Traditional
Japanese cuisine is dominated by white rice, and few meals would be complete
without it. Anything else served during a meal--fish, meat, vegetables,
pickles--is considered a side dish. Side dishes are served to enhance the taste
of the rice. Traditional Japanese meals are named by the number of side dishes
that accompany the rice and soup that are nearly always served.
This
uniquely Japanese view of a meal is reflected in the organization of
traditional Japanese cookbooks. Chapters are organized according to cooking
techniques: fried foods, steamed foods, and grilled foods, for example, and not
according to particular ingredients (e.g., chicken or beef) as are western
cookbooks. There are also usually chapters devoted to soups, sushi, rice,
noodles, and sweets.
i dont kknow how long i could go eating this way.... sounds like ALOT of rice!
ReplyDeleteI agree rice doesn't really appeal to me, but Rice and grilled chicken are excellent together :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could ever travel to Japan because I don't think I would like any of their food!
ReplyDeleteI don't like sushi but I love how they make their meat.
ReplyDeleteI think it is so interesting how the japanese eat, because of all the seafood, especially seaweed, they stay so thin. Or maybe its because some of the food sounds yucky!
ReplyDeleteGreat information on this. I love rice but only with butter and soy sauce if served with food over it.
ReplyDeletei couldn't live off that food, haha
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