FOOD OF JAPAN
The food of feudal Japan was wide and varied, however as you will notice a lot of Japanese food is seafood, this is due to the fact that Japan has always been famous for its numerous fishing bays, even in modern Japanese society fishing is a booming industry in china.
Japanese food is known for being organic and rich in vitamins and nutrients, even the tea 茶 in China was known for having “healing” and healthy properties, what was actually happening was that the tea was boiled water, and the boiled water killed any germs and made it healthier to drink, along with herbs providing relaxing properties.
Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a list of common Japanese foods and ingredients:
Japanese food is known for being organic and rich in vitamins and nutrients, even the tea 茶 in China was known for having “healing” and healthy properties, what was actually happening was that the tea was boiled water, and the boiled water killed any germs and made it healthier to drink, along with herbs providing relaxing properties.
Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a list of common Japanese foods and ingredients:
Awabi- Abalone
Azuki~ Red beans Daikon~ Giant radish Daizu~ Soya Ebi~ Shrimp Genmai~ Unhusked brown rice Ginnan~ Gingko nut Hasu~ Lotus root Kaki~ Oyster Katsuobushi~ Dried bonito |
Koi~ Carp
Kombu~ Kelp Kuri~ Chestnuts Kyuri~ Cucumber Miso~ Fermented soybean and rice dish Misoshiro~ Bean paste soup Mochi~ Rice cake Negi~ Green onion Niboshi~ Dried sardines Sake~ Rice wine |
Sanhso~ Red pepper
Sashimi~ Raw fish Shiitake~ Mushroom Shoga~ Ginger Takenoko~ Bamboo shoot Tofu~ Soybean curd Tororo~ Yams Unagi~ Eel Wasabi~ Horse radish Zoni~ Rice cake soup |
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