Japanese Food Word Search
Play a Japanese Food word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: SUSHI, TEMPURA, RAMEN, UDON, SOBA, SASHIMI, WAGYU, MISO, TOFU, WASABI, NORI, SHOYU.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Japanese Food word list, defined
- SUSHI /ˈsuːʃi/ · noun
- A Japanese dish made from rice seasoned with vinegar, usually served with ingredients such as raw fish, seafood, vegetables, egg, or tofu. The term can also refer to individual pieces of food and to various rice-based preparations, including nigiri and rolls.
- TEMPURA /tɛmˈpʊrə/ · noun
- A Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables coated in a light batter and deep-fried, usually served with a dipping sauce.
- RAMEN /ˈrɑːmən/ · noun
- A Japanese-style dish of wheat noodles served in a seasoned broth, usually with toppings such as sliced pork, seaweed, egg, and spring onions. The term also commonly refers to instant ramen, a packaged noodle product that is prepared by adding hot water. Related: noodle soup, noodles, instant noodles.
- UDON /ˈuːdɒn/ (British English), /ˈuːdɑːn/ (American English) · noun
- Udon is a thick, chewy noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. It may be served in broth, stir-fried with sauce and vegetables, or accompanied by other toppings. Related: Japanese-style wheat noodles, thick wheat noodles, wheat noodles.
- SOBA /ˈsoʊbə/ (US); /ˈsəʊbə/ (British) · noun
- Japanese-style noodles traditionally made from buckwheat flour, served chilled, in broth, or in salads and other dishes. Related: buckwheat noodles.
- SASHIMI /səˈʃiːmi/ · noun
- Raw fish or seafood sliced thinly and served without rice, usually with condiments such as soy sauce, wasabi, or pickled ginger. Related: raw fish, sliced raw fish, raw seafood.
- MISO /ˈmiːsoʊ/ · noun
- A savory, salty paste made from fermented soybeans, often combined with rice or barley. It is used as a seasoning and soup base in Japanese cuisine and is available in many varieties, including red, white, and yellow miso.
- TOFU /ˈtoʊfuː/ · noun
- A food made from coagulated soy milk, usually eaten in soft or firm blocks. It has a mild flavor and a texture ranging from silky and delicate to dense and springy. Related: bean curd, soybean curd, soy curd.
- WASABI /wəˈsɑːbi/ · noun
- A Japanese horseradish with a sharply pungent root, used in Japanese cuisine, especially with sushi and sashimi; the term can also refer to a prepared paste made from the root. Related: Japanese horseradish, horseradish.
- NORI /ˈnɔːri/ · noun
- An edible seaweed, especially the kind processed into thin, flat sheets and used in Japanese cooking. It is commonly served with sushi and may be plain, toasted, or seasoned. Related: seaweed, laver, dried seaweed.
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