Ahhh, food. For sure your tummies will start growling and drooling all over your keyboard after you read this 'yummy-licious' article about the Japanese cuisine. Japanese people surely do love to eat but you might ask: why are they skinny? Well, it is because the traditional Japanese diet is impressively low in cholesterol, fat and calories but high in fiber. You'll be surprised to find out that even the most famous Kit-Kat chocolate, they have weird but healthy flavors for it like aloe vera, jasmine tea, lemon vinegar, and even sakura! The Japanese dishes consist of mostly fish and veggies in them and they are fond of ocha or green tea which is very good for the body especially if you are planning on a diet. Most people recognize the Japanese cuisine as one of the world's healthiest cuisine. No wonder Japanese people have the highest longevity rate. So here are some of Japan's appetizing and exquisite nourishment!
If I asked you to think of one Japanese food.. the majority of you would answer sushi. Am I correct? Well, I wouldn't be surprised since sushi is widely known. The original type of sushi (known today as nare-zushi or matured type of sushi) was first developed in South-east Asia and later spread in China before it was introduced to Japan. The main ingredients of traditional Japanese sushi are raw fish and rice. Many Japanese restaurants serve sushi as their speciality. Futomaki is one of the most popular type of sushi. It is a large cylindrical piece with nori on the outside. Futomaki is often vegetarian but may include non-vegetarian toppings such as chopped tuna.
Sushi is eaten all-year round and sushi vary in prices depending on which restaurant you go to but either way, sushi is a must-try food! (though I don't like sushi personally because I'm not accustomed to eat raw fish.)
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TEMPURA
Tempura is another popular and well-known Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. It may come as a surprise to learn that tempura was not originally a Japanese dish but Portuguese were the ones who introduced tempura to the Japanese back in 16th century. Tempura is best served hot with tempura dipping sauce or salt. Tempura is usually enjoyed by putting shrimp, squid, green bell pepper, eggplant, sweet potatoes, carrot and mushrooms as the main ingredients. Tempura can also be combined with other foods like soba (buckwheat noodles) or donburi dish where tempura shrimp and vegetables are served over steamed rice in a bowl. When it comes to frying tempura, Japanese commonly use vegetable oil or canola oil though it was traditionally cooked using sesame oil. Either way, Japanese people still love to eat deep fried dishes without having to worry about carbs and fats!
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Tempura is usually cheap in price if you buy them in convenience stores that comes with bento box (set meal) but if you wish to try the best quality of tempura in Japan, you really have to go to sumptuous restaurants in order to have them. Although there are some inexpensive restaurants Tempura chooses no occasion, so you can also eat them all- year round.
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MOCHI
I hope all of you guys are familiar with “palitaw” because the third food is mochi, a prominent Japanese snack/dessert quite similar to it minus the coconut and sesame seeds. Mochi can be eaten all-year round but it is actually a traditional food in Japanese New Year. The traditional way of preparing mochi is by polishing glutinous rice and soaking it overnight. After the rice is cooked, it is pounded with wooden mallets in a mortar. Two people must alternate the work: one pounding and the other turning and wetting the mochi. They must keep a steady rhythm or they may accidentally hurt or injure one another with the heavy mallet. After the pounding, the sticky mass is then formed into various shapes and ta-da!! Many types of Japanese sweets are made from mochi. Some of which are: mochi ice cream, dango (a Japanese dumpling) and kinako – a traditional mochi dish that is usually served on New Year's Day for luck.Mochi is very sticky, so if you have the chance to eat it someday, be careful to keep it from getting stuck in your throat!
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Despite the Japanese food tradition is being kept by the older generation, the young people of Japan today has drawn more indulged in Western cuisine particularly on a wide variety of fast foods. Healthy and nourishing as the traditional Japanese foods are, personally, sometimes I still crave for the alluring delight of the Philippine cuisine – a tangent proof of my mother tongue.
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