With the development of globalization, Western culture continues to flow into our country. Faced with our very different ways of thinking and living habits, some cultural conflicts inevitably arise, especially in terms of diet.

Most Chinese food is mainly cooked food, which pays attention to color, aroma and taste, and pays attention to the combination of meat and vegetables.

Compared with China, most Western countries mainly focus on raw, cold and sweet foods and pursue the original flavor of the ingredients. They pay more attention to the nutrition of the ingredients and do not pay much attention to the color, aroma and taste of the food. This has led to the Chinese

The differences in dietary patterns between Westerners are very obvious.

Japan’s “weird” way of eating, eating rice with noodles, is an example of Japan. Japan is an island country. Since its land area is small and it is located in the sea, many crops cannot be grown and can only be obtained by importing them.

Among the many delicacies in Japan, seafood sashimi and tempura are the most representative. It can be said that Japanese seafood sashimi is famous in the world.

If you have friends who often travel to Japan, you may know that one of the embarrassing things you will encounter when dining in Japan is that when you finish serving the staple food of noodles, you will also be given a side of rice, which is usually

Eating rice with noodles is a "weird" way of eating that many tourists visiting China are not used to.

In the Chinese way of eating, rice is eaten with various dishes. If noodles are eaten, they are eaten alone, and rice is not eaten with noodles. Such a meal is extremely rare in China. Many netizens complain that it is not good to eat like this.

Choking?

Why does Japan have such a "weird" way of eating?

Why does Japan eat rice with noodles?

The reason why Japan has such a unique way of eating is actually closely related to the Japanese food culture. In the Japanese food culture, they pursue the exquisiteness of food and do not have high requirements for the quantity of food. It can be summarized in one sentence.

Their eating habits "pursue good food, not fullness".

Therefore, you will find that almost all delicacies in Japan are served on small plates, and the presentation is relatively exquisite. The amount of food is very small. Due to such a unique food culture, when eating a dinner in Japan, one serving

The noodles are not filling at all. Considering that the portion is too small, many men cannot eat enough. Therefore, they often serve a small portion of rice after the noodles. With this combination, most diners can be full.

There is actually no need to worry about whether you will choke if you eat rice with noodles, because most Japanese noodles are soup noodles. The amount of noodles is small, but there is a lot of soup. Therefore, this situation can be avoided, even if it is mixed noodles.

The sauces they match are also richer, so there is almost no chance of choking when using both at the same time.

However, many Chinese tourists still cannot accept this way of eating. Can you accept this way of eating?

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