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INDEX

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abalone (sea snails)

ama divers and

Aboriginal people

Adrià, Ferran

adzuki bean paste

agar-agar

Aihara, Takamitsu

Ainu Museum, Sapporo

Ainu people

Ajinomoto Company

Akebono (sumo)

alcoholic drinks

awamori

beer

Buddhism and

mirin

sake

shochu

wine

alcoholism

aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency

ama divers

Amagi, Mount

amazake (fermented rice drink)

amino acid(s)

in miso

Ando, Yoshio

anisakiasis parasite

Aokigahara forest

aonori seasoning

apples

kogyoku

Apron of Love (food show)

Aritsugu knives

Asashoryu (sumo)

Aspergillus glaucus mold

Aspergillus oryzae

Atkins diet

autolyzed yeast

awamori (distilled liquor)

ayu (river fish)

at Mibu

Bando, Mitsugoro

Barber, Kimiko

Barbot, Pascal

barracuda

“Baruto” (Kaido Höövelsen)

batakon (butter corn) ramen

Batchelor, John

bears

beef

consumption, historically, of

fond de veau

Kobe

Kyoto

mad cow disease and

from Matsusaka district

millefeuille

sashimi

shabu-shabu

sukiyaki

Wagyu

beer

massage of cows with

beni imo. See sweet potatoes

Bistro SMAP (television segment)

black sugar (kokuto)

Blair, Tony

bluefin tuna

blue whales

Blumenthal, Heston

bonito. See also katsuobushi

decline in population of

katsuobushi fillets from

sashimi

The Book of Sake (Harper)

Bourdain, Anthony

Bourdas, Alexandre

Bow Wow Relaxation of Dogs Gallery, Osaka

buckwheat noodles

Buddhism

cuisine

Shingon “True Word”

El Bulli, Spain

the Burakumin (Japanese minority)

burdock root

butsukari-geiko exercise

carp

chanko nabe (sumo hot pot)

charcoal-fire cooking

Château de l’Eclair cooking school, France

Château Escoffier cooking school, France

cheese

umami flavor of

Chef of the Year competition

Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Chiaki (Osaka woman)

chicken

chanko nabe

sashimi

yakitori

China

ramen noodles from

sake from

soy sauce from

“Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”

chopsticks

etiquette for

clams

Mirugai

cod

sperm

cooking school(s)

chef apprenticeships and

Le Cordon Bleu (Paris)

Hattori Nutrition College (Tokyo)

Hifumi-an (Tokyo)

International Culinary Center (New York City)

Tsuji Culinary Institute (Osaka)

Cook, James

Le Cordon Bleu school, Paris, France

cows

diets of

massage of

Matsusaka-raised

Tajima-gyu “Japanese Black”

crabs

in Hokkaido

Culinary Olympics

Cwiertka, Katarzyna

daikon radishes

dairy

Daishi, Kobo

the Dalits (India)

Daruma, Osaka

dashi

katsuobushi in

konbu in

at Mibu

in Osaka

recipe for

as sauce/dip/batter base

umami flavor of

dengaku (tofu dish)

department stores

depachika food halls in

“devil’s tongue” (plant)

dim sum

Dotombori Street, Osaka

Ducasse, Alain

Edo. See also Tokyo

eel(s)

elvers

freshness of

grilled

roe

spine

tempura

eggplant

Emi (Japanese woman)

farmed

fish

konbu

wasabi

fast foods, Osakan

Fat Duck, England

fat intake

fermented foods. See also katsuobushi; miso; natto; sake; soy sauce

processes behind

umami flavor of

Le Figaro (newspaper)

fish. See seafood; specific types

Fisher, M. F. K.

flatfish

Flenley, Tony

fond de veau (stock)

On Food and Cooking (McGee)

food shows

food theme parks

France. See also Paris, France

diet variances, Japan v.

French Laundry, California

fruit

cost of

“miracle”

fu (dough)

fugu (blowfish)

poison in

Fuji, Mount

Fuka company

Fukuoka

ramen as specialty of

street-carts of

Fushimi quarter, Kyoto

garum (anchovy sauce)

gender bias, culinary

Genroku sushi chain

ginkgo nuts

glutamate

GMOs

gobi (fish)

Gourmet magazine

goya champaru dish

Great Kanto earthquake

green tea noodles

guanylate (ribonucleotide)

gyoza

Hakata ramen

Hamasu, Keishi

Hamilton, Dorothy Cann

hamo (pike conger)

at Mibu

Hanaya, Yohei

hangiri (cooking tub)

hara hachi-bu concept

Harper, Philip

harusame noodles

Hattori Nutrition College

Hattori, Yukio

Hayashi, Eiji

health. See also longevity

AIDs and

Alzheimer’s Disease and

asthma and

attention deficit disorder and

blood pressure and

buckwheat and

cancer and

cholesterol and

constipation and

dementia and

diabetes and

diet’s influence on

heart problems and

kito piro vegetables and

konbu and

longevity and

miso and

osteoporosis and

smoking and

strokes and

tofu and

tuberculosis and

vitamins/nutrients for

whale meat and

Hereford cows

herring, smoked

Hifumi-an restaurant, Tokyo

Higashikagawa

Hirobun restaurant, Kurama/Kibune

Hirohito, Emperor (of Japan)

Hiroshi (Osaka man)

Hiroshima

The History and Culture of Japanese Food: (Ishige)

H.I.S. travel company

hiyamugi noodles

Hokkaido Island. See also Sapporo

Ainu people of

konbu farming/processing on

Minamikayabe-cho on

homocysteine (amino acid)

Honshu Island. See also Tokyo

Höövelsen, Kaido. See “Baruto”

hot pot dishes

chanko nabe

nabemono

tofu

humpback whales

hydrolyzed soy protein

ice cream

miso

sesame

sweet potato

Ichiran restaurant, Fukuoka

Ieyasu, Tokugawa (“Father of Japan”)

“If MSG Is So Bad for You, Why Doesn’t Everyone in China Have a Headache?” (Steingarten)

Ikeda, Kikunae

ikejimi preservation

Inagaki, Goro

inosinate (ribonucleotide)

inosine monophosphate (IMP)

instant noodles

International Center, Kyoto

International Culinary Center, New York City

International Whaling Commission

An Introduction to the Food Industry (Tsuji, Y.)

irabu-jiru (snake stew)

Iron Chef (Ryori no Tetsujin) (food show)

Ishida, Hiroshi

Ishida, Tomiko

Ishige, Naomichi

isothiocyanates

izakaya (pub-diners)

Izu Peninsula

Izuu restaurant, Kyoto

Japan. See also Japanese diet

alcohol metabolization in

ama divers of

atomic attacks on

bias, ethnic, in

bias, gender, in

bias, xenophobic, in

Chef of the Year competition in

cooking schools in

food theme parks in

importation of food by

longevity in

map of

meat consumption, historic, of

pearl cultivation in

religious beliefs in

sakoku era in

salt production in

Shokuiku education program in

sumo wrestling in

Japan Cultural Center

Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art (Tsuji, S.). See also Tsuji, Shizuo

Japanese Culinary Association

Japanese diet. See also dashi; kaiseki ryori; noodles; rice; seaweed; soy; soy sauce; sushi; tempura

charcoal-fire cooking and

culinary rivalries and

etiquette tips related to

French cuisine/diet v.

health’s tie to

MSG and

simplicity as element of

tableware associated with

tea ceremonies and

texture’s importance in

umami flavoring and

Westernization of

whale meat in

Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

The Japan Times

jasmine tea

jelly drinks

jellyfish

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (film)

jizo (memorial statues)

Jogai Ichiba Market, Tokyo

J-Pop (music)

Junko (Kyoto woman)

Kadokami, Takeshi

Kahala restaurant, Osaka

Kaiseki (Murata)

kaiseki ryori (multicourse feasts)

elements essential to

hassan course in

history of

international appeal of

sakizuke course in

tableware for

kajimayaa (birthday party)

kake-soba

kakiage tendon (scallops dish)

kama-age-udon

kamaboko (fish cakes)

Kamebishi brewery, Higashikagawa

Kamegai, Satoru

Kansai region. See also Kobe; Kyoto; Osaka

cooking schools in

tempura in

Kanto region. See also Tokyo

cooking schools in

tempura in

Kappabashi-dori retail area, Tokyo

kappo (counter) restaurants

karaoke restaurants

Katori, Shingo

katsuobushi (fermented bonito filets)

dashi made with

at fish markets

processing of

as topping

umami flavor of

katsuobushi kezuriki (carpenter’s plane)

katsuramuki (“column peel”)

kaya-dofu (tofu)

Keller, Thomas

Kiddy Land, Tokyo

KidZania, Tokyo

Kikkoman soy sauce

Kikunoi restaurant, Kyoto

Kimura, Takuya

Kinai, Naohide

Kingdom of the Ryukyus. See also Okinawa

Kinjyo, Emiko

kinugoshi-dofu (“silk tofu”)

kito piro (Ainu mountain vegetables)

kitsune udon

knives, cooking

Kobayashi, Masuo

Kobayashi, Takamitsu

Kobe

beef of

cultural character of

springwaters of

Kobe earthquake (1995)

Kobori, Shuichiro

Kodama, Yusaku

koikuchi soy sauce

koji (fermenting agent)

Kokugikan Stadium, Tokyo

kokuto (black sugar)

kome miso

konbu (kelp). See also seaweed

dashi made with

farming/processing of

grades/variations of

health properties of

rishiri

in saba-zushi

shio (salt)

tororo

umami flavor of

weather’s impact on

wild

Kondo, Katsotoshi “Toshi”

on fish markets

on izakaya

on MSG

on noodles

Konishiki (sumo)

konnyaku

Kosaki, Kayo

Kosaki, Tamie

koshihikari rice

Koya, Mount

kuidaore (“eat till you bust”)

kura-gakoi process

Kurt (monk)

Kusanagi, Tsuyoshi

kushikatsu (fried breaded skewers)

kusuimun (medicinal foods)

kuzu (thickening agent)

Kwok, Robert Ho Man

kyo ryori. See Kyoto

Kyoto. See also kaiseki ryori

Cooking Circle of

fu as specialty of

Fushimi quarter of

Higashiyama district of

history/character of

kaiseki ryori as specialty of

Kamigyo-ku district of

karaoke restaurants in

markets of

noodles as specialty of

obanzai ryori in

pickles as specialty of

Ponto-cho district of

sake as specialty of

senshu mizu of

springwaters of

sushi as specialty of

tea ceremonies of

tofu as specialty of

Tokyo cuisine v.

vegetables as specialty of

Kyoto Imperial Palace

kyo yasai (Kyoto vegetables)

Kyushu Island

lemon, hirami

Lennon, John

lobsters

longevity. See also health

calorie restriction’s impact on

diet’s tie to

DNA v. lifestyle impacting

exercise/activity’s tie to

konbu and

miso and

of Okinawans

salt’s influence on

stress’s tie to

tofu and

whale meat and

Louis XIV, King (of France)

mackerel

freshness of

sushi

“mad cow disease” (BSE)

maki sushi

fish freshness and

gunkan

ura

mame miso

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Tokyo

maoi (“people’s bank”)

the Maori (Native Americans)

Marmite (yeast extract)

M*A*S*H (television show)

Matsuda, Kinbe

Matsuhisa, Nobu

Matsusaka region

matsutake mushrooms

mawashi (sumo garment)

McGee, Harold

meat

beef

boar, wild

chicken

consumption, historically, of

pork

skewers

umami flavor of

Mediterranean diet

Meguro Parasitological Museum, Tokyo

melons, Yubari King

Mibu, Tokyo

Michelin ratings

Mie Prefecture

Mikimoto, Kokichi

Minamikayabe-cho, Hokkaido Island

Minami Kayabe Fisheries Cooperative Association

minke whales

miora (flavoring)

mirin (rice wine)

Mirugai (sea squirt clams)

miso (fermented soy paste). See also soy

health benefits of

ice cream

kome

mame

mugi

as Osaka specialty

production of

ramen

sendai

soup

sushi and

umami flavor of

mochi cakes

modanyaki (stuffed pancake)

Modern Japanese Cuisine (Cwiertka)

molecular cuisine

momen-dofu (“cotton tofu”)

Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, Osaka

Le Monde newspaper

Monde Selection

monjayaki (pancake)

monosodium glutamate. See MSG

Moon, Sun Myung

Morford, John

Mori, Yoshifumi

moromi (fermentation mash)

MSG (monosodium glutamate)

health and

invention of

rice flavored with

umami’s relation to

mugi miso

mukkur (mouth instrument)

muoc mam (Vietnamese sauce)

Murata, Yoshihiro

mushiro (fermentation method)

mushrooms

matsutake

Shiitake

wood ear

nabemono (one-pot dishes)

Nagasaki

nagashi-somen

Nagoya

Naha, Okinawa

longevity research center in

market in

Nakai, Masahiro

Namiyoke Inari Shrine, Tokyo

National Assessment for New Sake

National Research Institute of Brewing

Natsumi (Kyoto woman)

natto (fermented soy dish)

The New England Journal of Medicine

New Sapper, Kyoto

New York Times

Nijo Market, Sapporo

nikiri sauce

ninja-themed restaurants

ninjitsu (rice molding)

Ninomiya, Kumiko

Nishiki Ichiba Market, Kyoto

Noda

Noguni, Sokan

noodles. See also specific noodles

buckwheat

green tea

harusame

hiyamugi

instant

ramen

restaurants

shirataki (glass)

soba

somen

udon

wheat

noren (restaurant curtains)

nori seaweed

Nuchi Masu salt company, Uruma

obanzai ryori (everyday Kyoto cuisine)

octopus

takoyaki (dumplings)

oden (stew)

Ogimi, Okinawa

Okada, Kanae

Oka, Mrs. (chef)

Okinawa

Ainu people in

black sugar as specialty of

calorie restriction in

diet in

exercise/activity levels in

longevity in

Naha market in

Ogimi village in

pork as staple of

salt as specialty of

snakes of

stress levels in

sweet potatoes as specialty of

Westernization of

Okinawa International University

Okinawan Centenarian Study

The Okinawa Program: (Willcox/Willcox/Suzuki)

Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science

okonomiyaki (stuffed pancake)

Okutan restaurant (Kyoto)

oligosaccharides

omachi rice

omakase (“I’ll let you decide”)

omega-3 oil

omurice (rice-filled omelet)

one-pots (nabemono)

Onoe stable, Tokyo

Ono, Jiro

The Oprah Winfrey Show

Osaka

airport in

cultural character of

dog cafes in

Dotombori Street in

fast foods as specialty of

Kita Shinchi district of

kitsune udon as specialty of

kuidaore concept in

kushikatsu as specialty of

markets of

minority population of

miso as specialty of

noodles, instant, in

okonomiyaki as specialty of

sushi in

takoyaki as specialty of

Tsuji Culinary Institute in

Osaka Miso Jyozo company

Osamu (chef)

Osatsu

Oshima, salts of

oysters

pearls from

parasites

Paris, France

Asian restaurants in

cab service in

Le Cordon Bleu school in

dietary health and

diet variances, Japan v.

fish markets in

kitchen/restaurant supplies in

parmesan cheese

pearls, cultivation of

performance-enhancing drugs

Perry, Matthew

pickles

as Kyoto specialty

Pocari Sweat sports drink

Pokéman Store, Tokyo

pork

breaded cutlets of

jelly drinks with

as Okinawan staple

ramen with

Spam

umami flavor and

prawns. See also shrimp

Pringles

Procter & Gamble

protein

in buckwheat

glutamate’s tie to

in miso

in whale meat

in yuba

Puck, Wolfgang

puffer fish. See fugu

radishes

daikon

ramen noodles

butter corn

in China

in Fukuoka

Hakata

miso

salted

in Sapporo

soy

in Tokyo

umami flavor of

yakisoba made with

Ramen World Champion

Ramen Yokocho (Ramen Alley), Sapporo

Ramsay, Gordon

Ramsay, Jeff

Ratatouille (film)

Reichl, Ruth

Rera Cise, Tokyo

restaurants

Ainu

El Bulli, Spain

conveyor-belt

Daruma, Osaka

Fat Duck, England

French Laundry, California

Genroku chain of

Hifumi-an, Tokyo

Hirobun, Kurama/Kibune

Ichiran, Fukuoka

Izuu, Kyoto

Kahala, Osaka

kaiseki

kappo (counter)

karaoke

Kikunoi, Kyoto

Mibu, Tokyo

New Sapper, Kyoto

ninja-themed

noodle

noren (curtains) of

Okutan, Kyoto

Rera Cise, Tokyo

SaQuaNa, France

shabu-shabu

sumo

sushi

Tapas Molecular Bar, Tokyo

Taruichi, Tokyo

tofu

whale

Yoshiba, Tokyo

rice

amazake

balls

health benefits of

Japan’s consumption of

japonica

koshihikari

molding of

omachi

sake produced from

sushi

rice vinegar

Richie, Donald

rikishi. See sumo wrestlers

rishiri konbu

Robuchon, Joël

Rosanjin, Kitaoji

Ryori no Tetsujin. See Iron Chef

saishikomi soy sauce

sake (rice wine)

alcohol content of

brewing/production of

decline in popularity of

fermentation and

genshu

grades of

hot v. cold

junmai ginjo

in Kyoto

lees

nama-

tasting

umami flavor of

sakoku era

salmon

in Hokkaido

parasites in

roe

wild

salt

as health benefit

as health detriment

konbu

as Okinawa specialty

ramen

soy-based

umami flavor and

Salt: (Takayasu)

Sammy’s Ebisu Plaza, Osaka

Samurai

Sapporo

Ainu Museum in

crab as specialty of

Nijo Market in

ramen as specialty of

SaQuaNa restaurant, France

Sasaki, Takahiko

Sasha (Serbian man)

sashimi. See also sushi

beef

chicken

chopsticks and

knives

at Mibu

preparation of

sauce(s)

fish

garum

muoc mam

nikiri

for okonomiyaki

soy

for sushi

for tempura

Worcestershire

yakitori

scallops

dried

kakiage tendon

sea bream

sea cucumbers

roe

seafood. See also sashimi; sushi; specific types

consumption statistics for

dried

farming of

fish sauce from

freshness of

frozen

health benefits of

ikejimi preservation method for

at markets

parasites in

tempura

umami flavor and

sea pineapple (hoya)

sea slug entrails

sea snails. See abalone

sea urchin (uni)

seaweed. See also konbu

ama divers and

at fish markets

health properties of

konbu

nori

pickled

umi-budo

wakame

sendai miso

senshu mizu (Kyoto eggplant)

September Grand Tournament, Tokyo

sesame ice cream

shabu-shabu

shark’s fin

sharkskin graters

Shaved Fish (album)

Shiitake mushrooms

Shikoku Island

Shimoneseki, fugu in

Shingon Buddhism

Shinjuku Rail Station, Tokyo

Shinkansen (bullet train)

Shinobu, Etsuko

Shinsekai Market, Osaka

Shintoism

Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum, Yokohama

shio konbu (salt konbu)

shio ramen (salt ramen)

Shiraishi, Yoshiaki

Shirakabeso inn, Shizuoka

shirako (cod’s sperm)

shirataki (glass) noodles

shiro soy sauce

Shizuoka region

shochu (spirit)

shojin ryori

Shokuiku education program

Shomben Yokocho (“Piss Alley”), Tokyo

shrimp

at fish markets

tempura

shukubo (religious hostels)

Simon, François

SMAP band (Sport, Music, Assemble, People)

SMAPxSMAP (television show)

smoking

snake(s)

stew

soba noodles

somen noodles

Sound of the Sea dish (Fat Duck)

soups (saimono)

southern right whales

soy. See also specific products

freeze-dried

health benefits of

hydrolyzed protein of

miso made from

natto made from

ramen

salt

tofu made from

yuba from milk of

soy sauce

artisanal

brewing/production of

consumption statistics for

as dip/sauce base

types of

umami flavor of

variations on

Spam

springwaters

of Kobe

of Kyoto

squid

freshness of

tempura

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (film)

Steingarten, Jeffrey

Stimson, Henry L.

stocks

dashi

fond de veau

stonefish

stress

sugar

black

wasanbonto

sukiyaki (beef dish)

Sumo Monster (Yamamotoyama)

sumo wrestlers

diets of

health of

international

performance-enhancing drug use by

September Grand Tournament for

training of

yokozuna ranking among

supermarkets

sushi. See also maki sushi; sashimi

barracuda

chopsticks and

classes

cuts of

fish freshness and

fish markets and

in food halls

funa-zushi

haya-zushi (quick)

history of

kaiten (conveyor-belt)

in Kyoto

maki

nare-zushi

nigiri

oshi-zushi

parasites and

rice for

saba-zushi

sake v. beer with

sauces for

in Shimoneseki

tips for ordering

in Tokyo

wasabi with

Suzuki, Makoto

sweet potatoes (beni imo)

Synsepalum dulcificum (“miracle fruit”)

Tabelog (review Web site)

tableware

chopsticks and

for kaiseki meals

tai chi

Taira, Matsu

Tajima-gyu “Japanese Black” cows

Takayasu, Masakatsu

takoyaki (octopus dumplings)

tamago (rolled omelet)

Tama no Hikari brewery, Kyoto

tamari soy sauce

Tampopo (film)

Tapas Molecular Bar, Tokyo

tapeworms

Taruichi restaurant, Tokyo

taurine

TCI. See Tsuji Culinary Institute

tea ceremonies

etiquette/procedures in

as Kyoto specialty

tea, jasmine

Teiichi, Yuki

temperature(s)

frying

of noodles

of sake

tempura

batter

cooking temperature for

fish

in food halls

sauce

in Tokyo

vegetable

tenkasu (fried batter)

teppanyaki (food cooked on hot plate)

teriyaki

Thailand

Thatcher, Margaret

The Theory of Evolution of Epicurism (Tsuji, Y.)

thickening agents

Toba

tofu. See also soy

chopping tips for

“cotton” (momen)

decline in popularity of

dengaku dish

fermented (tofuyo)

in food halls

freeze-dried (kaya-dofu)

health benefits of

in Kyoto

restaurants

“silk” (kinugoshi)

texture of

yuba byproduct of

toilets

toishi (sharpening whetstone)

toji (master brewer)

Tokitaizan (sumo)

Toko, Akira

Tokyo

Ainu population in

cab service in

child friendliness of

depachika in

Ginza district of

Golden Gai district of

Harajuku district of

Hattori Nutrition College in

izakaya in

Kabukicho district of

Kagurazaka district of

Kappabashi-dori retail area of

kitchen/restaurant supplies in

Kyoto cuisine v.

markets of

miso from

monjayaki in

population of

ramen as specialty of

Ryogoku district of

Shibuya district of

Shinjuku district of

Shinjuku Rail Station in

sushi as specialty of

tempura as specialty of

Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market “Tsukiji”

relocation of

tomato(es)

miso with

soup, chilled

umami flavor and

tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlets)

tororo konbu

trout

True World company

Tsuji Culinary Institute (TCI)

Tsuji, Shizuo

on ayu

on cooking knives

culinary school founding by

on kaiseki

on katsuobushi

on meat consumption

on miso

on ramen

on sake

on shabu-shabu

on street/fast foods

on sushi

on tempura batter

on tofu

on yakitori sauces

Tsuji, Yoshiki

Tsukiji. See Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market “Tsukiji”

tuna

bluefin

cost of

decline in population of

at fish markets

freshness of

frozen

turmeric

turtle soup base

“Typhoon Preparedness Kits”

Uda, Haruyoshi

Uda, Ikuko

udon

kitsune

uimaru (social structures)

ujinimun (nutritional foods)

Ukita family

umami flavor

of fish

MSG and

of ramen noodles

of sake

of salt

of soy sauce

Umami Information Center

umi-budo seaweed

uni. See sea urchin

United Kingdom

calorie intake in

United Nations

United States

calorie intake in

Food and Drug Administration

military bases, in Japan

University of Shizuoka

Uruma, Okinawa

usukuchi soy sauce

Valrhona chocolate

vegetables

health benefits of

kito piro

kyo yasai

market presentation of

vegetarianism

history of

Koyo-san

in Kyoto

obanzai ryori and

Veronica (nun)

vinegar drinks

Wadakin ranch, Matsusaka

Wagyu beef

wakame seaweed

wanko-soba noodles

wasabi (Wasabia japonica)

farming of

grating of

industrial v. fresh

with sushi

wasanbonto sugar

whales

consumption of

as endangered species

wheat noodles

whitebait

Wilcox, Derek

wild boar

wild konbu

Willcox, Bradley

Willcox, Craig

women, bias against

Worcestershire sauce

World Health Organization

World War II

xiao long bao (Taiwanese soup dumplings)

Yaizu

Yaizu Fish Manufacturing Park

yakisoba (fried ramen noodles)

yakitori (grilled skewers)

in Tokyo

Yamamoto, Shigehiro

Yamamotoyama. See Sumo Monster

yams

yanagi (knife)

Yano, Hiroyuki

yatai (street-cart stalls)

Yokohama

Yoshiba restaurant, Tokyo

yoshoku dishes (Japanese-Western)

yuba (soy milk skin)

yukata (dressing gowns)

yuta (healers)

zaru-soba

Zen monks