What Are Some Japanese Foods That Are Finger Foods.?

I have a really easy one! Look for edamine (soybeans) in the frozen vegetable section of your super market.

Edamame are green soybeans which are rich in proteins and vitamins A, B, and C. Salt-boiled edamame in pods are eaten by squeezing beans out of pods with fingers. It’s a great appetizer.

1 lb. fresh edamame in pods, or frozen edamame in pods
1 tbsp plus 1 tbsp salt
Preparation:
Cut off the stem end of edamame pods. Wash edamame and drain. Put edamame in a medium bowl. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the edamame. Rub them with salt. Boil lots of water in a large pot. Add 1 Tbsp of salt in the boiling water. Add edamame in the boiling water and boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain in a colander. Spread boiled edamame on a flat tray and sprinkle 1 Tbsp of salt over them. Cool the edamame and serve.

Well, sushi is supposed to be eaten with fingers, or with chopsticks. You don’t have to make it with raw fish, you can use cooked chicken, imitation crab (it’s cooked), smoked salmon, or vegetables like avocado or cucumber. There is also Inari sushi, which is pockets made from deep fried tofu, stuffed with rice. Mochi balls are also good, they’re sweet. It’s a paste made from pounded rice that surrounds a center that is sweet, usually green tea flavor, or red bean paste, or sometimes ice cream. I suppose you could serve shrimp tempura as you would shrimp cocktail, just in a dish with some dipping sauce available. Same with vegetable tempura. That could be eaten with toothpicks, as well. Yakitori are delicious if you’re willing to use a skewer/toothpick and not just fingers. They are little Japanese kabobs. They can be brochettes of chicken, or zucchini pieces, mushroom peices, or my favorite, meatballs, brushed with a kind of sweet glaze. Some recipes:

Yakitori meatballs: http://last-bite.blogspot.com/2008/07/yakitori-grilled-chicken-meatballs.html
Inari sushi: http://www.uyeyama.com/inari.html
Mochi balls: http://www.recipezaar.com/Mochi-126014
Shrimp tempura: http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/Tempura.htm

I would go with the meatballs, I think. Look at the link, the picture even makes me hungry!