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 /suːʃi/ · noun
- A dish of prepared vinegared rice, often served with raw or cooked seafood, vegetables, or egg, and sometimes with additional ingredients such as wasabi or soy sauce. Related: sashimi, maki, nigiri, tempura.
- TEMPURA /tɛmˈpʊrə/ · noun
- A Japanese dish of lightly battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables, often served with a dipping sauce. Related: battered, deep-fried, fritter, sauté.
- RAMEN /ræmɛn/ · noun
- A Japanese noodle soup dish made with wheat noodles and a rich broth, often served with various toppings such as pork, boiled eggs, and green onions. Ramen is a popular comfort food in Japan and has gained worldwide recognition. Related: noodle soup, Japanese noodle dish, wonton soup, udon.
- UDON /ˈuːdɒn/ · noun
- A type of Japanese noodle made from wheat flour, typically served in a hot broth or with dipping sauce. Related: noodle, ramen, soba, udang.
- SOBA /soʊbə/ · noun
- A type of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour, often served cold with dipping sauce. Soba noodles are typically thin and have a nutty flavor. Related: noodle, ramen, udon, somen.
- SASHIMI /sæˈʃiːmi/ · noun
- Thinly sliced raw fish, typically served without cooking, often as part of Japanese cuisine. Related: raw fish, sushi, sashay, raw meat.
- MISO /mɪˈsoʊ/ · noun
- A savory paste made from fermented soybeans and salt, used in Japanese cooking to add flavor to soups, sauces, and marinades. Related: soy paste, fermented soybean paste, Japanese seasoning.
- TOFU /təʊfuː/ · noun
- A food made from soybeans, often used in East Asian cuisine, and often sold in a block or as a soft, creamy paste. Related: soybean product, bean curd, soy cheese, mung bean product.
- WASABI /wəˈsɑːbɪ/ · noun
- A pungent condiment made from the grated root of the wasabi plant, used to add flavor to Japanese dishes. It is also known as Japanese horseradish. Related: horseradish, Japanese horseradish, Japanese mustard, pungent condiment.
- NORI /noʊriː/ · noun
- Thin sheets of seaweed, often used in Japanese cuisine, particularly in sushi and maki rolls. Nori is typically made from the red algae species Porphyra yezoensis or Porphyra tenera. Related: seaweed, kombu, wakame, dulse.
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