After 43 years, I have finally convinced Roy to go to the little Sushi place down the hill from us. I dragged him in last week and he really enjoyed himself. But, since I've only made sushi a handful of times, because of 'him' I'm not real knowledgeable in the names of dishes on the menus.
So, any of you who know all this, just skip on to the next thread, but maybe someone would like a little cheat sheet like I made to keep in my purse for visits.
Japanese terms:
Bi Bim Bop - "mixed meal." Rice topped w/veggies, raw
or fried egg, sliced meat – served hot or cold.
Katsudon - a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet,
egg, and condiments (has an * - no rice?)
Maki - cooked vinegared rice which is commonly topped with other
Makunouchi Bento - consists of fish, meat, pickles, eggs and
vegetables along with rice and an umeboshi. ( Umeboshi –
dried plum sauce). There are also other kinds such as a
chestnut-rice, sweetfish sushi and meat-and-rice-casserole forms.
Nigiri sushi - Japanese dish made with sushi rice and fresh fish.
Tataki – pounded or hit into pieces
Tekka - of a number of root vegetables which have been
stir-fried and boiled to a concentrated powder.
Tonkatsu – thin pork tenderloin cutlet salted, peppered, dredged
lightly in flour, dipped into beaten egg and then coated with
panko (breadcrumbs) before being deep fried.
Una Donburi - fresh water eel broiled with unagi sauce over
rice. Unagi sauce- A reduction of eel bone broth, soy sauce,
rice wine and sugar is first made as the base sauce
Yaki-Niku – grilled meat dishes (Bol-Go-Ki) – Marinated beef
over rice
Yakisoba Chicken - cooked in a soy sauce, chili paste garlic blend
is tossed with buckwheat soba noodles.
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These are just a few that are on the take out menu. I highlighted the terms and enclosed it in plastic and now I'm anxious to go look like an old hand at this.
So, any of you who know all this, just skip on to the next thread, but maybe someone would like a little cheat sheet like I made to keep in my purse for visits.
Japanese terms:
Bi Bim Bop - "mixed meal." Rice topped w/veggies, raw
or fried egg, sliced meat – served hot or cold.
Katsudon - a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet,
egg, and condiments (has an * - no rice?)
Maki - cooked vinegared rice which is commonly topped with other
Makunouchi Bento - consists of fish, meat, pickles, eggs and
vegetables along with rice and an umeboshi. ( Umeboshi –
dried plum sauce). There are also other kinds such as a
chestnut-rice, sweetfish sushi and meat-and-rice-casserole forms.
Nigiri sushi - Japanese dish made with sushi rice and fresh fish.
Tataki – pounded or hit into pieces
Tekka - of a number of root vegetables which have been
stir-fried and boiled to a concentrated powder.
Tonkatsu – thin pork tenderloin cutlet salted, peppered, dredged
lightly in flour, dipped into beaten egg and then coated with
panko (breadcrumbs) before being deep fried.
Una Donburi - fresh water eel broiled with unagi sauce over
rice. Unagi sauce- A reduction of eel bone broth, soy sauce,
rice wine and sugar is first made as the base sauce
Yaki-Niku – grilled meat dishes (Bol-Go-Ki) – Marinated beef
over rice
Yakisoba Chicken - cooked in a soy sauce, chili paste garlic blend
is tossed with buckwheat soba noodles.
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These are just a few that are on the take out menu. I highlighted the terms and enclosed it in plastic and now I'm anxious to go look like an old hand at this.
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