Seasoned rice and seafood or other ingredients are placed on a sheet of seaweed ( nori, dried laver) and rolled into a cylindrical shape, then sliced into smaller rounds.

Makizushi ( 巻き寿司): Translated as 'roll sushi'.Nigirizushi ( 握り寿司): Sushi with the ingredients on top of a block of rice.Sushi ( 寿司, 鮨, 鮓) is a vinegared rice topped or mixed with various fresh ingredients, usually seafood or vegetables. Tenmusu: a rice ball wrapped with nori that is filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp.Tamago kake gohan ( 卵掛け御飯): Rice with a raw egg.Takikomi gohan ( 炊き込み御飯): Japanese-style pilaf cooked with various ingredients and flavored with soy, dashi, etc.Sekihan ( 赤飯): white rice cooked with azuki beans ( 小豆) to glutinous rice.Onigiri ( おにぎり): balls of rice with a filling in the middle.Omurice (Omu-raisu, オムライス): omelet filled with fried rice, apparently originating from Tōkyō.Ochazuke ( 御茶漬け): hot green tea or dashi ( 出汁) poured over cooked white rice, often with various savory ingredients such as umeboshi ( 梅干) or tsukemono ( 漬物).Mugi gohan/ Mugi meshi ( 麦御飯, 麦飯): white rice cooked with barley.Katemeshi: a peasant food consisting of rice, barley, millet and chopped daikon radish.Kamameshi ( 釜飯): rice topped with vegetables and chicken or seafood, then baked in an individual-sized pot.Hayashi rice ( ハヤシライス): thick beef stew on rice.Chāhan ( 炒飯) or yakimeshi (焼飯): fried rice, adapted to Japanese tastes, tends to be lighter in flavor and style than the Chinese version from which it is derived.It is much milder than its Indian counterpart. Curry rice (karē raisu カレーライス): Introduced from the UK in the late 19th century, ' curry rice' is now one of the most popular dishes in Japan.Nori ( 海苔), and furikake ( ふりかけ) are popular condiments in Japanese breakfast. Also, raw rice is called kome ( 米, rice), while cooked rice is gohan ( ご飯, rice). It is such a staple that the terms gohan and meshi are also used to refer to meals in general, such as Asa gohan/meshi ( 朝御飯, 朝飯, breakfast), Hiru gohan/meshi ( 昼御飯, 昼飯, lunch), and Ban gohan/meshi ( 晩御飯, 晩飯, dinner). Gohan or meshi: plainly cooked white rice.7.3 Other homegrown cuisine of foreign origin.

7.1 Foods imported from Portugal in the 16th century.4.3 Western-style sweets ( yōgashi, 洋菓子).4.2 Old-fashioned Japanese-style sweets ( dagashi, 駄菓子).4.1 Japanese-style sweets ( wagashi, 和菓子).

4 Sweets and snacks ( okashi ( おかし), oyatsu ( おやつ)).

3.8 Pickled or salted foods ( tsukemono, 漬け物).

3.7 Soups ( suimono ( 吸い物) and shirumono ( 汁物)).

3.2 Grilled and pan-fried dishes ( yakimono, 焼き物).

3 Common Japanese main and side dishes (okazu, おかず).

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