What are the eating habits of Japanese people? Japanese cuisine takes fish, shrimp, shellfish and other seafood as the main cooking ingredients, which can be eaten cold, hot, raw and cooked. Japanese people pay attention to food nutrition. The color and shape of dishes are mostly salty, light and oily, slightly sour and spicy. Japanese people like to eat fish and all kinds of seafood, lean pork, beef, chicken, duck, eggs and all kinds of wild birds and vegetables, tofu and seaweed, but they don't eat mutton, pig offal and fat pork. Japanese people talk about tea ceremony very much. They like to drink tea before and after meals, especially green tea. According to the latest statistics of the International Obesity Group, in developed countries, the obesity rate of French women is 1 1%, that of the United States is 34%, and that of Japan is only 3%, which is the lowest. In addition, the average life expectancy of Japanese women is 85 years, which is also the highest. Italy and France are 84 years old, while Sweden, Switzerland and Australia are 83 years old ... Considering the Japanese's obsession with food, the low obesity rate is very strange. Naomami Moriyama said that most of the reasons lie in the nutritional value of the traditional Japanese diet. Secret 1: The traditional diet is low in calories (food is fresh first). Naomi Moriyama said that when she went to college in the United States, she gained a full weight of12kg. However, after returning to Japan after graduation, she quickly returned to her former appearance. She attributed this to the delicious food cooked by her mother. Naomi Moriyama said that the traditional diet in Japan includes fish, vegetables, fruits, rice and soybeans. Naomami Moriyama believes that a very important reason lies in the different shopping habits of the East and the West. She said: Japanese traditional culture advocates "freshness first", so Japanese women usually like to buy more fish, vegetables and fruits and less red meat, candy, biscuits and processed food. Japanese kitchens are small and there are not many places to store food, so we go to the supermarket to buy fresh vegetables more often. On the contrary, in America, people like to buy food for several weeks at a time and then put it in the refrigerator. Attachment: The staple foods in the healthy menu are fish, vegetables, fruits, rice and soybean salad. Red meat, candy and biscuits are forbidden as appetizers. Tip 2: Eat 80% full when eating (small portions). When it comes to eating, Naomi Moriyama mentioned a sentence: "It is best to eat eight points full." Simply put, don't eat too much. In addition, the difference between eastern and western food portions is also one of the important reasons. Naomi Moriyama said: "In the United States, the amount of food has increased in the past few decades, which indirectly led to the increase of obesity. The Japanese are doing better in this respect. The Japanese consume an average of 2,700 calories a day, while the Americans consume an average of 3,700 calories a day, with a difference of 1 1,000 calories. Naomami Moriyama suggests a Zen-like attitude towards food: choose the freshest ingredients and cook them carefully. Don't wolf down your food. Learn to appreciate beautiful dishes while tasting delicious food. Beautiful appearance is the source of life for Japanese cuisine. Secret 3: Walking and cycling are very important. During the writing process, Naomi Moriyama and her husband interviewed 30 experts who studied life expectancy, health and nutrition. She said: "They attribute the longevity of the Japanese to several main factors: diet and lifestyle, close social and spiritual ties, developed medical and health care system, and perhaps a little heredity and exercise. Compared with westerners, Japanese prefer walking or cycling.
Japanese people are used to eating "harmony food". "Heshi" has a history of thousands of years and has various names, but its essence cannot be separated from three daily foods: rice, Japanese miso soup and seasonal dishes. In addition to "harmony with food", Japanese people often eat vegetarian food and have a rich vegetarian culture. The familiar staple foods, such as sushi, sashimi, wheat tea, buckwheat noodles, natto, kelp, pancakes, milk and kimchi, all embody the essence of Japanese vegetarian culture. Japanese like to eat cold noodles. Put cold noodles on bamboo boards, pick them up with chopsticks and eat them in cold soup. Some restaurants don't come with spoons, and Japanese people are used to picking them up and drinking soup. Japanese people can't live without rich seafood. Japan is a country that relies heavily on seafood in the world. In most cooking methods such as sashimi, roasting, frying and boiling, fish is the protagonist. Japan eats 70 kilograms of fish per capita every year, which is five times the world average. Japanese people are used to drinking in groups after work. In the entertainment center of metropolis, bars, discotheques and nightclubs are everywhere. I like drinking beer best, whether it is draft beer or bottled beer. There is also Japanese sake, which can be drunk hot and cold. No matter what kind of sake, it is the best match for Japanese cuisine. At the same time, Japanese people also like to drink whisky with ice water, table wine, shochu and other Japanese eating habits. Usually, the western concept is that Japanese food is just beef hotpot or sushi with strange appearance, but in recent years, Japanese food has become world-famous. Many tourists know how to taste fresh fish and saute for leisure when they go to Japan. Some tourists are going to Japan and are addicted to all kinds of traditional Japanese food. In a word, enjoying Japanese food is the most unforgettable thing in your life. The main course in Japan is fish. "Sashimi" is a unique food in Japan, and raw food is also a very healthy way to eat, which can reduce the loss of nutrients in fish more than cooking. Most methods of cooking fish in Japan are low-temperature cooking and steaming. The biggest feature of Japanese cuisine is the freshness of seafood. The Japanese archipelago consists of more than 4,000 islands, surrounded by the sea, with mild climate and distinct seasons, and unique fresh seafood, so it has developed its own marine dishes. There is a sense of decision, and the development direction of dishes is no exception. In other words, local culture creates delicious food. At the same time, because Japan is an island country, and it lacks resources and has no neighboring countries, this natural environment makes it have a strong sense of crisis, and it is always afraid that it will be difficult to survive in any natural or man-made disasters and make the Japanese nation extinct. For this reason, some cultures spread from China have been translated into Japanese-style explanations among the Japanese. For example, carelessness can kill people, which means to break the enemy with oil in Japanese. They understand it as: without oil (that is, after the oil is cut off), the enemy will be in danger and will have unexpected experiences. For this reason, the Japanese think that you can't cook with oil for every meal like China, but you should cherish and save oil in order to live safely. For this reason, Japan tries not to use oil or less to cook dishes. With the passage of time, it has developed into a light and fresh Japanese dish. As we all know, Japan is greatly influenced by Confucianism, especially the idea of valuing peace is deeply rooted. Shoto Kutaishi, who is respected by the Japanese, attaches great importance to harmony. In the 17 Constitution he presided over, the first sentence is that harmony is precious. In view of this, the Japanese brutally slaughtered large livestock. In addition, there are few plains in Japan, so it is difficult to raise livestock. Japanese seldom eat beef and mutton. After World War II, because of the nutritional value of beef, we gradually began to eat pigs and beef. Mutton is rare in the market and can only be bought in a few places such as Hokkaido. The custom of eating deer, donkeys, dogs and rabbits like China is even rarer. This makes Japanese dishes less processed and fresher to eat. Chinese food pays attention to color, fragrance and taste, while Japanese food pays attention to color, shape and taste. Change a word and the characteristics of Japanese food culture will come out. Although Japanese food does not pay attention to taste, it pays great attention to shape, so Japanese food is eaten with eyes. This is also in line with the situation in Japan. Japan has a small territory and a large population. Protecting and not destroying the natural landscape is a custom since ancient times. The Japanese always inherit the beauty left by their ancestors to the letter. In the whole diet environment, there is an implicit but restrained beauty everywhere. Japanese who attach importance to history have inherited the eating habits of the ancients without trace. Therefore, the cooked dishes are also used as a bunch of flowers in the natural scenery to decorate people's lives. Eating habits Japanese cold noodles are put on bamboo plates, picked up with chopsticks and eaten in cold soup. Some restaurants don't come with spoons, and Japanese people are used to picking them up and drinking soup. Nightlife Japanese people are used to drinking in groups after work. In the entertainment center of metropolis, bars, discotheques and nightclubs are everywhere. Japanese alcoholic beer: Japanese people like to drink beer best, whether it is draft beer or bottled beer. In summer, some department stores have outdoor beer halls, which attract a large number of tourists. Sake: Sake can be drunk hot and cold. No matter what kind of sake, it is the best match for Japanese cuisine. Wine tastes delicious and sweet, and it is easy to get drunk if you drink too much. Whiskey: Japanese people like to drink Mizuwari with ice and water. There are Japanese-made and imported table wines in western restaurants. China restaurants also serve Shaoxing wine. Soju: This wine is made of sweet potato, barley, sucrose and other materials. The filtered alcohol is a bit like vodka. The etiquette of drinking is generally an ordinary Japanese pub, with an easy-going and relaxed atmosphere, and customers in the same industry will pour beer for each other. If a group of people go drinking, they can't finish the first glass of wine until everyone raises their glasses and says "cheers".