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Yamaimo – vague name that can denote either Dioscorea spp. (Japanese yam or Chinese yam) below. The root is often grated into a sort of starchy puree. The correct way is to grate the yam against the grains of the suribachi. Also the tubercle (mukago) used whole. Yamanoimo or jinenjo (Dioscorea japonica) – considered the true Japanese yam.
Yari (槍) is the term for a traditionally-made Japanese blade (日本刀; nihontō) [2] [3] in the form of a spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear. [4] The martial art of wielding the yari is called sōjutsu .
The name literally means "Japanese-style dressing". The standard wafu dressing consists of a mixture of Japanese soy sauce, rice vinegar and vegetable oil. There are many variations flavoured with additional ingredients such as aonori, grated ginger, umeboshi puree, wasabi or citrus fruits such as yuzu.
Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.
Japanese cuisine has a vast array of regional specialities known as kyōdo ryōri (郷土料理) in Japanese, many of them originating from dishes prepared using local ingredients and traditional recipes. [1] While "local" ingredients are now available nationwide, and some originally regional dishes such as okonomiyaki and Edo-style sushi have ...
Maki-zushi (巻き寿司, rolled sushi) consists of rice and other ingredients rolled together with a sheet of nori. [4] [2] [3] Chu maki (中巻き, medium roll) is a medium-sized rolled maki sushi usually containing several ingredients [2] Futo maki (太巻き, large or fat roll) is a thick rolled maki sushi containing multiple ingredients [4 ...
In Japan, the abundantly caught surume ika or Japanese flying squid, available from early summer onwards, is used to make this dish. [ 2 ] [ 11 ] [ 13 ] In practice, other (more expensive) squid species are sometimes substituted, such as the yari ika ( spear squid ) or the aori ika ( bigfin reef squid ).
The Yari was a popular weapon throughout the feudal period of Japan, [2] being cheaper to produce and requiring less training than other contemporary battlefield weapons, and lending itself to close formations of ashigaru troops, in conjunction with firearms upon their adoption in Japan. The height of sōjutsu's popularity was immediately after ...