Below is a list of dishes found in Japanese cuisine. Apart from rice, staples in Japanese cuisine include noodles, such as soba and udon. Japan has many simmered dishes such as fish products in broth called oden, or beef in sukiyaki and nikujaga. Foreign food, in particular Chinese food in the form of noodles in soup called ramen and fried dumplings, gyoza, and western food such as curry and hamburger steaks are commonly found in Japan. Historically, the Japanese shunned meat, but with the modernization of Japan in the 1860s, meat-based dishes such as tonkatsu became more common. Rice dishes () Gohan or meshi: plainly cooked white rice. It is such a staple that the terms gohan and meshi are also used to refer to meals in general, such as Asa gohan/meshi ( breakfast), Hiru gohan/meshi ( lunch), and Ban gohan/meshi ( dinner). Also, raw rice is called kome ( rice), while cooked rice is gohan ( [cooked] rice). Nori (), and furikake () are popular condiments in Japanese breakfast. Some alternatives are: (karē raisu ): Introduced from the UK in the late 19th century, "curry rice" is now one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It is much milder than its Indian counterpart. Chāhan () or yakimeshi (焼飯): fried rice, adapted to Japanese tastes, tends to be lighter in flavor and style than the Chinese version from which it is derived Genmai gohan (): brown rice : thick beef stew on rice Kamameshi (): rice topped with vegetables and chicken or seafood, then baked in an individual-sized pot Katemeshi: a peasant food consisting of rice, barley, millet and chopped daikon radish Mochi (): glutinous rice cake Mugi gohan/ (): white rice cooked with barley Ochazuke (): hot green tea or dashi () poured over cooked white rice, often with various savory ingredients such as umeboshi () or tsukemono (). Okowa (): cooked glutinous rice Omurice (Omu-raisu, ): omelet filled with fried rice, apparently originating from Tōkyō Onigiri (): balls of rice with a filling in the middle. Japanese equivalent of sandwiches. Sekihan (): white rice cooked with azuki beans () to glutinous rice. (literally red rice) Takikomi gohan (): Japanese-style pilaf cooked with various ingredients and flavored with soy, dashi, etc. Tamago kake gohan (): Rice with a raw egg Tenmusu: a rice ball wrapped with nori that is filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp Rice porridge () Nanakusa-gayu