unagi
Glazed eel dish
Unagi is freshwater eel, especially as prepared in Japanese cuisine—grilled and glazed with a sweet soy-based sauce.
It appears in sushi, rice bowls, and as a standalone dish: I'll have the unagi don.
The word entered English pop culture through a *Friends* episode where a character mistakenly uses it to mean a state of total awareness.
Hand-formed rice with topping
- sashimiThinly sliced raw fish
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
- riceStaple cereal grain
- wasabiPungent green root paste
soy · ginger · omakase · itamae · counter · preparation · freshness · seasonal
Japanese rice bowl dish
- tareUnladen container weight
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
savory · succulent · rich · fatty · umami · summer · stamina · specialty
Non-saline aquatic environment
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- elongateTo make longer
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
nocturnal · elver · japonica · spawning · aquaculture · endangered · river · lake
State of keen awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- readinessState of being prepared
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
- focusConcentrated attention point
concentration · mindfulness · perception · sharpness · keenness · watchfulness · preparedness · wariness
nigiri
Hand-formed rice with topping
wasabi · soy · ginger · omakase · itamae · counter · preparation · freshness · seasonal · pressed
donburi
Japanese rice bowl dish
- tareUnladen container weight
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
smoky · savory · succulent · rich · fatty · umami · summer · stamina · specialty · Nagoya
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- elongateTo make longer
slimy · nocturnal · elver · japonica · spawning · aquaculture · endangered · river · lake
vigilance
State of keen awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- readinessState of being prepared
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
focus · concentration · mindfulness · perception · sharpness · keenness · watchfulness · preparedness · wariness · caution
- ShizuokaMount Fuji, green tea, wasabi, tea plantations, strawberries
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- Japanese foodsushi, ramen, tempura, sashimi, miso
- sushisushi, nigiri, sashimi, maki, temaki
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
- Asian Fishbarramundi, carp, grass carp, silver carp, koi