I love to cook, but before I can cook I always need to stop and shop at the supermarket! While some food in Japan takes on a similar name to its American counterpart (hamburger - hanbaaga), the majority will have a Japanese name. So let's go shopping at the supermarket and learn names for a variety of fruits, veggies, dairy and meats!
Yasai - vegetable
やさい
야사이
야채
Daikon - radish
だいこん
다이콘
무
Ninjin - carrot
にんじん
닌진
당근
Nasu - eggplant
なす
나스
가지
Tomorokoshi - corn
ともろこし
토모로코시
옥수수
kabocha - pumpkin
カボチャ
南瓜
카보챠
1. 호박. 〔동의어〕とうなす(토-나스)·なんきん(난킨). 〔참고〕 인도차이나의 캄보디아에서 전해진 데서 붙인 이름.