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It’s up to you!
Are you up for a culinary adventure? Feel like taking the pilgrimage down the path to washoku enlightenment? A far cry from your favorite kura sushi dishes, the eight stages of washoku (see feature on page 08) will challenge the bravest of culinary explorers. Whether you just want to get your feet wet with some local or more traditional dishes, or roll the dice and leave it up the chef, we have you covered. If you find yourself staring down at a dish that is staring right back at you, here are some phrases that could come in handy…
| What do you recommend? | おすすめは なん ですか。 | Osusume wa nan desu ka? |
| It’s up to you. | おまかせ | Omakase. |
| What’s a local specialty? | じもとりょうりは なんですか。 | Jimoto ryouri wa nan desu ka? |
| I want to try something new. | あたらしい もの を たべて みた い です。 | Atarashii mono o tabete mitai desu. |
| I’m feeling adventurous! | ぼうけん して み たい きぶん です。 | Bouken shite mitai kibun desu. |
| This is delicious! | おいしい です。 | Oishii desu! |
| I’ve never had something like this before. | いま まで こんな もの を たべた ことが ありま せん。 | Ima made con na mono o tabeta koto ga arimasen. |
| Is that still alive!? | まだ いきて いま す か。 | Mada ikite imasu ka? |
| I don’t want anything with eye balls, please. | めだまが ついて いる ものは たべ たくありません。 | Medama ga tsuite iru mono wa tabe taku arimasen. |
| Can I have some water, please? | おみず をくだ さい。 | O mizu o kudasai. |
| More sake, please! | もっと さけ をく ださい。 | Motto sake o kudasai. |
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和食 Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, commands appreciation of the “fruit of the mountains” 山の幸 yama no sachi as well as the “fruit of the sea” 海の幸 umi no sachi. Below are some bounties of the mountains and the sea that you can ask for on your road to washoku appreciation.
| FISH | 魚 | さかな | sakana |
| tuna | 鮪 | マグロ | maguro |
| tuna belly | 大トロ | おおトロ | o-toro |
| yellowtail | 鰤 | ブリ | buri |
| mackerel | 鯖 | サバ | saba |
| salmon | 鮭 | シャケ | sake |
| eel | 鰻 | ウナギ | unagi |
| scallop | ホタテ | ホタテ | hotate |
| oyster | 蠣 | カキ | kaki |
| shrimp | 蛯 | エビ | ebi |
| grilled fish | 焼魚 | やきざかな | yakizakana |
| VEGETABLES | 野菜 | やさい | yasai |
| bamboo shoot | 筍 | たけのこ | takenoko |
| lotus root | 蓮根 | れんこん | renkon |
| radish | 大根 | だいこん | daikon |
| mushroom | 茸 | きのこ | kinoko |
| potato | じゃが芋 | じゃがいも | jagaimo (imo) |
| sweet potato | さつま芋 | さつまいも | satsumaimo |
| asparagus | アスパラガス | アスパラガス | asuparagasu |
| onion | 玉葱 | たまねぎ | tamanegi |
| eggplant | 茄子 | なす | nasu |
| pickled plum | 梅干し | うめぼし | umeboshi |
| pickles | 漬物 | つけもの | tsukemono |
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