The country most influenced by China's food culture is Japanese. In the middle of the 8th century, Jian Zhen, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, traveled to, bringing with him many Japanese foods, such as cakes such as pancakes, steamed cakes and Hu cakes, as well as the tools and techniques for making these cakes. The Japanese called these China snacks fruits and copied them. At that time, there were more than 20 kinds of Tang Guo available in Japanese market.

Jian Zhen Du Dong also brought China's food culture to Japan, and Japanese people's use of chopsticks while eating was also influenced by China. In the Tang Dynasty, Japanese students studying in China almost brought back a full set of old people's eating customs in China, such as drinking Tu Su wine on New Year's Day, eating seven kinds of dishes on the seventh day of the first month, having a Qushui banquet in March, drinking calamus wine on the fifth day of May and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the ninth day of September. Among them, after the Dragon Boat Festival Zongzi was introduced to Japan, the Japanese made some improvements according to their eating habits, and exhibited several varieties, such as Daoxi Zongzi, Yi Zongzi, Ge Zongzi and Asahina Zongzi. In the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese also introduced the methods of making noodles, steamed bread, jiaozi, wonton and sauce from China.

Chinese food has a great influence on Japanese food. /kloc-In the middle of the 7th century, Huang Bozong, a monk of the Qing Dynasty in China, brought vegetarian dishes to Japan, which was called "ordinary tea dishes" by the Japanese. Later, a kind of China folk vegetarian food spread to Japan, called "Zhuofu cuisine". Zhuofu cuisine has a great influence on Japanese catering industry. Its representative dishes, such as "sesame bean curd" and "matsutake soup", are still listed on the menus of some restaurants in Japan.

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