Japanese people especially like to drink after get off work in the evening. Many people drink outside from Monday to Friday. The first reason here is that most Japanese people really like to drink. Although some female colleagues do not drink out every night like their male colleagues, they will drink a little before going to bed when they get home, so there are liquor stores everywhere in Japan.

Izakaya is more about just drinking. It is a place where Japanese people connect with each other and release stress after get off work, rather than filling their stomachs. Therefore, generally izakayas do not provide staple food such as rice, but fried chicken is only a side dish with drinks, and the portion is very small. If you order one portion, it is probably not as big as the original KFC chicken here. And the truth is, Japanese people generally don’t like fried chicken. Their favorite snacks are yakitori, oden, and other snacks, which are common dishes at izakayas.

My wife will look down on me if I go home for dinner from Monday to Friday night. Japanese people sometimes have to change the place to drink twice or three times at night, which is called "second meeting" or "third meeting", so they will do it very late. To be honest, although the alcohol content of Japanese people is not high, most Japanese drink a lot. Mainly because they are good at mixing alcohol and drink several kinds of alcohol in one night. Japanese izakayas (that is, small restaurants) The wine in pubs can be purchased by the glass. The Japanese drinking habit is to share a glass of beer at first. After one glass of beer, everyone can order their own at will

But Japanese people do have relatively taller bodies. Slim, most people are not very fat. Some older people are so thin that it makes people feel a little pitiful, and they are typically skinny. But the vast majority of them are in very good health.

Japanese people eat very little food, but they eat a lot of variety every time. Even a bento will have many kinds of meat and vegetables, and Japanese ingredients are super fresh. , there is a gap in this regard in China. Therefore, the nutrients they consume are relatively comprehensive, which is also one of the reasons why they are healthy.

Japanese wine also contains relatively fewer calories. Japanese people drink mainly sake and shochu, as well as red wine and other blended wines. As we all know, the alcohol content of Japanese sake is very low, only a dozen degrees, and soju is about 30 to 40 degrees. However, the Japanese way of drinking is to add a lot of ice cubes or warm water. A glass of soju needs to add 9/10 of water or ice, so They also consume very few calories from alcohol, so how can they gain weight?

Stress

But not all Japanese are like this. Many young and middle-aged people are still struggling in the workplace, but this does not mean that they are not stressed.

Having to face criticism and complaints from superiors every day, and at the same time having to grovel to please superiors, is not an easy or simple thing for people from any country.

Mainly fish, shrimp and other seafood

Japan is an island country. Although the raising of poultry and livestock is relatively limited, at this stage, the sea is an endless treasure house of food. Therefore, a large part of the Japanese diet consists of high-quality foods such as fish, shellfish, shrimps and crabs, mainly high in protein and low in fat, which makes it difficult to gain weight.

In addition, Japan’s agriculture is also very developed, and a balanced diet is not a problem. Although its land area is much smaller than ours, its agriculture is also ranked among the top ten in the world, probably around seventh place. . Moreover, Japan's focus, efficiency, and meticulous management are more thoroughly demonstrated in agriculture. Local agricultural products are of such high quality that many local ingredients in Japan are more expensive than imported ones.

Respecting "eating the original taste"

There are two common impressions on Japanese food. One is that the portions are generally relatively small, and the other is that many dishes seem to be poorly cooked. , It seems like there is no seasoning.

It is true that overly seasoned or overcooked dishes are relatively rare in Japanese cuisine, and the more high-end Japanese cuisine, the more so. For example, high-end ingredients include sushi, sashimi, etc. Kaiseki cuisine, which has become popular in recent years, is a very refined and streamlined high-end cuisine. Although there are fried items, they are relatively restrained.

Although there are people who eat fried chicken and drink beer in Japanese izakaya, their obesity rate is indeed very low. There are many reasons for this. Some friends who want to manage their body shape can learn from it. . For example: Eat 80% full at each meal, eat more kinds of fresh food, preferably fish and shrimp; and exercise a little more, often ride a bicycle, take a walk, walk the dog, etc.

As long as you eat healthier, exercise a little more, and avoid sitting still for long periods of time, you won’t gain weight easily even if you occasionally have late-night snacks, have skewers, or hang out with friends in an izakaya.