What japanese food is this?

Question

I bought some kind of noodley-plate thing in Tokyo.

There were these circles of ..something..that had purplish edges, a white circle and a pinkish spiral on.

Err..what was it!?

(It was great XD)

Thanks!

Ran

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Answer 1

By the way, those spiral things are common to many Asian cultures, not just Japanese. The Chinese have similar flavored things called 鱼丸 (fish ball) though they are usually pork flavored. The Koreans also have them, usually a bit more glutenous. Well, at least they seem similar to me.

Answer 2

my guess is sea urchin

Answer 3

It should be naruto, if you mean the little swirly thing in this- http://chiba.cool.ne.jp/226kawasaki/0603...

or at least something that looks like it.

Answer 4

egg plant purple round

don't have a clue on pink thing

Answer 5

Its Japanese fish cake also call kamaboko (蒲鉾, Kamaboko). It is a variety of Japanese processed seafood products, called surimi, in which various white fish are pureed, formed into distinctive loaves, and then steamed until fully cooked and firm in texture. The steamed loaves are then sliced and served unheated (or chilled) with various dipping sauces or sliced and included in various hot soups, one-dish meals, or noodle dishes. Kamaboko is typically sold in semicylindrical, Quonset hut-shaped loaves. Some kamaboko are made so that a slice looks like an object. The most common pattern is a simple spiral - sometimes referred to as "naruto" in reference to a well known tidal whirlpool near the Japanese city of Naruto.



Pink and white kamaboko although the Japanese name for kamaboko is becoming increasingly common outside of Japan, some extant English names for kamaboko are fish paste, fish loaf, fish cake, and fish sausage. Tsuji recommends using the Japanese name in English because no adequate English name exists, other than the Jewish dish, gefilte fish, which is somewhat similar.

Red-skinned kamaboko and white kamaboko are typically served at celebratory and holiday meals, as the red and white colors are considered to bring good luck.

Kamaboko has been made in Japan since the 14th century and is now available nearly worldwide. The simulated crab meat product kanikama (short for kani-kamaboko), the best known form of surimi in the West, is a type of kamaboko. In Japan, chīkama (cheese plus kamaboko) is commonly sold in convenience stores as a pre-packaged snack food.

Hope it help

Answer 6

The only "noodley" type Japanese dish that I can think of that uses the "pinkish spiral" objects is Ramen!

If the noodles came in a salty broth and had toppings like pickled bamboo shoots, konbu (seaweed), hardboiled egg, beansprouts and meat, then there is no doubt of it being ramen. Some ramen bowls also come with that pink spiral called "narutomaki" made out of fish paste. Too bad there's no picture. It would have been easier to identify your dish.

Answer 7

are they potato?

Answer 8

naruto, i think some people call it fish cake.