Japanese food glossary
Japanese enjoy foods in season.
Learn about the seasonality of Japanese ingredients.
Sep.Seasonal foods
85 foods
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Abalone
あわび：Awabi
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Aguu pork
あぐー豚：Aguubuta
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Avocado
アボカド：Abokado
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Bacon
ベーコン：Beikon
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Banana
バナナ：Banana
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Beef
牛肉：Gyuniku
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Bitter gourd
にがうり（ゴーヤ）：Gouya
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Bonito
かつお：Katsuo
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Cabbage
キャベツ：Kyabetsu
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Celery
セロリ：Serori
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Chestnut
くり：Kuri
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Chicken
鶏肉：Toriniku
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Crab
カニ：Kani
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Deer
鹿肉：Shikaniku
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Duck meat
合鴨肉：Aigamoniku
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Eel
うなぎ：Unagi
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Egg
たまご（鶏卵）： Tamago
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Eggplant
なす：Nasu
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Fig
いちじく：Ichijiku
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Flying Fish
とびうお：Tobiuo
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Ginkgo nuts
ぎんなん：Ginnan
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Goat meat
山羊肉：Yaginiku
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Grapes
ぶどう：Budou
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Hairtail
たちうお：Tachiuo
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Hanasaki crab
はなさきがに：Hanasaki-kani
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Hida beef
飛騨牛：Hida gyuniku
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Hinai chicken
比内地鶏：Hinaidori
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Hokke (Okhotsk atka mackerel)
ほっけ：Hokke
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Horsemeat
馬肉：Baniku
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Kampachi (young yellowtail)
かんぱち：Kampachi
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Karei (flounder)
かれい：Karei
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Kegani (hairy crab or horsehair crab)
けがに：Kegani
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Kelp
こんぶ：Konbu
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Kobe beef
神戸牛： Kobe gyu
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Kuroge-wagyu (Japanese black cattle)
黒毛和牛：Kurogewagyu
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Lamb
ラム：Ramu
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Maezawa beef
前沢牛：Maezawa gyuniku
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Maitake mushroom
まいたけ：Maitake
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Matsutake mushroom
まつたけ：Matsutake
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Matsuzaka beef
松坂牛：Matsuzaka gyuniku
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Muscat grapes
マスカット：Masukatto
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Mutton
マトン：Maton
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Nagoya Cochin (chicken)
名古屋コーチン：Nagoyakochin
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Nashi (Asian pear)
なし：Nashi
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Octopus
タコ：Tako
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Ohmi beef
近江牛：Ohmi gyuniku
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Onion
たまねぎ：Tamanegi
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Peanuts
ピーナッツ：Piinattsu
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Pike conger
はも：Hamo
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Platinum pork
白金豚：Hakkinton
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Pork
豚肉：Butaniku
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Potato
じゃがいも：Jagaimo
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Prawn
くるまえび：Kurumaebi
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Pumpkin
かぼちゃ：Kabocha
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Salmon
さけ：Sake
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Salmon roe
いくら：Ikura
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Sardine
いわし：Iwashi
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Saury
さんま：Sanma
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Sausages
ソーセージ：Soseiji
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Sea Squirt
ほや：Hoya
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Shamo (game fowl)
軍鶏：Shamo
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Shekwasha (flat lemon)
シークワーサー：Shiikwasaa
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Shiitake mushroom
しいたけ：Shiitake
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Shimeji mushroom
しめじ：Shimeji
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Short-necked Clam
あさり：Asari
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Shrimp
えび：Ebi
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Spotted Sardine
こはだ：Kohada
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Squid
イカ：Ika
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String beans
いんげん：Ingen
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Sudachi (citrus fruit）
すだち：Sudachi
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Sweet potato
さつまいも：Satsuma-imo
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Tajima beef
但馬牛：Tajima gyuniku
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Tangerine
みかん：Mikan
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Taro
さといも：Sato-imo
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Tsumire (fish meatballs) & fish sausage
つみれ・魚肉ソーセージ：Tsumire & Gyoniku sooseiji
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Tuna
まぐろ：Maguro
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Wagyu
和牛：Wagyu
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Wasabi
わさび：Wasabi
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Wild duck
鴨肉：Kamoniku
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Winter melon
とうがん：Togan
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Yamagata beef
山形牛：Yamagata gyuniku
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Yonezawa beef
米沢牛：Yonezawa gyuniku
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Young sardine
しらす：Shirasu
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Young Yellowtail
はまち：Hamachi
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Zucchini
ズッキーニ：Zukkiini