Glossary

This page contains a glossary of sushi terms and will serve as a reference for all the sushi vocabulary you will ever need to navigate trough the menu at any sushi bar in the world.

 

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There are currently 33 names in this directory beginning with the letter K.
kabayaki
grilled eel on skewers

kabocha
squash

kabu
small white turnip

kai
shellfish (generic term)

kaibashira
eye of scallop

kajiki
swordfish

kaki
winter oysters

kamaboko
cured surimi (fish paste)

kamasu
barracuda

kani
crab meat

kani-kama
fake crab meat

kanpachi
amberjack

kappa
cucumber

karei
flounder, flatfish

katsui-boshi
dried bonito fish

katsuo
bonito fish

kawahagi
filefish

kazunoko
herring roe

kenmedai
golden eye snapper

kibinago
silver herring

kidai
yellow seabream

kihada maguro
yellowfin tuna

kikurage
dried fungus

kimachi
small yellowtail

kinoko
mushrooms (generic term)

kohada
gizzard shad

konomono
pickled vegetables

kosho
pepper

koyadofu
freeze-dried tofu

kujira
whale

kuro goma
black sesame seeds

kurodai
snapper

kuruma-ebi
tiger prawn