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The traditional food of Japan is based on rice and fish, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. The side dishes often consist of pan-fried dumplings and vegetables cooked in broth. Fish is often grilled, but it may also be served raw as part of sashimi or in sushi. Apart from rice, staples include noodles, such as udon.
Historically, the Japanese shunned meat, but with the modernization of Japan in the 1860s, meat-based dishes such as tonkatsu became common.
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Tonkasu is a Japanese dish which consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet.
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Sushi is a staple in Japanese cuisine. It is made from cooked vinegared rice and is usually filled with seafood, such as tuna or crabmeat, although it can also consist of any other practical food chefs can fit inside! It is rolled using roasted seaweed and is often sprinkled with poppy seeds.
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Sashimi is raw fish/meat
Sashimi is a delicacy made from thinly-sliced raw meat or raw fish. Sashimi is often the first course in a formal Japanese meal, but it can also be the main course, presented with rice and miso soup in separate bowls. Many Japanese people believe that sashimi, traditionally considered the finest dish in Japanese cuisine, should be eaten before other strong flavours affect the palate.
Snack Foods and Light Bites:
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Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki is a savoury pancake with its origins in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It is made from a complicated dough base, filled with thick pork belly and seafood, and topped with vegetables.
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Gyoza
Gyōza are pan-fried dumplings, that can have many different fillings, and are commonly eaten as a side dish with ramen. The most popular preparation method is the pan-fried style called yaki-gyōza, in which the dumpling is first fried on one flat side, creating a crispy skin.
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Korokke
One of the most famous Japanese snack foods is the Korokke. It is basically a simple potato croquette that has been battered and deep-fried. Korokke can be eaten as an individual snack or as part of a larger dinner.
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Senbei is a traditional Japanese welcoming cookie that is often offered to guests when arriving at somebody’s house.
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Miso soup
Miso Soup is made from dashi, which is basically a seaweed stock, although other stock ingredients are sometimes used. Miso Soup is available all around the world, including in instant packets in grocery stores.
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Nikuman are steamed Japanese buns
A steamed dumpling similar to a Chinese baozi or a Filipino siopao, Nikuman is a popular snack in Japanese cuisine and is filled with a variety of fillings, with curry being a frequent choice! Nikuman are steamed and kept hot in bamboo baskets.
Μain Meals
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Kare Raisu
Kare Raisu is a simple yet very popular dish of white fragrant rice beside some extremely hot curry sauce. Curry is one of the 3 major foods of Japan, along with fish and noodles.
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Chahan
Chahan is a simple dish of fried rice, and is often made with egg and vegetables. As always with Japan, presentation is very important and it is common to see it shaped in a ball or bowl shape, and occasionally eaten with chopsticks!
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Tempura
Tempura is a dish of deep-fried and battered seafood. Cooked bits of tempura are either eaten with dipping sauce or used to assemble other dishes. Tempura is commonly served with grated daikon and eaten hot immediately after frying. Prawn tempura is a very popular version.
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Yakizakana
Yakizakana is the name given to any grilled fish dish in Japan, and boy do the Japanese love their fish! Mackerel (aji) is especially popular! Usually served with daikon.
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Omuraisu
Shaped like an American Football, Omuraisu is basically rice in an omelette, and usually topped with ketchup or soy sauce. This dish is also very popular in South Korea.
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Udon are the famous thick noodles from Japan, that can be eaten hot or cold. Made from wheat flour, udon noodles are frequently served in a bowl with a tempura topping!
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Yakisoba
Yakisoba is a delicious dish of fried buckwheat and derives from Chinese Chow Mein. It is usually smothered in a generous helping of condiments such as oyster sauce.
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Gyūdon is a famous Japanese beef bowl
Rice bowls are famous all over Japan, and although they can contain a variety of meats, beef the the most popular, which leads to the moniker “Beef Bowl”. Gyūdon is a bowl of boiled rice topped with thinly shredded beef and onions, all simmered in a fusion of soy sauce and dashi (seaweed stock). It is usually served with a side of pickled ginger.
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Ramen
Ramen is a wheat noodle delicacy bathed in a meat broth, such as chicken or beef. Toppings can include seaweed, vegetables, and onions. All regions of Japan have their own variations of Ramen – but it takes skill and practice to learn how to eat it properly!
Here are a few simple tips to eating ramen that will help everybody and spare them from the embarrassment of being giggled at by Japanese schoolgirls on their lunch break:
Slurp quickly. A bowl of ramen should be consumed in less than 5 minutes. Ramen is considered a fast food and can be eaten on the move. Don’t let the noodles sit around, as not only will their taste disappear, but Japanese onlookers will wonder what on Earth you’re waiting for! You’re certainly no BOSS!
Slurp loudly. Similar to wine-tasting, where you must get a big mouthful of wine to sample to full flavour, you must suck in that air ferociously when slurping ramen! Western visitors to Japan may be somewhat unwilling to make dirty noises at the dinner table (Chinese people, however, need no encouragement…) but if you’re not making the full sound, you’re not slurping correctly! You’re still an idiot!
Slurp repeatedly. Even when you’ve finished the ramen noodles (and let’s face it, almost everybody finishes the noodles before the broth) don’t be afraid to pick the bowl up with your hands and drink the broth. It’s perfectly acceptable, even at the dinner table, and in fact, it is part of Japanese custom. A bowl of ramen needs slurping repeatedly to get the full whammy. Waste not, want not!
Ramen should be always served and eaten piping hot, as the temperature is big part of appeal. So to put it simply, EAT IT WHILE IT’S HOT! No dilly-dallying! It is also recommended to eat ramen as you mix the toppings and ingredients (wasabi, garlic, nori) little by little, so you can enjoy the different flavours at different times yet in one single bowl of ramen.
The traditional food of Japan is based on rice and fish, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. The side dishes often consist of pan-fried dumplings and vegetables cooked in broth. Fish is often grilled, but it may also be served raw as part of sashimi or in sushi. Apart from rice, staples include noodles, such as udon.
Historically, the Japanese shunned meat, but with the modernization of Japan in the 1860s, meat-based dishes such as tonkatsu became common.
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Tonkasu is a Japanese dish which consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet.
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Sushi is a staple in Japanese cuisine. It is made from cooked vinegared rice and is usually filled with seafood, such as tuna or crabmeat, although it can also consist of any other practical food chefs can fit inside! It is rolled using roasted seaweed and is often sprinkled with poppy seeds.
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Sashimi is raw fish/meat
Sashimi is a delicacy made from thinly-sliced raw meat or raw fish. Sashimi is often the first course in a formal Japanese meal, but it can also be the main course, presented with rice and miso soup in separate bowls. Many Japanese people believe that sashimi, traditionally considered the finest dish in Japanese cuisine, should be eaten before other strong flavours affect the palate.
Snack Foods and Light Bites:
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Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki is a savoury pancake with its origins in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It is made from a complicated dough base, filled with thick pork belly and seafood, and topped with vegetables.
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Gyoza
Gyōza are pan-fried dumplings, that can have many different fillings, and are commonly eaten as a side dish with ramen. The most popular preparation method is the pan-fried style called yaki-gyōza, in which the dumpling is first fried on one flat side, creating a crispy skin.
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Korokke
One of the most famous Japanese snack foods is the Korokke. It is basically a simple potato croquette that has been battered and deep-fried. Korokke can be eaten as an individual snack or as part of a larger dinner.
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Senbei is a traditional Japanese welcoming cookie that is often offered to guests when arriving at somebody’s house.
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Miso soup
Miso Soup is made from dashi, which is basically a seaweed stock, although other stock ingredients are sometimes used. Miso Soup is available all around the world, including in instant packets in grocery stores.
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Nikuman are steamed Japanese buns
A steamed dumpling similar to a Chinese baozi or a Filipino siopao, Nikuman is a popular snack in Japanese cuisine and is filled with a variety of fillings, with curry being a frequent choice! Nikuman are steamed and kept hot in bamboo baskets.
Μain Meals
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Kare Raisu
Kare Raisu is a simple yet very popular dish of white fragrant rice beside some extremely hot curry sauce. Curry is one of the 3 major foods of Japan, along with fish and noodles.
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Chahan
Chahan is a simple dish of fried rice, and is often made with egg and vegetables. As always with Japan, presentation is very important and it is common to see it shaped in a ball or bowl shape, and occasionally eaten with chopsticks!
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Tempura
Tempura is a dish of deep-fried and battered seafood. Cooked bits of tempura are either eaten with dipping sauce or used to assemble other dishes. Tempura is commonly served with grated daikon and eaten hot immediately after frying. Prawn tempura is a very popular version.
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Yakizakana
Yakizakana is the name given to any grilled fish dish in Japan, and boy do the Japanese love their fish! Mackerel (aji) is especially popular! Usually served with daikon.
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Omuraisu
Shaped like an American Football, Omuraisu is basically rice in an omelette, and usually topped with ketchup or soy sauce. This dish is also very popular in South Korea.
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Udon are the famous thick noodles from Japan, that can be eaten hot or cold. Made from wheat flour, udon noodles are frequently served in a bowl with a tempura topping!
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Yakisoba
Yakisoba is a delicious dish of fried buckwheat and derives from Chinese Chow Mein. It is usually smothered in a generous helping of condiments such as oyster sauce.
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Gyūdon is a famous Japanese beef bowl
Rice bowls are famous all over Japan, and although they can contain a variety of meats, beef the the most popular, which leads to the moniker “Beef Bowl”. Gyūdon is a bowl of boiled rice topped with thinly shredded beef and onions, all simmered in a fusion of soy sauce and dashi (seaweed stock). It is usually served with a side of pickled ginger.
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Ramen
Ramen is a wheat noodle delicacy bathed in a meat broth, such as chicken or beef. Toppings can include seaweed, vegetables, and onions. All regions of Japan have their own variations of Ramen – but it takes skill and practice to learn how to eat it properly!
Here are a few simple tips to eating ramen that will help everybody and spare them from the embarrassment of being giggled at by Japanese schoolgirls on their lunch break:
Slurp quickly. A bowl of ramen should be consumed in less than 5 minutes. Ramen is considered a fast food and can be eaten on the move. Don’t let the noodles sit around, as not only will their taste disappear, but Japanese onlookers will wonder what on Earth you’re waiting for! You’re certainly no BOSS!
Slurp loudly. Similar to wine-tasting, where you must get a big mouthful of wine to sample to full flavour, you must suck in that air ferociously when slurping ramen! Western visitors to Japan may be somewhat unwilling to make dirty noises at the dinner table (Chinese people, however, need no encouragement…) but if you’re not making the full sound, you’re not slurping correctly! You’re still an idiot!
Slurp repeatedly. Even when you’ve finished the ramen noodles (and let’s face it, almost everybody finishes the noodles before the broth) don’t be afraid to pick the bowl up with your hands and drink the broth. It’s perfectly acceptable, even at the dinner table, and in fact, it is part of Japanese custom. A bowl of ramen needs slurping repeatedly to get the full whammy. Waste not, want not!
Ramen should be always served and eaten piping hot, as the temperature is big part of appeal. So to put it simply, EAT IT WHILE IT’S HOT! No dilly-dallying! It is also recommended to eat ramen as you mix the toppings and ingredients (wasabi, garlic, nori) little by little, so you can enjoy the different flavours at different times yet in one single bowl of ramen.