Glossary

Mizu Water

Egg Noodles Made from plain flour, wheat flour, egg, vegetable oil, water and potassium carbonate

Fine Noodles Made from wheat flour,salt and water

Glass Noodles Fine white noodles made from mung beans and water

Ho Fun Noodles Flat shaped noodles made from rice, oil and water

Kansui Noodles A very fine noodle made from water, flour, gluten, egg, potassium carbonate and salt

Ramen Noodles Chinese style thread noodles made from egg, wheatflour, potato starch, salt and water

Udon Noodles Thick white noodles made from wheatflour, salt and water

Vermicelli Noodles Fine white noodles made from rice and water

Dashi Seaweed, cabbage and shiitake mushrooms boiled as a main stock for miso soup

Enoki Japanese style winter mushrooms

Gari Pickled ginger

Gyoza Dumplings

Katsu Japanese breadcrumbs

Menma Pickled bamboo shoots

Miso A Japanese paste made from soya beans

Sake Japanese rice wine

Satay A sweet peanut sauce

Teppan Fried Wok/Pan fried

Teriyaki A sweet Japanese marinade

Tofu Soaked, mashed and strained soya beans (also known as bean curd)

Wakame A Japanese type of seaweed

Yasai Vegetable