Transcript japanese food ppt part 2

Some other popular Japanese foods
Some of the other most commonly eaten foods
in Japan include:
• Noodles – ramen, soba, udon
• Okonomiyaki
• Curry
• Sashimi
• Tempura
• Gyoza
• Yakitori
Noodles
• Ramen – consists of Chinese-style wheat
noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth,
often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and
uses toppings such as sliced pork, dried
seaweed, green onions, and occasionally corn.
• Soba – thin noodle made from buckwheat
flour. Served either chilled with a
dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a
noodle soup.
• Udon – thick wheat-flour noodle,
usually served hot as noodle soup
Yakisoba
• Yakisoba are fried or deep fried Chinese style
noodles served with vegetables, meat and
ginger.
Okonomiyaki
• Japanese savoury pancake containing a variety
of ingredients.
• The name is derived from the word okonomi,
meaning "what you like", and yaki meaning
"grilled" or "cooked”.
• Batter is made of flour, water or dashi, eggs
and shredded cabbage, and usually contains
other ingredients such as green onion,
meat (generally pork or bacon),
octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables,
kimchi, mochi or cheese.
• Most okonomiyaki restaurants are grill-ityourself establishments, where the server
produces a bowl of raw ingredients that the
customer mixes and grills at tables fitted with
teppan, or special hotplates.
• They may also have a diner-style counter
where the cook
prepares the dish in
front of the customers.
Curry
• Curry is one of the most popular dishes in
Japan.
• The most common form of is “curry rice”.
• A wide variety of vegetables and meats are
used to make Japanese curry. The basic
vegetables are onions, carrots, and potatoes.
For the meat, beef, pork, chicken and
sometimes duck are the most
popular.
• Katsu-karē is a breaded deep-fried pork
cutlet with curry sauce.
Curry bread
Sashimi
• Sashimi is raw seafood.
• A large number of fish can be enjoyed raw if
they are fresh and prepared correctly.
• Most types of sashimi are enjoyed with soya
sauce and wasabi.
Tempura
• Tempura is seafood, vegetables, mushrooms
and other pieces of food coated with tempura
batter and deep fried.
• Tempura was introduced to Japan by the
Portuguese in the 16th century, but has
become one of Japan's most famous dishes
internationally.
Gyoza
• Gyoza are dumplings with a filling usually
made of minced vegetables and ground meat.
• Gyoza were introduced to Japan from China.
• In Japan gyoza are usually prepared by frying
them.
Yakitori
• Yakitori are grilled chicken pieces on skewers.
• Most parts of the chicken can be used for
yakitori.
Etiquette
• Before eating, Japanese people say
"itadakimasu," a polite phrase meaning "I
receive this food." This expresses thanks to
whoever worked to prepare the food in the
meal.
• After eating, people once again express their
thanks for the meal by saying "gochiso sama
deshita," which literally means "it was
quite a feast."
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