Talk about Japanese food culture

Abstract Japan’s catering industry is relatively developed. In addition to Japan’s own traditional cuisine, there are also Chinese cuisine, Korean cuisine, French cuisine, and Italian cuisine

Cuisine, etc. are also common in Japan. This kind of food culture embodies the dual character of the Rishui people. They like to pursue new things and absorb them, and they also insist on their own inherent way of life.

Keywords cuisine; sushi; natural sense; health

Japanese food culture can well reflect the dual personality of the Japanese nation.

On the one hand, he is good at pursuing new things and new concepts, and likes to imitate

and can skillfully blend and absorb other people's things, and

make them his own. used. On the other hand, they stubbornly adhere to their own inherent way of life, religious beliefs, national consciousness, etc., and they carefully guard against being assimilated by foreign cultures and reject them. Choose

things that do not conflict with your own national culture and can improve yourself

The attitude of Japanese food culture towards foreign cuisine will be revealed

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1. Foreign cuisine in Japan

The most popular foreign cuisines in Japanese families are:

fried poached eggs, hamburger beef patties, curry rice, Italian thin noodles

etc. There are many people who like steak, but because beef is expensive,

it cannot be said to be a daily meal. (Since raising cattle in Japan requires special

concentrate feed, barbecue is delicious, but the price is particularly expensive.)

The more popular foreign cuisines in Japan include the following: Chinese cuisine ,

Korean food, French food, Italian food, Indian food,

Brazilian food.

It can be seen that you can taste

authentic flavors from all over the world in Japan without having to travel far abroad. Especially in big cities, there are a lot of restaurants from all over the world.

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A variety of food magazines are also full of Italian, French, Chinese, African, Arabic, and Russian food

, South America and other places around the world. Chinese food was the first

to enter Japan and win the love of Japanese people.

After Japan’s rapid economic development, especially after the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Japan

, the influence of Chinese food is growing. People who go to China for business or tourism and have experienced the authentic Chinese food flavor have pushed Japanese Chinese restaurants to increasingly align with the authentic taste. Nowadays, it is difficult to summarize this huge system of the Japanese catering industry simply by using the word "Chinese restaurant". Because it can be divided into an authentic Beijing roast duck restaurant that operates in cooperation with Beijing restaurants, a Hong-style restaurant that employs Hong Kong's top chefs, and a restaurant that specializes in tea and snacks. Tea houses, Taiwanese restaurants, Hakka restaurants, herbal restaurants and other branches.

Today, Eastern and Western foods such as curry rice, spaghetti, noodles, and sesame seeds

po tofu have been adapted to Japanese tastes

, and it has been made into various convenience foods and has become an indispensable food in home recipes

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2. Japanese cuisine

Japanese cuisine is a cuisine with its own

unique Japanese flavor that was born and developed in the Japanese archipelago. Now, Japanese cuisine is becoming popular in many places around the world. Shiki rice (sushi), tempura, and chicken skewers

Yaki and grilled chicken skewers have become representative types of Japanese cuisine.

Even the Japanese pronunciation remains intact. It appears permanently on the English menu

. A major feature of Japanese cuisine is that it maintains the original taste of fresh fish and seafood, has low calorie content, balanced nutrition, and is very particular about tableware and presentation. Japanese food has special features that you can appreciate with your eyes

. At that time, Japanese food attracted the attention of "foodies" in developed countries who suffered from excessive obesity and blood circulation organ diseases, and many Japanese people also paid attention to it. And intoxicated.

In addition to rice, juice, and spices, Japan also has table dishes,

sashimi, grilled foods, fried foods, stews, and cold dishes.

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Vinegar salad (mixed with fish, vegetables), etc. These dishes are seasoned with soy sauce, sprinkles, vinegar, sugar, etc.

on the basis of maintaining the original flavor of the ingredients. But the seasoning should not be too strong.

Japanese food that foreigners like includes sushi, fried prawns, sukiyaki, etc. Among Japanese cuisines that use rice as raw material, the most famous one is probably "sushi". The etymology of the word "sushi" is sushi (which has the same pronunciation as vinegar in Japanese). That is to say, "sushi" was originally a kind of fish and shellfish. It is a type of preserved food that has a sour taste after being fermented with salt. Later, rice was added to promote fermentation. In some places, it is customary to pickle fish and rice together and ferment them to make sushi, such as "Usushi Sushi" in Shiga Prefecture. .

From the original preserved food to the kind commonly eaten today

Unfermented sushi was formed in cities such as Edo and Osaka. Around the 17th century, rice was mixed with vinegar, salt, and sugar to make sushi.

For example, "nigiri sushi" made with fish and seafood was added and rolled with seaweed.

Maki sushi, and "chirashi sushi" decorated with fish, eggs, vegetables, etc. Among them, "chirashi sushi" is both beautiful

and nutritious. Today, no matter what the season, people often make "chirashi" at home. Especially on "Girls' Day" on March 3 every year, "chirashi sushi" is an indispensable delicacy. On this day

people put dolls on display and prepare sweet dishes made of rice or aspergillus. The family eats "chirashi sushi", clam soup and clam soup together. Cold dishes mixed with meat and

onions, etc. Fried prawns are fish and vegetables wrapped in diluted batter and deep-fried. Although sukiyaki is not a traditional Japanese dish, it became popular in the second half of the 19th century. Slice the beef into thin slices and cook it with vegetables, etc. Seasoning it mainly with soy sauce and sugar. Dishes that the Japanese eat on festive occasions include red rice and grilled fish with head and tail grilled with gills. Red rice is rice steamed by adding adzuki beans to glutinous rice. When the color of adzuki beans sticks to the rice

it becomes red rice. Red symbolizes fire and the sun, and is a beautiful and auspicious color originated from history. The Japanese pronunciation of gills is the same as keikekeke

, and the color is also regarded as a beautiful and good-colored fish originating from red.

At a celebratory feast, there is complete form from beginning to end. This

means blessing humanity in its complete form.

While pursuing the quality of life, today's Japanese are also

gradually changing their lifestyles and concepts of life, for example: as one of their pastimes

The hand-made hobby has an increasingly popular base. The concept that "men should not go to the kitchen" began to fade away, and the situation where men were ashamed to go to the market to buy vegetables by themselves gradually disappeared.

In the late 1970s, "manly cooking skills began to reach their climax."

3. Liquor and Beverages

Japanese sake is a brewed liquor made from rice. It can be produced all over the country. Places with good water and good rice are called famous wine producing areas. Among them, Nada in Hyogo Prefecture, Fushimi in Kyoto, Saijo in Hiroshima and other places are

famous sake producing areas. Almost all beers in Japan are domestically produced and are deeply loved by people. But there are also quite a few people who drink whiskey and wine. In addition to domestically produced wines, most of these wines are imported from foreign countries.

Brandy, Moutai, vodka, etc. are also imported from foreign countries

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According to 1985 statistics, the production volume of Japanese sake was 6.98 million liters per year

and the consumption volume was 7.24 million liters. Among them, beer is 65%, Japanese sake is 18%, and liquor is 8%.

When it comes to drinking, Japanese people are accustomed to stopping in moderation. When the glass is dry, they just say "That's enough." The host and guest are no longer drinking. The Japanese don't pay attention to treats. What prevails among them is "tying". That is, after finishing the drink, *** will share the cost of the drink. This is a common way for Japanese people to drink alcohol.

The most popular beverage is green tea. The quality of tea can be roughly divided into Gyokuro (high-quality tea), Sencha, and Banana tea in terms of the use of raw materials. Gyokuro is brewed with water that is not too hot. Use high

warm water for sencha and bancha. There is also matcha made by grinding Gyokuro-grade high-quality tea into powder and pouring it into water without

filtration. Coffee is also widely liked by Japanese people. People who love coffee like to buy coffee beans and adjust them

and drink them at home, or they often drink them in coffee shops. With the advent of instant coffee, the habit of drinking coffee in families has increased. Black tea has also been widely popularized, and various famous brands are favored. Sudanese kola nut also gained popularity in the first half of the 1980s. Recently, in addition to canned coffee, various sports and health drinks, juices, oolong teas, etc. have become a wide range of canned beverages. Currently, approximately 15 billion cans of canned drinks are sold in Japan every year. About 80% of them are sold by vending machines.

4. Diet and Health

The average life expectancy of Japanese people has been ranked first in the world since 1984.

The average life expectancy of men reaches 76.57 years, and that of women reaches 82.98 years. People over 65 years old now account for 14% of the population, and we have completely entered an elderly society. This phenomenon shows that diet quality plays a certain role. Improved diet quality

has changed the physique and shape of the Japanese. Based on the average height and weight of adults over 20 years old, in 1949 the height of a male was 163.5 centimeters and his weight was 55 kilograms. The female is 3.6 cm tall and weighs 51.1 kg. The statistical results in 1993 are that the male height reached 171.4 cm and the weight was 64.3 kg. Female

The height is 158.4 cm and the weight is 51.4 kg. In 44 years, men's height increased by 7.9 cm and women's height increased by 4.8 cm. In terms of body shape, the ratio of male height to leg length was 47.3% in 1983. Although the changes are minimal. But it also proves that Japanese people are beginning to get rid of the traditional image of "long body and short legs". Women's height has also increased, but their weight has barely changed. Both young men and women have become increasingly thin and slender, approaching

European and American body shape. This is due to the transformation from quantity to quality in the Japanese food life

after the war. Hygienic and nutritional conditions

have been greatly improved. The intake of meat and fish has increased significantly compared to the past. The intake of animal protein among all proteins was 12.8% in the 1930s and rose to 493% in 1984. This means that the body has taken in too much protein and sugar. At the same time, there are deficiencies in vitamins and minerals, coupled with the intake of too many high-calorie foods, lack of exercise, and increased opportunities to eat alone

Plus and the increase in average life expectancy and other reasons. Adult diseases have also begun to increase. There are quite a lot of diabetes patients in middle-aged and above adults, and the age of patients with adult diseases is also declining

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Move. The number of obese children in primary schools is increasing.

This is also a serious social problem. Therefore, in the 1970s

there was a health craze in society. The market demand for green food and natural food is increasing day by day, and the market share of healthy food and functional food is continuously expanding.

Milk fortified with iron and calcium, biscuits, fiber-containing drinks, vitamin fruit candies, etc., can be easily found on the shelves of any convenience store. . Low-calorie foods are very popular among diabetics and women who are deliberately losing weight. It can be seen that the Japanese have also got rid of their egocentric diet and lifestyle, and have begun to look at the world, re-examine their own lives, and calmly consider what kind of life they want. Talent

is called a prosperous life.

References

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