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saba - pickled mackerel
sake - salmon
sake - rice wine.
shochu - 25-40% spirit made from potatoes or rice.
sakura denbu, seasoned shredded cod fish (pink powder)
sanma - Japanese mackerel.
sansho - Japanese pepper.
sashimi is raw Seafood, usually slices or slabs of raw seafood, such as tuna and octopus, served on a platter with thinly sliced ginger, finely shredded radish, and wasabi
sato-imo - taro root.
sawagani. Small crabs.
seigo - young sea bass.
senbei - thin, crisp rice crackers.
shirumono - Japanese term for soup.
shako - mantis shrimp.
shamoji - flat rice-serving spoon.
shari - a sushi bar term for sushi rice.
shichimi togarashi - mixed hot spices.
shiitake - type of Japanese mushroom.
shira-uo - whitebait, icefish or salangid.
shirako - egg sacks of cod
shiratake - translucent rubbery noodles.
shiro goma. White sesame seeds.
shiro maguro. Albacore tuna.
shiro miso. White soy bean paste.
shiromi no sakana. Sushi/sashimi fish which are relatively white in color.
shiso sakura - pickled radish and ginger with beefsteak plant (pink)
shiso - Japanese mint.
shoga - Ginger root.
shoyu - soy sauce, mixed with the wasabi for dipping the sushi, low-salt alternative is available
shu-mei - Stuffed wontons, served steamed or deep-fried.
soba-zushi - Sushi made with soba rather than rice.
soba - buckwheat noodles.
somen - white, threadlike wheat noodles.
soy sauce - salty sauce made from fermented soybeans.
su or awaze-zu - sushi vinegar,
su - rice vinegar.
sudare. Floor- or window-sized bamboo mat.
suimono. Clear soup.
sukimi - Bits of fish scraped from the bones, used in rolls.
sunomon - vinegared foods.
suribachi. A bowl with a rough corugated inside, used as a mortar.
surikogi. A wooden pestle shaped like a big cucumber.
sushi - delicacies made with fish, seafood or vegetables moulded on top of vinegared moulded rice fingers.
sushimeshi - rice for preparing sushi.
suzuki - sea bass, striped bass orrockfish.
sweet bean paste - red azuki beans boiled with sugar.

Japanese Cookery Terms S

saba - pickled mackerel

sake - salmon

sake - rice wine.

sakura denbu, seasoned shredded cod fish (pink powder)

sanma - Japanese mackerel.

sansho - Japanese pepper.

sashimi is raw Seafood, usually slices or slabs of raw seafood, such as tuna and octopus, served on a platter with thinly sliced ginger, finely shredded radish, and wasabi

sato-imo - taro root.

sawagani. Small crabs.

seigo - young sea bass.

senbei - thin, crisp rice crackers.

shako - mantis shrimp.

shamoji - flat rice-serving spoon.

shari - a sushi bar term for sushi rice.

shichimi togarashi - mixed hot spices.

shiitake - type of Japanese mushroom.

shira-uo - whitebait, icefish or salangid.

shirako - egg sacks of cod

shiratake - translucent rubbery noodles.

shiro goma. White sesame seeds.

shiro maguro. Albacore tuna.

shiro miso. White soy bean paste.

shiromi no sakana. Sushi/sashimi fish which are relatively white in color.

shiso sakura - pickled radish and ginger with beefsteak plant (pink)

shiso - Japanese mint.

shoga - Ginger root.

shoyu - soy sauce, mixed with the wasabi for dipping the sushi, low-salt alternative is available

shu-mei - Stuffed wontons, served steamed or deep-fried.

soba-zushi - Sushi made with soba rather than rice.

soba - buckwheat noodles.

somen - white, threadlike wheat noodles.

soy sauce - salty sauce made from fermented soybeans.

su or awaze-zu - sushi vinegar,

su - rice vinegar.

sudare. Floor- or window-sized bamboo mat.

suimono. Clear soup.

sukimi - Bits of fish scraped from the bones, used in rolls.

sunomon - vinegared foods.

suribachi. A bowl with a rough corugated inside, used as a mortar.

surikogi. A wooden pestle shaped like a big cucumber.

sushi - delicacies made with fish, seafood or vegetables moulded on top of vinegared moulded rice fingers.

sushimeshi - rice for preparing sushi.

suzuki - sea bass, striped bass orrockfish.

sweet bean paste - red azuki beans boiled with sugar.