| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| traditional Japanese soup | miso soup | 82%
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| battered and fried shrimp, fish, and vegetables | tempura | 80%
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| sticky rice cakes that kill people every New Years | mochi | 58%
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| This licorice black seaweed is pounded into paper-like sheets and used to roll everything from sushi to lunch-time rice balls. | nori | 53%
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| the Japanese word for sea urchin | uni | 51%
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| condiment that is squirted in criss-cross patterns over everything from takoyaki to cheap sushi to even pizza | mayonnaise | 47%
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| boiled soybeans | edamame | 46%
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| strips of meat boiled at the table | shabu shabu | 32%
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| family dish boiled at the table and cooked with a raw egg dropped into the broth | sukiyaki | 32%
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| This rice bowl dish is often translated as "happy family" because it contains both chicken and egg | oyakodon | 29%
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| a bread pastry with bean paste in the center, and a popular cartoon character | anpan | 26%
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| fatty tuna, usually served on a bed of vinegar rice | toro | 24%
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| Japanese meat and potatoes | nikujaga | 20%
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| a sushi roll made with cucumber slices | kappa maki | 19%
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| tiny dried fish used as seasoning on other foods | jako | 2%
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