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''Okazu'' ( or ; ; ) is a Japanese word meaning a side dish to accompany rice; subsidiary articles of diet.''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', They are cooked and seasoned in such a way as to match well when eaten with rice, and are typically made from fish,
''Okazu'' ( or ; ; ) is a Japanese word meaning a side dish to accompany rice; subsidiary articles of diet.''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', They are cooked and seasoned in such a way as to match well when eaten with rice, and are typically made from fish, meat
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, vegetable, or tofu. Nearly any food eaten with rice can be considered okazu, though it is distinct from furikake
is a dry Japanese condimentJapanese Furikake (Rice Seasoning)
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, which is meant specifically to add flavor to the rice itself rather than to be eaten alongside rice. In modern Japanese cuisine, ''okazu'' can accompany noodles in place of rice.
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See also
* Banchan * List of Japanese dishes#Common Japanese main and side dishes (okazu, おかず)References
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