Reference

Glossary

Food terms that show up on the reviews, decoded. Any underlined word on a review has a definition here.

B

Bottoni

Small, button-shaped stuffed pasta

Brulee

Burnt

F

Furikake

A dry Japanese condiment sprinkled on top of cooked rice. It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish or freeze-dried eggs, sesame seeds, dried seaweed flakes, sugar and salt.

M

Matcha

A finely ground powder of green tea

Miso

A traditional Japanese seasoning. It is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and Koji, and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients.

P

Ponzu

Ponzu is a tangy, citrus-based Japanese sauce with a thin, watery consistency and an umami-rich flavour profile

T

Tagliolini

A type of ribbon pasta, roughly 2–3 mm wide