Some people say that California belongs to the world, because the proportion of whites, blacks, Asians and other colored people living here is almost the same as the proportion of the world's total population. Therefore, in San Francisco, the popularity of food categories largely reflects the ranking of major food countries in the world.
Intriguingly, all recognized food-eating countries are full of all kinds of fat people: places that are delicious and like to eat, whether French people eat for eight hours at a time, Americans eat high-calorie fried and jam, or China people are willing to serve a dish for half a day, and the final result is to gain weight without exception.
A famous Japanese food store in the San Francisco Bay Area.
However, Japan does not seem to fall into this trap. Statistics from various international health organizations on the population size of various countries prove that Japan is one of the countries with the lowest obesity rate in the world. Is it because Japanese people are not easy to get fat, or is Japanese food really not fat?
Fat people are rarely seen in Japan except sumo, which has the nature of performance and competition.
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A man with a high income.
/Red meat that can only improve the taste occasionally/
The easiest answer to take for granted is that Japanese food is light and short of oil, so it won't get fat. But in fact, the best food is cholesterol and starch, which is the same principle in any genre of cooking system, and Japanese cuisine is no exception.
Look at A5 and cows that Japanese people admire most. The rating is directly proportional to the fat content distribution. Japanese people can understand the adjective "straight" to describe high-quality fish without translation. The soup that the Japanese drink is very beautiful when it is stewed to milky white. If it is not enough, add miso. Of course, it is full of suspended fat and protein. The Japanese are also one of the people who love fried food most in the world. In addition to tempura made of fish and green leafy vegetables, there are breaded pork chops, eggs, taro, potatoes and cheese, which are used to match rice with the same high calorie in the Japanese world view.
And the rich intermuscular fat of cattle is a delicious source.
The most incredible thing is that slim Japanese women's favorite foods are all kinds of Japanese desserts, pigs and cows' motsu and charcoal kebabs.
Japanese-style roasted pork intestines
In short, the theory of light and less oil cannot be established if the contrast object is not Britain and the United States, which are bombed crazy.
However, the lack of food in Japan is by no means groundless. Understanding its essence stems from the history of banning meat for thousands of years: from the time when Emperor Tianwu issued the "Prohibition of Meat Order" in 675 to the time when Emperor Meiji took the lead in eating beef and milk again, Japan did not eat meat during the intervening 1200 years.
Emperor tianwu
Domestic historians generally believe that the origin of the ban on eating meat is the result of rusu's teachings promoted by the Japanese after the introduction of Han Buddhism into Japan.
But in fact, long before Buddhism, Shintoism in Japan also advocated vegetarianism, thinking that eating animal carcasses was a shameful thing. This tradition may come from a hundred schools of thought contending in China. In the dispute over Cao Gui in Zuo Zhuan, there is a saying that "meat eaters are contemptuous", aiming at mocking the aristocrats' fools in the context of China. However, after such complicated ideas were introduced to Japan through the Korean peninsula, they were translated word for word by the single-minded Japanese.
Zuo Zhuan revealed in the wall of ancient buildings after Osaka earthquake. This book has a profound influence on Japan. The famous Yasukuni Shrine is "Xi Palace in the 23rd year of Zuo Zhuan", which means to stabilize the country.
Since then, the Japanese diet and China's "food is not tired of essence, food is not tired of fine" parted ways.
After the Warring States and Edo, people who ate "mountain whales" (wild boar), "maple meat" (deer meat) and "cherry meat" (horse meat) were further solidified into "untouchables" by the class, and their status was lower than that of officials, warriors and farmers. Yu Xing Youshi, Bobcat Hui Ayin, Chi Ping and others in Hunan are all untouchables. They don't have to pay taxes, but they are not protected by law. Toyotomi Hidetsugu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew, is used to being nicknamed "Killing the living" because he likes to eat meat. His image can usually refer to Fan Kuai and Li Kui jy in China's plays. Like to eat meat, has also become a reason for Hideyoshi to kill him: no compassion.
The Ukiyo-e paintings in the Edo period hardly depict eating meat.
This is a bottom-up rejection of meat, which comes from folk customs. The ban on meat is only an imperial edict that the emperor complied with public opinion, not a mandatory decree of the Qing Dynasty.
Although Meiji later abolished the ban on meat, the cultural inertia of the Millennium could not be stopped by brakes. For today's Japanese people, meat is a food that people stay away from, far from being as popular as fish, shrimp, kelp and tofu. This meaning is somewhat similar to stew and steamed bread in the eyes of southerners in China, and rice noodles and jiaozi with minced meat in the eyes of northerners. It is possible to improve the taste occasionally, but it is by no means a daily necessity.
It is conceivable that a cup of tea soaked rice with dried fish (are you sure it is not cat food? As a staple food, meat is only an occasional nation. Even if it is good at cooking, its low obesity rate has become a matter of course.
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self-discipline
/Shut up and spread your legs, that's all/
In addition to eating habits, another important reason why Japanese people are thin is self-discipline.
Many people have a common impression when they come to Japan: Japanese who are polite and soft-spoken during the day will have a geometric increase in decibels after drinking heavily in izakaya at night.
This is different from Taiwan Province people who have always been gentle, and it is also different from the noisy Smecta. It reflects a nation that pursues excitement by nature, but is often suppressed and good at self-discipline.
This is different from American Puritans, simple clothes derived from religion and simple clothes. At least in America, eating more and eating less and getting in shape are your own business. However, the Japanese are particularly concerned about the views of the outside world. In public places such as subways and buses in Japan, children under the age of three are rarely seen. The reason is to prevent children from crying and disturbing others.
This is already a requirement for children, not to mention putting up with their potbellies or appearing in public as overeating. It is said that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare even issued laws to business owners, requiring employees to exceed their waistlines.
In such a social atmosphere, eating less and exercising more has almost become a common discipline for everyone. A friend who lives in Kyoto told me that when I first arrived in Japan, the most unaccustomed thing was that Japanese seldom took taxis. Walking for half an hour and taking a taxi for ten minutes, they will definitely choose to walk. In further places, trams and bicycles will take precedence over taxis.
It is this simple self-discipline that keeps the Japanese in good shape.
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Cooking and cooking.
/less seasoning, small portion, heavy collocation/
Of course, the concept of cooking is also an important reason why Japan is delicious and not fat.
Although it may not be light and greasy, high-fat ingredients such as beef and tuna always come from the ingredients themselves, rather than adding seasonings.
Not to mention tempura, it pays attention to the fact that the clothes should not be thin and the noodles should not leak oil. Use kitchen paper to suck, and finally the paper can meet the standard of serving without leaving a trace of oil. It is different from American fast food or China cooking hotpot in the concept of using oil.
For example, Hijo Takahiko, a descendant of Hijo, said in "Japanese Cuisine Practice": "There is a principle in Japanese cuisine, that is, its delicacy cannot hide the original taste of ingredients."
In order to appreciate the nature and taste of ingredients, Japanese food is the most important example of global food. Traditional Japanese cuisine, represented by Shi Huai cuisine, prefers to use small plates as containers. Compared with exquisite utensils, the weight of food is very small. It is not this tone that can arouse people's serious examination and cherish of food.
Besides, the concept of food collocation in Japanese materials is also an important reason. Eating 30 kinds of ingredients every day is the dietary goal advocated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 1985 "Guide to Healthy Eating and Living". Since then, the concept of 30 kinds of ingredients has spread widely in Japan, and many housewives regard it as the standard for arranging their daily diet. Usually, the diet of Japanese families is sashimi or grilled fish, boiled fish, cold tofu, boiled vegetables and algae. The general collocation method is rice with miso soup and pickles, plus side dishes. Color matching and dining environment are as important as the taste of dishes.
Japanese children like to take their mother's lunch with them when they go out.
This is in sharp contrast with China gourmets represented by Chen Xiaoqing, who advocate "street sweeping" and are obsessed with the Jianghu atmosphere of fly restaurants.
As for high-calorie and satiety foods such as red meat, candy and biscuits, Japanese families rarely buy them. In addition to historical and objective reasons, the Japanese feel that it is not easy to collect 30 kinds of ingredients a day, and too heavy and complicated processing will destroy the original taste and color of food.
In short, the concept of Japanese cooking with less seasoning, small quantity and heavy collocation greatly reduces the risk of obesity and affects the Japanese figure.
This is also the essential reason why many people in China think that it is ok to eat Japanese food occasionally, and if they eat too much, they will "fade out".
Is life convenient?