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If you are tired of empty cereals, I suggest preparing a savory and very easy-to-prepare Japanese dish. Everything will turn out great for you, even if you don’t know how to cook.

Each country has its own way of making an omelet with its own special ingredients. Omelet with Japanese rice will surprise you with its composition, but also with a beautiful way of serving.

Today I will show you how to make nigiri at home. However, the nigiri recipe is extremely simple, and you can figure it out even without it. But for clarity, I think a recipe with a photo will come in handy for many.

Japanese rice is made with eggs and vegetables. You can also add meat or tofu, to taste. Japanese rice can be a good tasty side dish or a light main dish. Try it.

In order to cook rolls at home, you only need a can of canned tuna and carrots. Very tasty and hearty rolls with canned tuna will be a full meal.

The recipe for a simple and easy dish of fried shrimp with onions. Onions give shrimp a spicy flavor. Shrimp can be served as an appetizer or as a hot dish with boiled rice.

The Japanese and Koreans still cannot share this recipe - each side assures that kimchi is precisely its national treasure. For us, the origin of this delicious dish is not so important as the technology of its preparation. So, a simple kimchi soup recipe adapted to Russian culinary realities;)

A traditional beef preparation in Japan using vegetables, soy sauce and sesame seeds. It turns out quite unusual, but at the same time incredibly pleasant taste.

Japanese chicken legs are best served with rice. Are obtained chicken legs savory, so serve the rice fresh.

Tofu in batter looks like fish sticks. The dish is hearty, quick to prepare and suitable for vegetarians. This is a great hot appetizer. Tofu is breaded and fried in oil. Try it!

The sweetish-spicy taste of Japanese liver will appeal to lovers of new sensations. I tell you how to make liver in Japanese - I recommend trying it, the dish is very good!

Shrimp patties are one of the most popular Japanese dishes. Yes, and in the country rising sun make cutlets :) I advise you to try, the taste is very unusual.

For two decades now, sushi and rolls have conquered the entire planet, but another Japanese-style fish recipe has bypassed global recognition. Meanwhile, sashimi is one of the simplest and most delicious meals in the world!

Rolls at home are easy to prepare, besides, it can be a fun and tasty entertainment for a group of friends. You will need a bamboo mat, nori, sushi rice, avocado and salmon.

If you have leftover rolls that you could not eat the day before, then make a simple dish - rolls in tempura. It is very easy - I will tell and even show with pictures how to do it.

Do you like oriental cuisine and want to repeat it at home? There is nothing easier, because it is enough to cook meat in Japanese style and plunge into the unforgettable atmosphere of the Land of the Rising Sun.

Pay attention to the ingredients - this is not a simple spicy chicken, this is Japanese-style chicken in unusual sauce with coconut milk! This exotic dish is prepared quickly and easily.

Chicken Roll Recipe - Making Asian rolls with chicken, ginger, apple, onion and sweet chili sauce.

Recipe for shish kebab of sea scallops, oranges, ginger and cucumbers with honey. If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes before using.

Marinated shiitake takes 40 minutes to cook. This - tasty snack which can be stored in the refrigerator. When marinating, in addition to shiitake mushrooms, add cloves, pepper and other spices.

Shiitake noodles are good for a snack, side dish or a light lunch. You can add seafood, chicken or other meat to such noodles. A dish of fresh Asian noodles, shiitake mushrooms and spices is being prepared.

Shiitake mushroom soup is simple and very tasty. Let's add tofu cheese, a little mushroom or enoki to the shiitake soup, as well as green onion. It turns out a light, elegant and at the same time very satisfying soup.

Japanese traditional shiitake miso soup is cooked in half an hour. Ginger, tofu, vegetables and, of course, miso are added to it. Shiitake is a source of vitamin D, so the soup comes out both tasty and healthy.

As a rule, wasabi paste, which is used when serving rolls and preparing some Asian dishes, is bought in a store. I will tell you how to make wasabi at home from wasabi powder.

Daikon came to us from the East. If you have not tried to cook a daikon radish salad, you urgently need to fix it. Very useful and economical, not bitter. Worth cooking!

Chicken "Katsu"

Chicken "Katsu" is a Japanese dish, which is a very tasty chicken fillet fried in an egg and breadcrumbs. Everyone can cook it - especially with a simple step-by-step recipe.

I show how to make sushi (rolls) at home. If you have never tried to cook sushi (rolls) at home - try it. The process is simple and exciting, and the result is very tasty!

delicious recipe rice with seafood. The Japanese consider rice to be a sacred food. The attitude to this product is also special. A lot of dishes are prepared with rice, dishes with a sea cocktail are especially popular.

Chicken fillet in Teriyaki sauce

Exotic yet simple cooking recipe chicken fillet in traditional Japanese Teriyaki sauce, which is prepared on the basis of soy sauce.

Teriyaki sauce (Teriyaki) is a Japanese dish based on soy sauce. You can buy it in the store, or you can cook it at home, especially since the recipe for making teriyaki sauce is not at all complicated.

Enjoy the delicate exquisite taste of sushi with eel, touch the secrets of Japanese cuisine. Making eel sushi at home is quite simple, but it turns out tastier than in a sushi bar!

Shrimp rolls are dedicated to all lovers of sushi and seafood. Making rolls at home is easy, and step by step recipe with a photo will tell you in detail how to do it.

Salad "Chuka"

Chuka salad is a traditional Japanese seaweed salad. I tell you how to make Chuka salad at home - it's quite simple if you have the right ingredients.

The Japanese also eat meatballs. Japanese cutlets with cheese are quite similar to the cutlets we are used to, but they still differ in some ways. I share the recipe for Japanese meatballs!

Marinated Fish Recipe - Cooking grilled tuna under a Japanese marinade. In addition to fish dishes, the marinade is also suitable for chicken, beef, tofu and vegetables.

Rolls with avocado, salmon and cucumber are one of the most popular classic types of rolls. Avocado, salmon and cucumber are classics of the genre. If you are cooking or trying for the first time - then what you need.

Japanese potato salad is something you've definitely never tried before. The most ordinary, familiar vegetables give birth to a Japanese salad that is completely unexpected in taste and design.

Recipe for hot rolls with salmon and cucumber.

You don't have to go to a sushi bar or restaurant to try delicious rolls with tuna and cucumber. It is enough to open this recipe and try a little. Good luck!

Daikon chamomile is incredible beautiful appetizer, which will look impressive on any festive table and will give a subconscious signal to all guests: they know how to cook tasty and beautifully here.

Pickled daikon is an easy-to-make and simply excellent appetizer or side dish. Surprise your guests with this wonderful pickled vegetable!

Miso soup is a traditional Japanese dish suitable for healthy eating. In Japan, this soup is cooked for breakfast and throughout the day. Easy to prepare recipe. Ingredients: dashi, miso, tofu.

Futomaki with scrambled eggs and shiitake are rolls for those who do not trust raw fish. It turns out no worse than with salmon, tuna or eel. Dedicated to the same roll lovers like me :)

Don't be scared, japanese omelet with soy sauce- This is a fairly simple dish to prepare that does not require any outlandish and inaccessible ingredients. Everything is simple, fast and very tasty!

Actually, this salad is called "Ebi Sunomono", but for simplicity I will simply call it - Japanese cucumber salad :) A great idea for a simple but unusual vegetable salad.

Classic Japanese traditional cuisine - sushi with salmon. You don't have to go to a restaurant to cook awesome salmon sushi - you can do it at home!

The most popular type of tea in Japan. More than 80% of the tea produced in the country is septya. It is very gentle, fragrant and useful. It is obtained from the bunch and gyokuro varieties.

Remember the various coffee surrogates made from grains and chicory that were popular in the Soviet Union? Before you is a much more ancient Japanese analogue of roasted barley grains, which has retained its popularity today.

Vegetarian vegetable miso soup - delicious and very healthy soup. Japanese food based on fish, but we will prepare a soup without fish, but nevertheless full of vitamins and nutrients!

Hosomaki are rolls and sushi with one filling. If you are preparing rolls for the first time, then this is a great option for mastering the process.

Sweet gentle rolls will certainly appeal to all girls and sweet tooth. The recipe for sweet rolls is very easy to prepare.

Mussels are shellfish. If you follow the rules of technology, you can cook very tasty dishes from them.

Recipe for a delicacy a la Japanese tuna soup, mushrooms and sea greens with sprat appetizer in dough.

Genmaicha (genmaicha), from the Japanese "brown rice tea" is an ancient energy drink used by the poor to maintain strength. It was made from green tea leaves and fried rice.

Tamago yaki recipe. Japanese omelette - tamago yaki, a very popular dish in Japanese cuisine.

A recipe for an Asian dish made from spinach, soy sauce, rice vinegar, Japanese wine and sesame oil.

Recipe for making rolls with grape leaves. For those who do not want to collect excess weight you will love this dish.

"Chakin Shibori" Japanese dessert

In the process of cooking, a very unusual and original dessert is obtained. You won't need much time to prepare this dish. It turns out very tasty. The Japanese love this dessert.

The world-famous Rice Vodka from the Land of the Rising Sun is actually rice beer, if you look closely at the brewing process. Interestingly, this drink is easy to make at home!

Recipe for crispy shrimp pouches. This dish is very good for lunch.

Recipe for cabbage rolls with shrimp sea ​​kale and lettuce leaves. The dish is low-calorie, satisfying, tasty and very healthy.

Taco rice recipe with onions, garlic, ground beef, soy sauce, cumin, lettuce, tomatoes. Mozzarella cheese, salsa and sour cream.

A modern Japanese omelet recipe. In Japan, it is also called Wasei-eigo (wasei-eigo), in England it is known as the "Japanese portmanteau" (Japanese portmanteau)

Japanese cuisine is food for people who want to live long. Food from Japan is the reference all over the world proper nutrition. One of the reasons for the long closure of the Land of the Rising Sun from the world is its geography. It also largely determined the originality of the diet of its inhabitants. What is the name of Japanese food? What is its originality? Find out from the article!

Japanese food is originality not so much in the ingredients of each dish, but in the centuries-old methods of preparation and serving. Attention to detail here main secret And distinguishing feature cuisines of Japan. Every nuance, ritual and rule is important. Japanese food is prepared exclusively from fresh products, so each dish is part of the natural cycle, a continuation of the thought of the eternal change of seasons.

Serving and serving meals

Probably, in no other cuisine of the world do they pay so much attention to serving dishes and table setting as in Japanese. Beauty and minimalism - this is the combination that traditional tableware has, diverse in shape, materials and sizes. Japanese food has the same qualities as dishes: the clearest example is sushi and sashimi and their decorations - leaves, flowers, grass. Each plate of Japanese delicacies is a real masterpiece.

Japanese cuisine products

The change of seasons is instantly reflected on the table of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. After heat treatment and cooking, each ingredient must retain its natural texture and color. The aroma is only emphasized by numerous spices and seasonings.

The cuisine of Japan is characterized by the preservation of the taste of vegetables, fish, meat, fruits, seafood, tofu and other products in a natural way.

The main condiments are soy sauce and miso, which are made according to traditional technology. They vary in color and taste, existing in three main varieties.

Japanese food is primarily rice. It is the main ingredient in the cuisine of the Land of the Rising Sun and is included in most dishes.

About 150 years ago, the people of Japan were afraid to eat meat products. Their modern cuisine is still based primarily on seafood and dishes made from soy bean products such as yuba, tofu, natto, miso soup and soy sauce.

Fresh ingredients play an important role in Japanese cooking. For example, vegetables, seafood and mushrooms, the set of which depends on the season outside the window. In addition, in each of the regions of Japan there are local dishes that can also be tasted in Tokyo.

Japanese food, whose names are often very difficult to remember and pronounce, is becoming more and more popular in Russia. Now we will tell you more about those dishes that are enjoyed with pleasure in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Main dishes

Japanese food, the list of which is very diverse, despite a very limited set of ingredients, will appeal to many gourmets and simply exotic lovers. The cuisine of this country has thousands of dissimilar ones. Let's talk about some of them.

Udon is a type of wheat noodle that does not contain an egg. In most cases, udon is served hot, like noodle soup in broth.

Soba is a greyish-brown noodle made from buckwheat flour. Most often served cold without broth.

Sushi is a traditional dish of the Land of the Rising Sun, which is made from various seafood and rice.

Sashimi, or sashimi, is one of the national dishes of Japanese cuisine. Under this "terrible" name lies nothing more than a fillet of different varieties fish cut into small pieces. Other seafood is sometimes used as well. The fish undergoes minimal heat treatment or is served raw. Served with wasabi, ginger and soy sauce.

Miso soup is the national dish of Japanese cuisine. Made with onion, miso and aburaage.

A Japanese dish of chicken pieces, along with the entrails that are grilled over coals on bamboo skewers, is yakitori. served either with salt alone or with tare sauce, which is made from soy sauce, sugar and mirin. In this case, the meat is poured with sauce, fried until cooked, and then served, poured over with the same sauce. Sometimes this dish is served with lemon juice. Yakitori is a very popular Japanese dish.

Snacks

Snacks in Japan are also very diverse.

A very popular dish in the Land of the Rising Sun - takoyaki - is made from a piece of octopus and batter. The appetizer is fried in a special frying pan, which has hemispherical recesses.

Takuan is an equally popular traditional snack in Japan. It is prepared from daikon radish.

condiments

European chefs add spices and herbs to the dish as it cooks. And culinary experts in Japan use them only to make the finished dish acquire additional flavor or aroma. You can sprinkle spices on your food, or you can add them to a dipping sauce.

The most famous seasonings of the Land of the Rising Sun are ginger, wasabi and shiso. In addition to them, cooks in Japan also use a variety of wild herbs, which are called sansai. Each of them has a unique flavor and aroma.

Gari is a type of pickled vegetable called tsukemono. This is a young ginger, cut into thin slices, which was pickled with the addition of sugar and vinegar.

Gary has a peculiar pungent taste that is often associated with perfumery. It is usually served with sushi along with soy sauce and wasabi. Gary is necessary in order to interrupt the aftertaste after the transition from one type of sushi to another. There is no need to eat a lot of ginger or gari - a small piece is enough. In addition, you can use a piece of ginger as a brush to smear sushi with soy sauce.

Dessert

Japanese food for children is, of course, primarily desserts and sweets. Cooks of the Land of the Rising Sun prepare sweets from various berries, fruits, nuts, as well as milk and dairy products. Rice in Japan is used even for desserts.

For dessert at without fail Green tea without sugar is served. This drink makes it possible to enjoy the taste of sweets, revealing it to the fullest.

One of the most popular desserts in Japan is wagashi, which is traditionally prepared using only fresh, natural ingredients such as beans, rice, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, a variety of herbs and teas.

Beverages

Residents of the Land of the Rising Sun are very fond of various fruit and berry and cold drinks. But the obligatory and most favorite here, of course, is tea. In Japan, this drink is brewed not at all in small and pot-bellied teapots, but directly in mugs, from where they drink.

Teamakers from Japan claim that best time in order to drink tea, this is a moment a few minutes after brewing the drink. Then, when the twisted tea leaves straighten out, and the tea gains taste. The latter can be judged by the color of the drink: greenish-brown.

japanese food powder

This is a recent invention of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. The food set consists of ingredients in the form of a powder. So, for example, waffles with jam look like a bag with contents that need to be diluted with water to make dough and jam of different flavors. In addition, there are molds for baking waffles. Japanese food powder is an alternative to fast food in other parts of the world.

Traditional Japanese cuisine, also called "Washoku", was almost completely formed before 1868 - the beginning of the era of Westernization. Despite the fact that Japanese cuisine is very original, authentic and specific, many Japanese dishes are well known outside the Land of the Rising Sun - for example, sushi, sashimi, tempura and buckwheat soba noodles. Moreover, Japanese cuisine is so interesting and unusual that it is perhaps its greatest attraction when visiting the country.

In principle, Japanese cuisine is based on a combination of just a few basic foods - steamed white rice with various main dishes. The meal can be accompanied by miso soup or tsukemono - pickles. The Japanese meal ends, as a rule, with a traditional tea party.

Very curious way of serving, practiced in traditional cuisine this people. Rice is always served in a separate small bowl, most main courses or ingredients are served separately. The Japanese do not like it when different foods and dishes come into contact with each other on the same plate, so they break them into different dishes.

Traditional Japanese cuisine recipes are characterized primarily by the sparing use of mammalian meat, butter, fats and dairy products. Instead, the Japanese make heavy use of soy sauce, miso, and umeboshi, making the local delicacies quite salty. Since Japan is an island state surrounded by the ocean, since ancient times people here love and know how to cook seafood. According to many food authorities, the Japanese diet relies mainly on cereals with vegetables or seaweed as the main course, a small amount of mammalian or poultry meat, and seafood. The most commonly used ingredients are rice, beans, eggs, flour, fruit, meat, mushrooms, noodles, soy products, vegetables and, of course, seafood.

Very important role Japanese cuisine favors natural flavors such as dashi, soy sauce, sake, mirin, vinegar, sugar, and salt. To remove the fishy smell when using raw fish, ginger and red pepper are used. But the Japanese do not eat garlic at all - this has been the custom since the time of Buddhist monks.

As for the method of cooking, then hallmark Japanese cuisine is very widespread use of raw dishes - sashimi. The Japanese don't understand why cook foods that are tasty and edible raw. It is believed that it is the raw food diet that is the cause of longevity and good health Japanese. In addition, dishes cooked on the grill or steamed, as well as marinated in vinegar, are very popular.

The Japanese culinary tradition is also distinguished by a fairly wide list of classic dishes considered a real treasure of Japan. However, there are dishes that all Japanese people love and eat - these are all kinds of rice variations with different ingredients, sushi and sashimi, miso soups, tempura (batter-fried foods), kushiyaki (something like the local barbecue) and tonkatsu (pork steak) .

Japanese food

Japanese cuisine is very simple, but at the same time, incredibly diverse. There is no such diversity in any national cuisine. Japanese cuisine is preferred by lovers of fish and meat, as well as supporters of a healthy and vegetarian diet.

The Japanese eat foods at the time of the year when they are especially tasty and healthy. In the Land of the Rising Sun, this culinary feature is especially revered, and they firmly believe that bamboo sprouts are good in spring, and lotus roots are good in spring and autumn, stewed pieces eel and fried trout - best restore strength in the summer.

Japanese dishes are gaining more and more popularity every year. great popularity . Why do people who adhere to the right lifestyle choose this oriental way of eating for themselves? The answer is simple! According to statistics, Japan is a country of centenarians. This is the best proof that the foods that are eaten there are ideal for the human body. So what is the secret of Japanese longevity? The secret is in the national cuisine.

Many people are used to thinking that Japanese gastronomy is traditional sushi, rolls, rice, soybeans. In fact, there are a great variety of various delicacies and unusual dishes in Japanese cuisine. It is wrong and even insulting to reduce everything to sushi and rolls!

Japanese culinary technology

The Japanese process products minimally, which cannot be said about neighboring countries where the choice of sauce for the dish plays the most important role. For example, in China, the sauce and cooking method changes the same dish beyond recognition.

Japanese great value give the appearance and high quality their meals. Everything in the dish should be harmonious: both taste and appearance, and benefit. Local chefs always try to preserve the original taste and appearance of products. For example, fish for the Japanese is beautiful in itself, it only needs a little salt and fresh air. This is the main principle and difference between Japanese cuisine and the culinary traditions of all other countries.

Rice is the head of everything!

For the Japanese, “rice” is the same as “bread” for a Russian person. This cereal is the main ingredient in Japanese cuisine and the basis of Japanese nutrition. On average, a Japanese eats about 100 kilograms of rice a year.

If we are used to cooking crumbly rice as a side dish, then in Japan they prefer glutinous and strongly boiled rice, because it is this convenient to eat with chopsticks. The Japanese do not salt rice and do not add oil to it. And they also believe that rice, like a person, has a soul, so you need to treat it with respect and reverence. everyday dish Japanese - rice with egg omelet, with soy sauce and fish.

Rice is used to prepare the world famous alcoholic drink sake, Japanese beer and make many different delicious desserts.


Rice is the basis of Japanese cuisine

Every day - fish!

Dishes from fish, marine animals and various shellfish in Japanese cuisine are second in popularity after rice. As a rule, during cooking, the fish undergoes minimal heat treatment. A popular Japanese dish sashimi generally prepared from raw, lightly pickled fish. slices sashimi served on a flat plate garnished with fresh vegetables such as white radish daikon, which in the Land of the Rising Sun is eaten as often as rice.


Sushi - there is no better food!

IN last yearssushi compete with Italian pizza and American burger. Japanese restaurants open with enviable regularity around the world. Only, unlike competitors, sushi is a reference healthly food! They are made from boiled rice and raw seafood. Two main types can be distinguished: the first - themselves sushi, second view - rolls, which are fundamentally different. Rice and seafood are laid out in layers on a sheet of seaweed, then they are rolled into a thin roll. The roll is cut across into small pieces with a sharp knife. Rolls are served on a flat plate or wooden stand, with wasabi horseradish, soy sauce and pickled ginger.


A real delicacy - poisonous fish!

To be in Japan and not try a fish dish puffer- an unforgivable mistake. locals they love this fish very much, despite the fact that the dish can be deadly. Every year the Japanese eat over 2 thousand tons poisonous puffer. It is enough for a person to simply touch her insides with his hand to receive a lethal dose of poison. If there is fugu on the restaurant menu, this indicates the presence of a high-class chef: strict requirements are put forward for the master who cooks fugu - he must unlearn two years in special school, where they reveal the secrets and features of cooking such dangerous fish. After school, cooks take a difficult state exam. This dish is prepared as follows: the cook separates the fins with quick strokes of a sharp and thin knife, after which he carefully removes the poisonous parts and removes the skin. The fillet is cut very thinly, like a sheet of paper. This dish is not only delicious, but also very beautiful, because the chef creates real artistic landscapes on a plate of fish pieces. It is considered the highest skill when the chef leaves the exact dose of poison in the fish so that the guests of the restaurant have a barely noticeable sensation of drug intoxication.


puffer fish

Popular Japanese dishes

Dish kushiyaki usually prepared from seafood. Small fish pieces are strung on a wooden stick and grilled - this dish is similar to our barbecue. Another culinary delight - yakitoriya (translated fried chicken), cooked in the same way as kushiyaki, grilled, only from chicken entrails, with the addition of quail eggs and vegetables.


Often "out of Japan" by the word yakitoriya name all types of food kushiyaki, which causes bewilderment among the Japanese traveling the world. From fish broth hondashi and soybeans miso , a traditional Japanese soup is being prepared, which is called miso . Mushrooms are often added to it. shiitake, seaweed and bean curd tofu. Many people mistakenly think that the Japanese are strict vegetarians. This is not true, dinner for them is impossible without fish or meat.


At the festive table, when many guests gather, the Japanese prepare the famous dish sukiyaki . Its peculiarity is that it is not the owners who conjure over its preparation, but the guests themselves. A kettle is placed on the table on an electric stove. Guests put food into the bowl (thinly sliced ​​beef or pork, green onions, mushrooms, udon, Chinese cabbage). The degree of cooking is determined by the guest, depending on personal preferences: someone fries heavily, and someone prefers to keep the taste and leave the dish half-baked!

As a rule, all the dishes that are planned to be served to guests are served on the festive table at once. The concept of "main dish" is absent in Japanese hospitality, instead there are many different snacks. Important feature Japanese cuisine - all dishes are served in small portions so that guests can try everything, and not eat up one. In addition, the serving size depends on the time of year and the age of the guests ... Maybe that's why the Japanese are the most slender nation, where there is no obesity problem. The secret of their elegance is small portions.

We must not forget that Japan is a country of tea. Green tea is drunk constantly: before, during and after meals. The Japanese believe that green tea aids digestion.


Green tea

JAPANESE CHICKEN LIVER RECIPE

The dish is easy to prepare because the recipe is simple. And the main ingredient is chicken liver, sold in any butcher shop.

NECESSARY:

500 g chilled chicken liver
3 art. l. soy sauce
2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
2 pcs. green pepper
50 g green onions
3 garlic cloves
Daikon radish (you can use regular instead of daikon)
Ground ginger and pepper to taste

HOW TO COOK:

1. chicken liver marinate in soy sauce. Then fry it in a skillet for a few minutes.

2. Add chopped peppers, garlic, green onions and radishes to the liver in strips. Fry for 5 more minutes.

3. Garnish the finished dish with radishes and fresh onions. TO ready meal served with soy sauce mixed with sugar.

With stunning natural scenery and a distinct national and cultural identity, Japan is a place to visit at least once in a lifetime. This East Asian island is also home to some delicious and freshly prepared dishes.

Japan, unique and deceptive, is a land of opposites. It combines tradition and modernity, great amount bustling cities as well as magnificent natural scenery. The food of this country is known to be very nutritious and dietary, consisting of fresh vegetables and seasonal products. We have selected 10 dishes to try while in Japan.

Sushi

Sushi is raw fish laid on a compressed ball of rice, lightly seasoned with vinegar. Recipes and fillings for sushi are extremely diverse, for example, spicy caviar sea ​​urchin or thick, juicy amaebi (sweet shrimp) - once you try them, you will definitely not be disappointed. But despite the sublime image of sushi, it is primarily street food.

ramen

Ramen, or egg noodles in salty broth, is a favorite among Japanese "night" dishes. Ramen is a perfect example of a dish borrowed, in this case from China, to which the Japanese have given their own special taste. There are 4 main types of ramen broth: tonkotsu (pork bone broth), miso, soy sauce, and salty broth. Fukuoka is famous for its tonkotsu ramen and Hokkaido for its spicy miso ramen.

Unagi

Unagi is river eel, roasted on charcoal and seasoned with sweet barbecue sauce. According to folk beliefs, unagi is an ideal remedy for the hot, humid and exhausting Japanese summer. This delicacy is reminiscent of old Japan, and most eel restaurants capture this atmosphere perfectly. Freshly caught unagi can be tasted from May to October.

Tempura

Light and airy tempura is the Japanese version of the world's well-done food (although it is most likely that such food gained fame in the Land of the Rising Sun thanks to Portuguese merchants). To seafood and vegetables in batter, traditionally fried in sesame oil, served with a small amount of salt or soy sauce with grated radish for dipping tempura.

Kaiseki

Kaiseki is part of the Japanese dinner, and the ability to prepare such a dish is equated with Japanese haute cuisine. Several centuries ago, kaiseki was a meal served during the tea ceremony in (it should be noted that to this day it remains the capital of kaiseki).

Kaiseki is a simple set of dishes served in the most meticulous manner on exquisite tableware. Only fresh ingredients are used for its preparation. The choice of ingredients for each dish depends on the current season.

Soba

Soba, long thin buckwheat noodles, has long been a staple in Japanese cuisine. She is especially popular in mountainous areas, where hardy buckwheat crops are valued higher than rice. Soba is served either hot with soy sauce or room temperature with broth on a bamboo mat. Purists who don't like noodles boiled in soup prefer the second option.

shabu shabu

The name of the dish comes from the sound that occurs when thin slices of beef or pork are lowered with chopsticks into a boiling broth. This is an extremely sophisticated dish. A plate of marbled meat is served at the table, which the visitors cook themselves. Moment - and the mouth is already full of food.

Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki, which literally means "fried as you like," food cooked without special efforts, in the best Japanese tradition. This dish breaks the typical image of fine Japanese cuisine.

Okonomiyaki is a spicy flatbread filled with any number of foods (usually cabbage and pork), topped with thinly sliced ​​dried fish, dried seaweed, seasoned with mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Cooking this dish is very interesting: in most restaurants, diners fry their own okonomiyaki on an electric stove built into the table.

Tonkatsu

The introduction of tonkatsu, a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet, dates back to the 19th century, when Japan opened its borders to the west. But forget about the European version of this dish, the ingredients and cooking method are absolutely Japanese.

Tonkatsu, especially when made from kuro-buta (a Berkshire pig breed) in Kagoshima, melts gently in your mouth. These cutlets are served with a bowl of miso soup and shredded cabbage.

Yakitori

Returning home after a hard day's work, the Japanese often buy a cold beer and a few skewers of yakitori - pieces of chicken grilled over coals. For yakitori, both chicken meat and its insides are used. Moderately done chicken is served with either salt or tare sauce (made from mirin, sugar, and soy sauce).