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Gohan

Gohan

Himono

Himono

Dried food, typically sun-dried fish that is commonly grilled or roasted before eating, can be used in many dishes

Hottokeki

Hottokeki

Sweet soufflé pancakes topped with fruit, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, ice cream

Misoshiru

Misoshiru

Natto

Natto

Fermented soybeans, typically served with rice and topped with, for example, soy sauce, mustard, chives, used in a variety of dishes

Nori

Nori

Seaweed, typically dried, used in a variety of ways, as a seasoning, in dishes

Tamago kake gohan

Tamago kake gohan

Rice topped with mixed or raw egg

Tsukemono

Tsukemono

Pickled vegetables, served as a side dish or topping

Amanatto

Amanatto

Candied beans, for example, adzuki, kintoki, toramame, shirohanamame, soy beans, tamafukura soy beans

Anmitsu

Anmitsu

Agar jelly dessert made with mochi, black mitsu syrup, adzuki bean paste, fruit, green tea ice cream

Annin tofu

Annin tofu

A jellied dessert made with apricot kernel milk

Anpan

Anpan

Sweet bread roll filled with red bean paste

Apple pie

Apple pie

Apple pie made with sour Eikouga apples

Berliner

Berliner

Doughnut filled with jelly, may also have other fillings such as dulce de leche/manjar

Blancmange

Blancmange

A sweet molded milk or cream dessert, often flavored with almonds and thickened with gelatin, cornstarch or Irish moss

Castella

Castella

Choco banana

Choco banana

Chocolate-covered banana

Chocolate

Chocolate

Roasted and ground cacao seeds, made into chocolate bars, used in sweets, desserts, moles, sauces, drinks, cakes, cookies, used in many recipes and foods

Cornet

Cornet

Spiral sweet bread filled with cream, chocolate cream, ice cream

Cream pan

Cream pan

Sweet bread bun filled with custard cream

Crepe

Crepe

Thin pancake, topped or filled with a variety of fillings, sweet or savory

Daifuku

Daifuku

Great luck, small mochi filled with sweet adzuki bean paste, fruit, matcha, chestnut

Dango

Dango

Sweet rice flour dumplings

Dorayaki

Dorayaki

Anko sandwiched between two small sweet pancakes, other flavors also exist

Floating island

Floating island

Meringue floating on crème anglaise

Fortune cookie

Fortune cookie

A folded wafer cookie with a fortune printed on paper

Fraisier

Fraisier

Layered sponge cake with fresh strawberries and mousseline

Fruit sandwich

Fruit sandwich

Dessert sandwich made with fruit and whipped cream between two slices of shokupan

Gingerbread

Gingerbread

Cakes, breads and biscuits made with ginger and spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, from dense or airy cakes to crispy cookies

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Gokabou

Cylinders of glutinous white rice rolled in sweet kinako soybean flour, a type of wagashi

Halva

Halva

Sweets, candy confections, many different types, for example, flour or nut confections, many types

Higashi

Higashi

Some types of higashi are amanatto, arare, boro, goshikiito, hoshi-gaki, imo kenpi, karinto, kintaro-ame, kompeito, okoshi, rakugan, senbei, wasanbon, yatsuhashi, commonly served with usucha, thin matcha tea

Hottokeki

Hottokeki

Sweet soufflé pancakes topped with fruit, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, ice cream

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Ice cornet

Spiral sweet bread filled with ice cream

Ice cream

Ice cream

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Ichigo ame

Candied strawberries

Imagawayaki

Imagawayaki

Circular-shaped cooked batter snack filled with, for example, sweet adzuki bean paste, custard cream, fruit, other fillings are also used

Jam pan

Jam pan

Sweet roll filled with jam

Kakigōri

Kakigōri

Shaved ice topped with syrup, condensed milk and a variety of ingredients

Karintō

Karintō

Deep-fried stick-shaped dough coated with a brown sugar glaze

Kashi pan

Kashi pan

Sweet bread or buns, for example, anpan, cream pan, melon pan, made with a variety of sweet fillings such as red bean paste, tea-flavored cream

Konpeitō

Konpeitō

Small, hard colorful sugar candies, many flavors, originally from Portugal

Macaron

Macaron

Meringue cookie made with almond flour, egg whites, sugar, then made into sandwiches using fruit curd, buttercream or ganache

Malasada

Malasada

Portuguese-style yeast-leavened doughnuts, rolled in granulated sugar

Manju

Manju

Steamed buns, typically filled with bean paste, though there are many variations, fillings, and the buns can also be baked

Marron glacé

Marron glacé

Candied chestnuts

Matcha mille crepe cake

Matcha mille crepe cake

Green tea crepe cake, made by layering many crepes on top of each other, typically with a sweet cream filling between the crepes

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Matcha pastries

Manju, yokan, rakugan

Melonpan

Melonpan

A sweet bun with a crisp cookie dough crust, has the appearance of a small melon

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Mikan ame

Candied mikan, a small Japanese orange

Momiji manju

Momiji manju

A sweet steamed bun shaped like a Japanese maple leaf, typically filled with red bean paste, but other flavors are also used, for example, green tea, chocolate, cream

Mousse

Mousse

Whipped custard, many flavors, for example, mousse au chocolat, fruit, mousse can also be savory, for example, salmon mousse

Namagashi

Namagashi

Sweets such as mochi-gashi, mushi-gashi, nagashi-gashi, neri-gashi, yaki-gashi

Panna cotta

Panna cotta

Thickened, sweetened cream, may be flavored with vanilla, chocolate, berries, mango, coconut, sea buckthorn

Purple sweet potato pudding

Purple sweet potato pudding

Pudding made with Okinawan purple sweet potatoes and topped with haupia

Rusk

Rusk

Twice-baked bread, for example, baguette, topped with sugar, icing or frosting, typically dunked in tea or coffee, many flavors, the most popular brand in Japan is Tokyo Rusk

Sakura mochi

Sakura mochi

Pink rice cake filled with red bean paste and wrapped with a pickled cherry blossom leaf, chomeiji and domyoji are two different types

Shortcake

Shortcake

Strudel

Strudel

Filo pastry with a sweet filling such as apple, fruit, nuts, cheese, poppy seeds, there are also savory strudels

Taiyaki

Taiyaki

Fish-shaped pancake, typically filled with red bean paste, but also made with, for example, custard, cheese, green tea, sweet potato

Tokoroten

Tokoroten

Cold jelly noodles made from seaweed, serve with a vinegar soy sauce, ponzu

Tong sui

Tong sui

Sweet dessert soup, made with black sesame, tofu, red beans, green mung beans, sweet potatoes, longan, barley, egg

Wagashi

Wagashi

Sweet confections, traditionally served with green tea

Wata ame

Wata ame

Cotton candy, many different flavors

Yōkan

Yōkan

Sweet jellied squares made of adzuki, agar and sugar

Amasake

Amasake

Fermented rice beverage

Apple juice

Apple juice

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Arabica coffee

Arabica coffee

A species of coffee, Coffea arabica, there are many different Arabica varieties

Asahi

Asahi

Awamori

Awamori

Alcohol made from long-grain indica rice

Bacardi Cocktail

Bacardi Cocktail

Mixed drink made with rum, lime juice and grenadine, IBA official cocktail

Between the Sheets

Between the Sheets

Mixed drink made with cognac, rum, triple sec and lemon juice, IBA official cocktail

Black coffee

Black coffee

Drip coffee with no added ingredients

Black Russian

Black Russian

Mixed drink made with vodka and Kahlúa coffee liqueur, IBA official cocktail

Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary

Mixed drink made with tomato juice, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, celery salt, Tabasco and tomato juice, several variations, IBA official cocktail

Café con leche

Café con leche

Espresso served with hot milk

Caffè corretto

Caffè corretto

Espresso with alcohol such as grappa, whiskey, sambuca, brandy, may be topped with frothed milk, contains alcohol

Caffè macchiato

Caffè macchiato

Espresso topped with a small amount of foamed milk

Caffè mocha

Caffè mocha

Espresso or coffee with chocolate, hot chocolate or chocolate syrup and steamed milk, can be topped with milk foam or whipped cream, also served chilled, several variations

Cappuccino

Cappuccino

One part espresso with one part steamed milk and one part thick foam, named after the brown, hooded robes of Italian Capuchin monks

Chrysanthemum tea

Chrysanthemum tea

Cider

Cider

Coffee

Coffee

Iced cappuccino, iced latte

Cognac

Cognac

Cold brew coffee

Cold brew coffee

Coarsely ground coffee is typically steeped in room-temperature water for an extended period of time, then strained, this method results in less-bitter coffee

Cortado

Cortado

One part espresso plus one part steamed milk topped with very thin milk foam

Den

Den

shu - Rice sake

Doppio

Doppio

Two shots of espresso with crema on top

Espresso

Espresso

Finely ground coffee brewed quickly with highly pressurized water

Espresso con panna

Espresso con panna

Espresso topped with whipped cream

French press

French press

A device in which coffee grounds are brewed in hot water and a plunger is used to separated the grounds from the coffee

Gin and Tonic

Gin and Tonic

Mixed drink made with gin and tonic water

Gin Fizz

Gin Fizz

Mixed drink made with gin, citrus juice, simple syrup, club soda and egg white, IBA official cocktail

Godfather

Godfather

Mixed drink made with blended scotch or bourbon and amaretto, IBA official cocktail

Green tea

Green tea

Japan's favorite tea

Highball

Highball

Mixed drink made with whiskey and ginger ale, soda water, ginger beer, plain water

Iced coffee

Iced coffee

Coffee with ice, chilled coffee

Ipoh white coffee

Ipoh white coffee

Coffee beans are roasted with palm oil, ground, brewed, and served with sweetened condensed milk, though may also simply be coffee with milk or creamer

Jack Rose

Jack Rose

Mixed drink made with applejack or apple brandy, lemon juice and grenadine

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