and wrapped with seaweed.

It's a simple broth that builds the foundation of many Japanese dishes (such as miso soup). Get the recipe [here](http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-japanese-dashi-broth-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-57749).

Dashi is made from water, kombu, and bonito flakes.

What three ingredients are used to make dashi?

The mixture is pounded into a soft, dough-like consistency and molded into the desired shape. Get the recipe [here](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018195-sweet-mochi-with-red-bean-filling).

Mochi is a confection made from glutinous rice, sugar, and water.

Authentic varieties are made from 100% buckwheat flour, but some recipes use a blend of buckwheat and wheat flour. These protein-packed noodles are usually served chilled, or in a hot broth. Learn more about the nutritious noodles [here](http://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/soba-noodles-nutrition#1).

Soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour.

It's an aromatic fruit that looks like a grapefruit. The wrinkly skin is used as a garnish, while the juice is used as an ingredient in many sweet and savory dishes. In the United States, bottled yuzu juice is easier to find than the fresh fruit. You can buy it online [here](https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Yuzu-Juice-Kizu-3-52/dp/B000V2F4GC/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&keywords=yuzu+juice&qid=1496172039&sr=8-2).

Yuzu is a type of citrus.

The popular Japanese ingredient is made by combining soybeans with koji (a type of mold) and letting it ferment.

Miso is made out of fermented soybeans.

It's a term used to describe chicken cooked on a skewer and finished with a sweet and salty sauce. Get the recipe [here](http://www.justonecookbook.com/yakitori/).

Yakitori is skewered chicken.

It's a common Japanese ingredient used in a variety of dishes, such as unadon (sliced eel over rice).

Unagi is the Japanese word for freshwater eel.

It's served in bento boxes, as a snack, or for breakfast. There are several variations of the omelet that include different seasonings and ways of preparing it. Get the recipe [here](http://www.japanesecooking101.com/tamagoyaki-recipe/).

Tamagoyaki is a layered omelet made in a rectangular pan.

It's the layer that forms on top of soy milk when producing tofu. It can be used as a wrapper, cooked like noodles, or eaten as a snack. Buy it online [here](https://www.amazon.com/Dried-Beancurd-Sheets-Tofu-Skin/dp/B00FRGQC4U/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&keywords=tofu+skin&qid=1496173718&sr=8-1).

Yuba is another name for tofu skin.

Study up on your Japanese cookbooks and you'll be making tonkatsu and onigiri in no time!

You may be a good cook, but you have a lot to learn about Japanese cuisine

You've eaten at several Japanese restaurants and always try something new!

You're not a Japanese food expert, but you like what you've tried

You love classic Japanese dishes, and you might even cook them in your own kitchen!

You know your Japanese food

You know your onigiri from your yakitori! Well done!

You're a total Japanese food fan

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How Much Do You Actually Know About Japanese Food?

Japanese food is ~seriously delicious~ and also seriously popular, but not everyone knows all of its secrets. For each question, pick the correct answer to see if you're truly a Japanese food fan.

How Much Do You Actually Know About Japanese Food?

Japanese food is ~*seriously delicious*~ and also seriously popular, but not everyone knows all of its secrets. For each question, pick the correct answer to see if you're truly a Japanese food fan.

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Japanese food is ~seriously delicious~ and also seriously popular, but not everyone knows all of its secrets. For each question, pick the correct answer to see if you're truly a Japanese food fan.