When traveling to Japan, it is very important to taste the most authentic Japanese food! Delicious salmon, aromatic ramen, tender Kobe Wagyu beef… There’s so much to eat in Japan, and Tokyo is known as the “City of food,” but do you know what they are? How should all kinds of Japanese food be eaten correctly? I’ll give you the answer soon!
One minute to understand the daily material
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What is Japanese food
Japanese cuisine refers to the Japanese way of eating, also known as Washoku. Washoku is very particular about its ingredients. In addition to making good use of fresh ingredients in the four seasons, it is also necessary to give full play to the natural taste of the ingredients. In terms of stock, seasoning, knife techniques and cooking methods, all of them are based on the premise of preserving the natural flavor of food. Typical Japanese dishes include sushi, sashimi, sake, tempura, takoyaki, ramen, tendon and delicate Kaiseki dish. There are also variations from Southeast Asia and Europe, such as Japanese curry rice, Japanese pork steak rice and Turkish rice.
In terms of production, Washoku is famous for its emphasis on appearance. It is packed with natural scenery and integrates cherry blossoms, maple leaves, pine trees, rockeries, fans, paper, square lacquer boxes and other utensils, creating an aesthetic feeling full of Japanese style. Therefore, Washoku was once known as “eye cooking” and its appearance is very eye-catching. On December 4, 2013, Washoku was listed as a world Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
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What are the classifications of daily materials
At present, charge of Benshan, Kaisehi, club table, table and excising are the five Japanese cuisines. According to the cooking method, it can be divided into starter, sashimi, cooking, steaming, raising, cooking, pot, suction, rice, noodles, wine and so on.
Starter: Pickled cabbage, radish, cucumber, wasabi octopus, Japanese salad, etc., the first course of these ingredients can be collectively referred to as starter, which is called “pay first” in Japanese.
Sashimi: In addition to the familiar salmon, Sashimi also includes any seafood meat that can be eaten raw, such as arctic shell, salmon, snapper, shrimp, crab, etc.
Cooking: Dishes cooked in a stew or braised in brown sauce can be subdivided into a variety of cooking according to color, shape, flavor and other ways, we commonly include miso cooking, curry cooking, Kanto cooking and so on.
Steamed food: It is cooked in the way of steaming. Fish, seafood and eggs are used as raw materials. Most of them are made into soup, which retains the original flavor of food and has a light and tender taste.
Yangwu: Another popular name is “fried food”, which refers to all fried dishes. The best known Yangwu is Tempura.
Barbecue: Barbecue, which can be divided into direct fire and intermediate fire, such as teppanyaki and yakiniku. Seasoning methods, can be divided into Sukiyaki, teriyaki, salt yaki, miso yaki.
Pot: that is, hot pot, the common are Shouxi pot, stone pot, soil pot, shabu Shabu pot, etc.
Succulents: Soups are divided into two types: first bowl and stop bowl. Famous succulents include miso soup, kelp soup and snapper head soup.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. There are several major examples: No rice with beef, no rice with chicken, No rice with pork, no rice with tuna
Noodles: Soba, Udon, ramen.
Alcohol: beer, sake, shochu.
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Two, the correct way to eat 8 kinds of daily food
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sushi
Sushi is one of the most iconic Japanese dishes. It is a combination of vinegar rice and seafood, vegetables, eggs or meat, either cooked or raw. There are many types of sushi, which can be divided into nigiri sushi, roll sushi, loose sushi, warship and so on.
How to eat: When eating sushi, you should dip the fish side in soy sauce, not the vinegar-rice side. Soy sauce can enhance the freshness.
Shop recommendation: Sushi big
Tokyo’s first Internet celebrity sushi restaurant – Sushi, you must have heard, must get up early in the morning to line up, from 5 o ‘clock to 16 o ‘clock business hours to ensure the fresh ingredients, a variety of sushi let you eat until full.
Address: 2F, Hall 6, Tsukiji Market, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business hours: 5:00am~4:00pm
What’s nearby: Tsukiji Market
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tempura
A Japanese dish of seafood, fresh vegetables and other ingredients covered in egg sauce and batter and deep fried. Fried shrimp is the most classic tempura, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, making it a must-order for Nishiku.
How to eat: in general, eat tempura will match a call “day つ ゆ” sauce, again tie-in carrot mud or puree, neutralize the greasy mouth of Fried things.
Recommended shop: Kwai Wan Jin
Near Sensoji Temple, Kuemujin’s signature dish is assorted tempura, a dish of vegetables and fish scallops cut into small pieces, wrapped in batter and then fried, in tantalizing sizes.
Address: 1-4-4 Asakusa, Taidong District, Tokyo
Business hours: 11:00am~9:00pm(L.O8:00pm)
Holidays: The 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month
Nearby: Sensoji Temple
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Sashimi
Japan is surrounded by the sea. People often go into the sea to fish and eat the fish raw, which gradually forms the unique dish of Sashimi. The seafood is cut into bite-sized pieces, then processed, and eaten raw with soy sauce and other spices. In a broad sense, all raw ingredients are called sashimi.
How to eat: Different sashimi, fresh degree of fish, taste and taste are very different, so when eating sashimi, pay attention to the order of eating fish, eat the light taste first, eat the strong taste last, so as not to affect the taste. In between eating two different kinds of sashimi, you need to eat a piece of pickled ginger to get the taste out of the mouth.
Recommend a shop: rice wine made of rice and fish home ル takada horse farm shop
This is an izakaya with great attention to cuisine. There are many kinds of rice made with luxurious seafood, sashimi with sweet and smooth meat, braised grilled fish and so on. The restaurant sends the fresh seafood directly from Tsukiji Market to customers every day in the most original way to ensure the absolute freshness of sashimi.
Address: 3F, Inamun Building, Takata Rachama 2-18-11, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Business hours: Monday ~ Friday 5:00pm~11:30pm; Saturday & Legal holiday 12:00pm~0:00am; From 12:00pm to 23:00 on Sunday
Nearby: Shinjuku
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surface
Ramen, soba and udon are known as the three major Japanese noodle dishes, which have formed a unique style in soup base and fabric. Noodle shops can be found on the streets of Japan, and these pastas, with their exquisite ingredients and inexpensive quality, are a popular delicacy.
How to eat: Make squeaky slurping noises when eating ramen noodles. The better the taste, the louder it is, to convey to the chef that what you’re cooking is good.
Recommended shop: Ilan Ramen
All the Internet celebrities in China are recommending the shop, there are many branches in Tokyo, no matter when you go there is a long line, but it is still worth visiting. In the creamy soup, a variety of specialty soy sauce, seasonings and seafood are skillfully combined to create a very rich and delicious soup base, not to mention noodles, even the ingredients of char siu is extremely exquisite art.
Address: Many branches, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Shibuya have
Business hours: 24 hours
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Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki is a Japanese style of beef hot pot, which features a salty, sweet and seasoned soup base mixed with granulated sugar and soy sauce, then cooked with beef, tofu, mushroom and other ingredients, and dipped in raw eggs.
How to eat: There is a difference between the Sukiyaki in Kanto and Kansai. In Kansai, beef is first covered with butter and then cooked on the surface with vegetables. In Kansai, however, the meat is not cooked first. Instead, the seasoned soup is placed in a pot before the beef and vegetables are added.
Recommended shop: Humanoid Machi this half shop
Imihanmoto is one of Japan’s most famous Sukiyaki shops, founded in 1895. The use of home-grown beef ensures that the beef is of high quality, and the Sukiyaki broth, which is carefully prepared, is impeccable in terms of sauce, beef and soup base.
Address: 2-9-12 Nihonbashi Manicho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo
Business hours: 11:00am~10:00pm
Public Holidays: no holidays in the middle of the year, New Year’s Day closed
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Eel rice
In Japan, eel is generally not eaten raw, usually the most common way to eat is “puyaki” grilled eel, that is, the eel is shaved off the bone, cut into sections and washed, then put on the bamboo skewers, roasting on the charcoal fire, while drizzled with special sauce, finally put the baked eel on the rice, and then drizzled with soy sauce, pepper powder, delicious eel rice comes out!
How to eat: To separate the fish body, then squeeze lemon juice, if the taste is strong, can also add a little Japanese soy sauce, and mix in mashed radish.
Recommended shop: Noda Iwakami Iibura
Noda Iwa is a popular Tokyo restaurant with a history of more than 200 years. There is always a long line at the door, so it’s best to make an appointment in advance. There are a variety of eel dishes in the restaurant, such as eel covered rice, eel soup soup, eel viscera soup, etc. The taste of eel is fat but not greasy, and you will know what the real melt in your mouth is after you eat it.
Address: 1-5-4 Dongazu, Minato, Tokyo
Business hours: 9:00am~18:00pm
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Puffer fish
Pufferfish, which is highly toxic, is feared in China, but a delicious delicacy in Japan. Generally, Fugu restaurants offer full-meal packages such as fugu sashimi and Fugu hot pot. The same fugu fish is processed by the chef and presented in front of diners like a work of art.
How to eat: Puffer fish sashimi is the most representative of the original taste of puffer fish, because puffer fish is more chewy than other fish, so the piece is very thin placed in a large plate, eat with 2~3 pieces of green onion, dip in a variety of seasonings, taste extremely delicious.
Recommended shop: Foggy
Fuji has had two Michelin stars and is a highly ranked restaurant on Japanese food website tabelog. Fugu sashimi cut as thin as cicadas wings, decorated with peony, chrysanthemum, peacock or crane four styles, very exquisite and exquisite, Fugu meat taste tender but not loose, strong but not firewood, so that the food flock to.
Address: 3F Yukita Building, Chuo Ginza 5-11-13, Tokyo
Nearby attractions: The Ginza business District
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Sea crab
Unique geographical conditions make Japan a country rich in sea crabs. There are many types of natural sea crabs, including Japanese king crab, long-legged crab, pine leaf crab, hairy crab, flower crab, etc. There are also many ways to eat sea crabs, such as crab hot pot, crab sashimi, crab barbecue, boiled crab, steamed crab and so on, each with its own characteristics.
How to eat: Hokkaido’s Sapporo King crab, Soya’s Hairy crab and Tottori’s Matsuleaf crab are Japan’s three daimyo crabs, and the Tokyo, Osaka chain Kagato Raku is the place to go for a crab feast.
Recommended shop: Kao Daole
It goes without saying that Krabidoraku is one of Japan’s top crab restaurants. The large crab model at the door is its unique signature. Osaka. There are many branches in Tokyo, and it is recommended to visit our Shinjuku store without making an appointment or waiting in line for a long time. The main restaurant is to eat more crabs, a meal can experience steaming, baking, baking, boiling… The method of eating sea crabs is fully utilized.
Address: 3-18-4 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Three, daily material box etiquette instructions
1. When entering the box, should put the toe outward: back to the box slippers is impolite behavior;
2. In the box, the master or boss should sit farthest from the door, and the person with the lowest position should sit closest to the door, convenient to help pass dishes or close the door;
3. If it’s a private party, the person who should be paying will usually sit near the door.
Daily material tips
1. To eat sushi with pickled ginger slices, is to reduce the irritation of raw and cold food to the stomach;
2. Matcha should not be poured with boiling water, which will destroy the leaves and make the taste bitter;
3. Pickled ginger is a “flavor cleanser” that removes lingering food smells from your mouth;
4. You can warm your stomach with miso soup before eating sushi.
5. Miso soup should be drunk directly from the bowl and eaten with chopsticks.
6. Barley tea can also clean the taste, so it is usually paired with barley tea.
