Traditional Japanese Foods

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape

  • The traditional Japanese dessert, mochi, is made from pounded sticky rice.
  • I love snacking on mochi while watching movies.
  • Let's grab some mochi and chill at the park.
  • Her words were like sweet mochi, comforting and satisfying to the soul.

noun a Japanese rice ball typically filled with fish, seaweed, or other ingredients

  • The traditional Japanese lunchbox often includes onigiri, a rice ball filled with various ingredients.
  • I always grab an onigiri from the convenience store for a quick snack.
  • Let's meet up and grab some onigiri for lunch, it's so good!
  • The onigiri of life is filled with different experiences and challenges.