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Author's note: Some of the food being exclusively indigenous to or only eaten in Japan, no English names exist for them! I shall do my best to find their Latin names!  
  
Tachiuo: Scabbard Fish (see picture) 
Tai: Seabream(see picture) (see picture) (see picture) (see picture) 
Seabream varieties:   Akaamadai=Amadai=Shiroamadai=Guji=Akakuzuna=Shirakawa 
                                =Shiroguji (Snapper=Japanese Tilefish)  
                                Akaishidai=Madai=Narutodai (Porgy) 
                                Akajin=Akajinmiibai=Maakajii (Blue Spotted Grouper) 
                                Akajinmiibai=Akajin=Maakajii (Blue Spotted Grouper) 
                                Akakuzuna=Amadai=Akaamadai=Shiroamadai=Guji=Sherakawa 
                                =Shiroguji (Snapper=Japanese Tilefish)  
                                Amadai=Akaamadai=Shiroamadai=Guji=Akakuzuna=Shirakawa 
                                =Shiroguji (Snapper=Japanese Tilefish)  
                                Ara=Kue=Moroko (Kelp Bass, Kelp Grouper, Saladfish) 
                                Chidai  
                                Guji=Amadai=Akaamadai=Shiroamadai=Akakuzuna=Sherakawa 
                                =Shiroguji (Snapper=Japanese Tilefish) 
                                Hasu(Parrot bass, Stone Flounder, Striped Knifejaw) 
                                 =Kuchiguro=Shimadai=Ishidai   
                                 Heidai  
                                 Ishidai (Parrot bass, Stone Flounder, Striped Knifejaw) 
                                 =Kuchiguro=Shimadai=Hasu  
                                 Ishigakidai 
                                 Kasugo=Kodai=Suzumedai (Young Porgy) 
                                 Kidai (Yellow seabream)  
                                 Kinmeidai  
                                 Kodai=Kasugo=Suzumedai  
                                 Koshiodai=Meichidai=Tamami  
                                 Kue=Ara=Moroko (Kelp Bass, Kelp Grouper, Saladfish) 
                                 Kuchiguro(Parrot bass, Stone Flounder, Striped Knifejaw) 
                                 =Ishidai =Shimadai=Hasu  
                                 Kurodai  
                                 Madai=Akaishidai=Narutodai (Porgy)  
                                 Maakajii=Akajin=Akajinmiibai=(Blue Spotted Grouper) 
                                 Meichidai=Tamami=Koshioudai  
                                 Moroko=Ara=Kue (Kelp Bass, Kelp Grouper, Saladfish) 
                                 Narutodai=Akaishidai=Madai (Porgy) 
                                 Sakuradai  
                                 Sakuradai related sushi variety: "Sakurazushi"   
                                 ("Nigiri topped with sakuradai and wrapped with  
                                 cherry tree leaf)  
                                 Shimadai(Parrot bass, Stone Flounder, Striped Knifejaw) 
                                 =Kuchiguro=Ishidai =Hasu  
                                 ShiroamadaiAmadai=Akaamadai=Shiroamadai=Guji=Akakuzuna 
                                 =Shirakawa=Shiroguji (Snapper=Japanese Tilefish)  
                                Shiroguji=ShiroamadaiAmadai=Akaamadai=Shiroamadai=Guji 
                                =Akakuzuna =Shirakawa (Snapper=Japanese Tilefish)  
                                 Suzumedai=Kasugo=Kodai  
                                 Tamami=Meichidai=Koshioudai 
Seabream Sushi variety: Amadai no Konbujime (seabream meat  
                                     simmered in seaweed broth)   
Tai no Oroshi-ni: Simmered seabream 
Tairagi (Matairaigi=Tairagai): Pen Shell (see picture) 
Tairagai (Matairaigi=Tairagi): Pen Shell (see picture) 
Takasago (Gurukun=Kaabukaa=Kabukkuwataa): Banana Fish, Blacktip Fusilier 
Takenoko: Bamboo Shoots (see picture) 
Tako: Octopus (see picture)  
Octopus varieties:   Hitokuchidako=Iidako 
                              Iidako=Hitokuchidako  
                              Katsudago  
                              Madako (see picture) 
                              Mizudako  
                              Nidako  
Tako no Sakura-ni: Simmered octopus 
Takuan: Pickled daikon radish 
Tamago: Egg 
Egg related ingredient: "tamagoyaki" (Hapanese sweet omelette)  
Egg related sushi variety: "Oboro" (Japanese-style sweet scrambled  
                                      eggs)  
                                      "Oboromaki" (Long thin roll containing above)  
Tamami (Koshiodai=Meichidai): Seabream variety   
Taman (Hamafueki=Wiza=Mayu): Bluestreak Emperor, Green Snapper 
Tara: Cod  
Cod varieties: Madara  
Cod related ingredient: (Tara no Shinko = Tarako) (Female cod egg pouch)  
                                   Shirako (Male cod sperm sacs) (see picture) 
Tarabagani: Crab variety  
Tokobushi:  (see picture) 
Taroimo: Taro 
Taro related ingredient: Tororo (grated taro)  
Tekkazushi: Tuna rolled sushi 
Temaki: Uncut cone-shaped sushi roll 
Tempura: Tempura (ingredients dipped in batter then deep-fried) 
Tenagaebi: Scampi, Gamba   
Tennenkurumaebi: Wild large prawn  
Tennoaji (Tenzenaji, Tsuriaji): Wild Saurel  
Tenzenaji (Tennoaji, Tenzenaji)  (wild saurel)  
Terajaa (Magakigai=Komagai): 
Tobiuo: Flying Fish  
Flying Fish related ingredient: Tobikko (Flying fish roe)  
Tokisaba: Mackerel variety   
Tokubire(Hakkaku=Sachi=Wakamatsu): Sailfin Poacher (Podothecus sachi) 
Tokobushi:  
Tonbomaguro: Tuna variety 
Tongo (Ezoinainame):  
Torafugu (Fugu=Ooofugu=Honfugu=Mafugu): Globefish, Oscellate Puffer 
Toro no Yaki Shabu: Frilled fatty tuna 
Torigai: LargeCockle (see picture)  (see picture) 
Tsubasu (Ao=Hanajiro=Hiramasa=Inada=Fukuragi=Kando=Kozokura=Mejiro=Buri  
         =Wakanago=Wakashi=Warasa): Yellowtail, Amberjack, Japanese Amberjac 
Tsuboyaki: Grilled Turbo Shell (see picture)
Tsubu (Ezoboramodoki, Ezobora, Himeezobera, Himeezoboramodoki, Mabbu, Ezotsubu): Neptune, Whelk  
Tsukemono: Pickles (general term) 
Tsukushi: Horsetail  
Tsunashi (Konoshiro=Kohada): Gizzard Shad fish, Dotted Gizzard Shad, Spotted sardine, Small Sweet Sardine (see picture) (see picture)  (see picture) (see picture) 
Tsuriaji (Tennoaji): Wild Saurel  
Tsuriaji (Tennoaji, Tenzenaji): Wild Saurel  
Ubagai (Hokkigai): Surf Clam (see picture) 
Ume: Japanese pickled Plum 
Unagi: Eel  
Unagi: Eel  
Uni: Sea Urchin (see picture)   
Sea urchin varieties: Ezobafun-uni  
                               Kitamurashiuni  
                               Murasakiuni  
Sea urchin Sushi variety: "Unigunkan" (Sea urchin roe on top of a rice  
                                      ball wrapped with dry seaweed)   
Urumeiwashi: Sardine variety 
Wakamatsu(Hakkaku=Sachi=Tokubire): Sailfin Poacher (Podothecus sachi) 
Wakanago(Ao=Hanajiro=Hiramasa=Inada=Fukuragi=Kando=Kozokura=Mejiro=Tsubasu 
         =Buri =Wakashi=Warasa): Yellowtail, Amberjack, Japanese Amberjack 
Wakashi (Ao=Hanajiro=Hiramasa=Inada=Fukuragi=Kando=Kozokura=Mejiro=Tsubasu 
         =Wakanago=Buri=Warasa): Yellowtail, Amberjack, Japanese Amberjack 
Warabi: Bracken 
Warasa: 2~3 year-old Yellowtail 
Wasabi: Japanese green Horseradis 
Watarigani: Crab variety 
Wiza (Hamafueki=Taman=Mayu): Bluestreak Emperor, Green Snapper 
Yadouai (Gomaaigo=Hae=Kae): Deepbody Spinefoot, Golden Spinefoot 
Yagara (Akayagara): Fistularia commersonii  
Yagara  related variety: Akayagara  
Yajibuka: Estuary Shark 
Yamakiri (Saero=Sairenbou=Saeri=Saira=Sukubi=Suzu=Sayori=Yodo): Halfbeak, Japanese Halfbeak, Japanese Needlefish (see picture) (see picture)  
Yamaimo: White Yam 
Yanagimushi(Sasagarei=Yanagimushigarei)=Willowy Flounder 
Yanagimushigarei(Yanagimushi=Sasagarei)=Willowy Flounder 
Yariika: Squid variety (see picture)(see picture) 
Yasai: Vegetables 
Yodo (Saero=Sairenbou=Saeri=Saira=Sukubi=Suzu=Yamakiri=Sayori): Halfbeak, Japanese Halfbeak, Japanese Needlefish (see picture) (see picture)  
Yokowa:Tuna, Blue Fin Tuna, Tunny  
Yuuba: Thin Sheets of boiled Toofu 
Yuuzu: Citrus 
Zenmai: Flowering Fern (see picture) 

Robert-Gilles Martineau