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This Book has many Chapters. For a short introduction, click on each individual Link.
- How to use this Book
- What is Japanese Cuisine
- Vegetables & Fruit
- Hishishokubutsu 被子植物 Flowering Plants
- Rashishokubutsu 裸子植物 Naked Seed Plants
- Shidashokubutsu シダ植物 Ferns
- Kinoko 茸 Fungi
- Chiirui 地衣類, Tairui 苔類 Lichen & Moss
- Sôrui 藻類 Algae
- Nimaigai 二枚貝 Bivalves
- Fukusokukô 腹足綱 Gastropods
- Tôsokurui 頭足類 Cephalopods
- Tabankô 多板綱 Polyplacophora
- Kyokuhidôbutsu 棘皮動物 Echinodermata
- Shihôdôbutsu 刺胞動物 Cnidaria
- Bizakudôbutsu 尾索動物 Tunicate
- Kankeidôbutsu 環形動物 Annelida
- Wansokudôbutsu 腕足動物 Brachiopoda
- Kôkakurui 甲殻類 Crustaceans
- Kyôkakurui 鋏角類 Chelicerata
- Kôkotsugyorui 硬骨魚類 Bony Fish
- Nankotsugyorui 軟骨魚類 Cartilaginous Fish
- Konchû 昆虫 Insects
- Ryôseirui 両生類 Amphibians
- Hachûrui 爬虫類 Reptiles
- Tori 鳥 Birds
- Honyûrui 哺乳類 Mammals
- Kona 粉 & Denpun 澱粉 Flours & Starches
- Abura 油、脂 Oils & Fats
- Nyûseihin 乳製品 Dairy Products
- Inryô 飲料 Drinks
- Mizu 水 Water
- Ocha 御茶 Tea & Infusions
- Arukōru Inryô アルコール飲料 Alcoholic Beverages
- Gokihon’aji 五基本味 The Five Tastes
- Enmi 塩味 Saltiness
- Amami 甘味 Sweetness
- Sanmi 酸味 Sourness
- Nigami 苦味 Bitterness
- Umami うま味
- Koku コク, Kokumi コク味 Richness
- Karami 辛味 Heat (Hot Spice)
- Shokkan 食感 Texture
- Irozuke 色付け Coloring
- Sources & Further Reading
- Persons / Families / Clans Index
- Ainu Index
- Ryûkyûan Index
- Latin Index
- Main Index