Japanese Food Quiz

Japanese Food Quiz — Practice Questions

1. Sushi rice is seasoned with vinegar, salt, and sugar. What is the Japanese name for the short-grain rice used?
2. What is the difference between sashimi and nigiri?
3. Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup. Which of these is NOT one of the four main ramen broth styles?
4. Tempura is a Japanese cooking technique in which food is:
5. Miso is a fundamental ingredient in Japanese cooking. What is it made from?
6. Which Japanese city is most famous for its street food culture, including takoyaki (octopus balls) and okonomiyaki?
7. Wagyu beef is renowned for its exceptional quality. What gives it its distinctive marbling and flavour?
8. Matcha is a form of green tea used in Japanese tea ceremonies and cooking. What makes it different from regular green tea?
9. Umami is often called the fifth basic taste alongside sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Which Japanese scientist identified it in 1908?
10. What is tonkatsu?
11. Onigiri are a staple Japanese convenience food. What are they?
12. Dashi is a fundamental Japanese stock used as the base for miso soup and many sauces. What are its main ingredients?
13. Soba noodles are made from which grain?
14. Gyoza are Japanese dumplings. How do they differ from their Chinese counterpart, the jiaozi?
15. Yakiniku refers to which style of Japanese dining?
16. Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans. It is notorious for its:
17. Kaiseki is considered the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. What type of dining experience is it?
18. Fugu is a famous and extremely expensive Japanese delicacy. Why does it require specially licensed chefs to prepare?
19. Tamagoyaki is a type of Japanese omelette often found in bento boxes and sushi restaurants. What makes it distinctive?
20. Japan has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other country in the world. Which city has the most?