Useful+food+words

This page is for when you're all, "hm, I want to buy non-fat milk but I have no idea which of the ten different milks it is" or "WHAT THE HECK IS THIS" page.

Watch out for 敬語 (keigo) or the more formal, polite way of talking at restaurants and shops. 飲み放題「のみほうだい」[nomihoudai]：　All you can drink :: Usually for a set time, like 90 minutes or 2 hours. 食べ放題「たべほうだい」[tabehoudai]：　All you can eat :: Also usually for a set time like 90 minutes or 2 hours. 持ち帰り「もちかえり」[mochikaeri] : take out こちらで　お召し上がれでスカ？「ここでおめしあがれですか」[kokode omeshiagaredesuka] : Are you eating here? あたためはいいですか？[atatamewa iidesuka] : Do you want this heated up? (usually said at conbinis)
 * Restaurant Words & Phrases**

野菜「やさい」[yasai] vegetables 果物「くだもの」[kudamono] fruits
 * Food**

魚「さかな」[sakana] fish 肉「にく」[niku] meat (but generally doesn't include processed pork like ham or bacon) 牛肉「ぎゅうにく」[gyu niku] beef 豚肉「ぶたにく」[buta niku] pork 魚介/魚介類 [gyokai/gyokairui] Marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

牛乳「ぎゅうにゅう」[gyuunyuu]：　milk nonfat milk: look for kanji with 無 (mu) in it. This kanji means "non" or "nothing" チーズ (chiizu)：　cheese (most super markets have a mixed cheese that is pretty good for melting, awful for eating plain.) ヨーグルト (yooguruto)：　Yogurt. Comes in both plain flavors as well as sweetened and fruit flavors.

おにぎり：　rice balls (Types) ツナマヤ： tuna-mayo (like the kind of tuna you'd find in a tunafish sandwich)

だし　「dashi」：　sold either in powder form or in liquid form, Dashi is a type of fish stock that's used in many Japanese dishes like miso soup. みりん (mirin) : typical ingredient used in Japanese cooking. 油「あぶら」(abura) : oil 酢「す」 (su) : vinegar
 * Spices, Seasonings, and Sauces**

きびだんご　Kibi Dango：　One of Okayama's famous omiyage. Made from millet, a type of grain. Momotaro is said to have eaten these to grow strong and defeat the demons. 白桃 Hakutou: White Peaches Please try some while you're here.
 * Recommended Foods**