When it comes to Japanese food, do many people think of the traditional "harmony food", a small dish and a small portion, and they can't get enough to eat?
Huaishi cuisine is indeed the essence of traditional Japanese cuisine, which embodies more connotations and is a microcosm of Japanese food culture. However, people living in the streets of Japan don't eat stone at a draught! What Japanese dishes that are close to life and have Japanese characteristics must be tried?
simple! A trip to Japan can eat all the following 11 samples, even if you didn't come for nothing!
NO.1 ラーメン (Lamian Noodles)
Lamian Noodles is the most national food in Japan! Lamian Noodles, which originated in China at the earliest, was completely localized by Japan, and no longer found the shadow of Lamian Noodles in China, but became completely Japanese.
there are four main types of Lamian Noodles in Japan-soy sauce is the most mainstream flavor in the state, and salty Lamian Noodles soup is clear, which can better highlight the flavor of the soup base material itself. These two are the most common Lamian Noodles. There is also Lamian Noodles, a dolphin bone in the south, which originated in Kyushu. It uses pig bones to stew white thick soup for a long time, and its taste is mellow. Hakata in Fukuoka is the most famous. In Lamian Noodles, miso and vegetables are usually stir-fried, and then chicken bone soup is added for fusion, which has a heavy taste and rich layers. The most famous miso Lamian Noodles comes from Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Every Lamian Noodles's base seasoning has different characteristics, resulting in different flavor extensions. Adding barbecued pork, seaweed, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, fish plates or corn kernels, it becomes a bowl of traditional but personal food.
In some fierce fighting areas in Lamian Noodles, there are dozens of ramen shops lined up on a street, each with a different taste, and the mystery is waiting for you to try.
No.2 すし (sushi)
There are actually many kinds of sushi in Japan, from the most common sushi, sushi rolled, to hand-rolled (sushi rolled with purple cabbage), warship (sushi wrapped with laver) and sushi (sushi rice). But the best way to test the craftsman's craftsmanship and the delicacy of the ingredients is to eat sushi.
if you have a good sushi meal in Japan, don't go to the sushi restaurant. Sitting at the bar surrounded by a circle, watching the chef take food directly from the scene and pinch it and send it to your hand is the true meaning of sushi. Good cooks can even control the taste and taste of sushi through their own hands, which is the epitome of the ultimate spirit of Japanese cuisine.
it is suggested that the choice of eating sushi should start with white fish and seafood with light taste, then slowly enter colored seafood or fish, and finally enter semi-cooked ingredients, and enjoy sushi in this order, so as to truly experience its original pure flavor.
No.3 しゃぶしゃぶ (shabu-shabu)
The word "Xiabu Xiabu" in China is transliterated from Japanese shabu-shabu. Japanese-style shabu-shabu is generally based on Kunbu broth, and the meat slices are extremely thin and delicate, so they melt in the mouth, so they can be eaten after scalding. Because the taste is light, it is usually supplemented with Japanese sesame seasoning or grapefruit vinegar as a dip.
There is another kind of dish called Shouxi Roast, which is similar to shabu-shabu. The difference is that the soup base tastes fresh and sweet, and the popularity of Shouxi Roast is also extremely high.
at the end of the shabu shabu, you can choose to pour rice into the remaining soup base to make a miscellaneous cooking, or add udon noodles. In Japan, there are many cheap shabu-shabu shops, and the price is around 3,111 yen per capita, which is unlimited for self-help; The high-grade shabu-shabu will be provided with famous high-grade ingredients such as black hair and cattle and Kagoshima black pig, which can be said to be a national dish with low price and excellent quality.
No.4 Tian ぷら (tempura)
Japanese people's love for tempura is also very famous. As the saying goes, everything can be tempura, so long as it is wrapped in a layer of paste and walked in hot oil at 181 degrees, the taste will never be too bad.
It is said that Tempura was originally an extension of the diet from Portugal, and its pronunciation was directly transliterated from "tempura". But it is obvious that tempura has become a common dish in Japanese families, and it is not difficult to see it in various restaurants, and even tempura rice, tempura udon noodles and so on are derived, with different flavors.
Although tempura can be found everywhere, there are some specialized high-end tempura shops that can give you different food experiences. From the ingredients, to the batter, to the oil temperature, and the dip at the end of eating, I suggest you try it if you have the chance!
No.5 ぉみき (Osaka Roast)
There are many delicious foods in Osaka, among which the three most famous ones are octopus balls, fried skewers and Osaka Roast. In fact, in a strict sense, it is a bit one-sided, because Hiroshima's "Hao Hao" is also very famous, and its practice is slightly different, so many places will directly translate it into "Japanese pancakes".
This way of frying vegetables and batter on an iron plate is somewhat similar to the delicious food "Hutazi" in the north of China, but the combination of sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed powder and Muyu flower is authentic Japanese cuisine.
As an extension of Osaka Roast, there are other ways to eat it, such as "Modern Roast" with fried noodles wrapped in batter and "Wenzi Roast" which is eaten directly on the iron plate. It is not only a tourist, but also a very popular food among Japanese.
No.6 カレー (Japanese curry)
If Japanese people were asked to choose their favorite home cooking, I estimate that five out of ten people would choose curry. Japanese people's love for curry is world-famous. They will use curry, curry bread, curry steamed stuffed bun, curry Udon, curry pot ... Japanese curry, which is completely different from Indian curry, is also a frequent visitor to many China people's dining tables.
As a national food in Japan, you probably can't guess that its origin in Japan turned out to be the Japanese Navy Self-Defense Force. It is said that the taste of Self-Defense Force curry is extraordinary delicious, but it is a pity that most people have no chance to taste it.
most of the curries in Kanto are pork curry, while those in Kansai are beef curry. Curry stores in the market are also competing to develop special dishes with different flavors. When you come to Japan, you can't run away from a curry meal, and you may even have to buy a few boxes of curry pieces in the supermarket to take home!
No.7 丼ぶり (1: 1.1)
The source of Japanese vitality is a bowl of beef rice! Japanese streets and alleys are full of such "shops", and the so-called "shops" are actually 1: 1.2. In addition to all kinds of beef rice, there are also roasted chicken rice, parent-child rice (chicken+eggs), pork chop rice, tempura rice and so on. These simple and delicious Japanese fast foods are the first choice for Japanese wage earners to go out for lunch.
According to different seasons, ingredients, regions and main promotion ingredients, rice dishes often have different contents, and the sauce is prepared differently according to the main ingredients of the cover, but it is mainly made of soy sauce, glutinous rice, water and sugar.
another thing worth mentioning is seafood. This is the best food of all! Order a bowl of paella made of fresh seafood and shellfish at the fishing port, and the delicious words are not enough to express! !
No.8 ふぐ Cuisine (puffer fish)
There are puffer fish cuisines in some places in China, but it is easy to cause food poisoning due to improper handling. In Japan, all puffer fish restaurants must have special business licenses, and chefs who make puffer fish dishes must also obtain special licenses before they can handle puffer fish. Therefore, you don't have to worry about food safety when you eat puffer fish in Japan.
Even if it is expanded to the whole world, Japan is undoubtedly the best cook of puffer fish. The puffer fish is rich in nutrition, low in calories and very special in taste, which can be regarded as a relatively high-grade Japanese cuisine.
Usually, the puffer fish specialty store will have a set meal of the whole puffer fish banquet, from sashimi to fried things to shabu-shabu, and special wine cooked with puffer fish tail fins, all of which have a unique flavor.
No.9 とんかつ (fried pork chops)
I'm sure I didn't expect fried pork chops to be on the list. Yes, fried pork chop is one of the Japanese dishes that are perfectly localized. If you don't eat Japanese pork chop rice once in Japan, you may never know why pork chop rice in various anime Japanese dramas is so popular.
Use plum-blossom pork with the right thickness, wrap it in flour paste and bread crumbs, fry it slowly in a proper oil temperature until it is golden, bite it and it is crispy outside and tender inside, and the gravy is overflowing. It is not only refreshing but also delicious to eat with shredded cabbage.
The general fried pork chops are civilian food with affordable prices. Some special shops for fried pork chops will use famous Japanese brands of pigs, and even Michelin-starred shops specialize in fried pork chops, which has a signature taste that has lasted for generations.
No.11 and Guozi
Dafu, snapper roast, Jinping sugar, mitarai maruko ... these high-value snacks with a vision greater than the taste are the favorite for foreigners to buy a gift. Because it pays special attention to handcrafted crafts, Kazuo is called "the flower in Japanese food culture". These traditional crafts may have a history of 111 years in the old shops in Kyoto.
With the popularity of tea ceremony among the nobles in ancient Japan, dim sum is an essential accompaniment to elegant and substantial tea drinking. This traditional way of eating has continued to this day. Bitter and mellow matcha is accompanied by sweet and bitter fruit. This sweet but not greasy taste enjoyment makes many people deeply involved.
On the variety of cuisine, no country in the world can match China. However, the culture carried by Japanese cuisine and their best absorption and improvement also make Japanese cuisine have a large number of fans around the world.
Japanese masters believe that cooking is also a craftsman's craft, and they put their ingenuity into it, from the choice of ingredients to the appearance of the table. In Japanese, there is a word called "こだわり", which originally means sticking to the details, but in the minds of craftsmen, it is precisely this "staying in the details" that can make high-quality and stable dishes.
As a foodie, when you travel to Japan, you don't have to eat delicacies. You just have to taste all these 11 kinds and you will be in glad you came!