Thanks for the updates. I was lectured about the varieties of salmon until I blushed at a sushi place in downtown LA when I ordered sake and was given smoked salmon when I thought it would be fresh. When I asked the chef about it I received the described lecture. This was almost 30 years ago and I have NEVER seated myself at the counter of a sushi restaurant again.
It does *not* mean smoked salmon as opposed to regular salmon. @rabidreader, your LA sushi place was wrong (not to mention rude and pretentious). No one deserves a lecture about such a thing and I'm sorry to hear that they ruined counter sushi for you -- counter sushi places in Japan are either quick and easy or very sweet and jovial (or both). Speaking as a former Japan resident and Japanese speaker, I've never heard sake used for anything other than just "salmon." Ordering sake nigiri at a sushi joint in Tokyo will get you a wee cut of raw salmon on handpressed rice. Ordering sake tataki will get you seared salmon with ponzu sauce. And so on.
This quiz should not be called "sushi". Contrary to what most westerners (americans especially) think, sushi does not mean or refer to raw fish - it refers to the vinegared rice (the rice is prepared with a syrup of sugar and rice vinegar - that's what makes it stick together). this is a list of names of fish, and a few other ingredients in japanese.
20/21. Missed Hamachi because I don't even know what a yellowtail is in English. Conversationally fluent in Japanese through studies and working abroad.
As a general rule, can we just allow prawn for any shrimp answer on this site? Obviously it's a US site, so shrimp should be the answer that's displayed, but for those of us outside North America it would be a much appreciated gesture. Forget what Paul Hogan told you, no Australian has ever thrown a 'shrimp' on a barbie.
I agree with all the the above to accept prawn. Ebi in Japanese means both shrimp AND prawn, there's no difference.
...also, easy stuff, except for take (because I have never heard mushroom called that, take means bamboo among other non-food things, and I have often seen bamboo shoots available in sushi restaurants). Sushi lover combined with several years of studying Japanese!
I'd always thought that prawns were the big ones and shrimp the little ones, but admittedly I'm not a marine biologist! It is true to say though that the English word that's generally used in prawn, whereas the more common term in American seems to be shrimp.
You are 100% wrong that tehere is no difference between a prawn and a shrimp . Yes, they look similar and both have 10 feet. But that does not make them the same thing. Shrimp live in saltwater whereas Prawns live in fresh or brackish water. They also have differing body structures. SHrimps 2nd shell segement is entirely on the outside. In otherwords, it overlaps on TOP of 1st segment and 3rd segment. In a prawn, the segments overlap the next one and and so on the top of segment 2 rests UNDER the tail end of 1st segment. Additionally, prawns have 3 claws on their legs as opposed to 2 that shrimp have. FOr someone who wants to be as accurate as possible, you need to ensure you research before stating "despite popular misconception, there is no difference"
"The terms shrimp and prawn themselves lack scientific standing. Over the years, the way they are used has changed, and in contemporary usage the terms are almost interchangeable. "
really? you are quoting wikipedia? we all know how accurate that always is. I used wikipedia and found Kinsasha as the largest city in Africa yet you vehemently argued against that, even though you were using urban areas and not citysize. Want to learn what the difference between shrimp and prawns are? Here is a link, just as credible as wikipedia
Just to pick a nit, this quiz would be better named as Japanese Food Translations (as per the quiz description), because none of these items are necessarily "sushi" except for Kappa Maki. Sushi refers specifically to the vinegar-rice preparation used to make nigiri, maki, etc. The literal translation of sushi is "sour rice."
That threw me off as well. I'd have thought that if it were to be allowed as a substitute, it would be for salmon roe, given that the word is actually in the answer. After roe revealed flying fish eggs, I assumed that there wouldn't be another.
Being a non-native English speaker living in Japan, I found myself in the humurous situation of knowing what Hamachi and Hotate are, but having no idea what they're called in English.
...also, easy stuff, except for take (because I have never heard mushroom called that, take means bamboo among other non-food things, and I have often seen bamboo shoots available in sushi restaurants). Sushi lover combined with several years of studying Japanese!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn
"The terms shrimp and prawn themselves lack scientific standing. Over the years, the way they are used has changed, and in contemporary usage the terms are almost interchangeable. "
https://www.southernliving.com/food/seafood/difference-between-shrimp-prawns