I would think during Japanese immigration into California in the early 1900's?
From English to Japanese? English: Japanese cuisineJapanese: Nihongo ryoori Nihongo pronounced: nee-hone-goRyoori is harder to pronounce, but it's something like: ree-oh-ree. Try and make the R's...
Tori Don is chicken over rice (a rice bowl).
As with most nations during wartime, it broke the system down to rationing.
The soybean is quite popular in Japanese cuisine, as is the sweet red bean. (Adzuki).
アボカド (a bo ka do) (b has a mild 'v'ish pronounciation)