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Okonomiyaki Sunomono
Thick pancake-shaped mix of Vinegared dishes.
cabbage, egg, shrimp, squid, or
pork cooked on a griddle. Yakimono
Shabu-shabu Grilled foods.
A hot pot of thinly sliced beef À La Carte Grilled eel (unagi) basted in a sweet sauce,
and vegetables. Agedashi-dofu a yakimono dish

Sukiyaki Deep-fried tofu (bean curd) Tori no kara-age
in a stock.
Pan-cooked beef and Deep-fried chicken.
vegetables. Chikuzen-ni
Tsukemono no
Teppanyaki Vegetables and bits of chicken moriawase
simmered together.
Grilled meat and/or shrimp or Combination of pickles.
squid and vegetables. Edamame
Yakitori
Udon-suki Soybeans steamed in the pod.
Chicken grilled on skewers.
Udon noodles, chicken, and Hiya-yakko/Yudofu
sometimes clams or shrimp Chinese-style Dishes
simmered in a soup. Cold/simmered tofu. Gyoza
Sushi Kinpira Fried dumplings.
Chirashi-zushi
Sautéed burdock and carrot Harumaki
“Scattered” sushi (see p320). strips seasoned with sauces.
Spring roll.
Nigiri-zushi Natto
Yakimeishi
“Fingers” of sushi (see p320). Fermented soybeans.
Fried rice.
Maki-zushi Niku-jaga
Izakaya Snacks
“Rolled” sushi (see p321). Beef or pork simmered with
potatoes and other ingredients.
Set Meal
Teishoku Oden
A set meal (see p308), with Hot pot with fried fish cakes
rice, soup, some vegetables, and various vegetables. Cucumber
salad, a main meat dish, and sea weed
and pickles. Ohitashi
Menu Categories Boiled spinach or other green Dried squid
Aemono leafy vegetable with sauce.
Dressed salad dishes. Shio-yaki
Agemono Fish sprinked with salt and Onion and bonito
grilled over a flame or charcoal.
Deep-fried foods. At izakaya and ippin-ryoriya
establishments (see p310),
Tamago-yaki which are tavern-like places
Nimono serving food, rather than
Rolled omelet. restau rants, dishes such
Simmered foods. as dried strips of squid and
Tonkatsu pickles complement the
Sashimi (Otsukuri) beer, shochu and other
Breaded, fried pork cutlet with drinks (see pp322–3).
Raw fish (see p321). shredded cabbage.

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