Dietary Habit in Japan

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Ankake Yakisoba
2007-07-10 13:21:00
Ankake YakisobaToday I introduce one of my favorite noodle in Japan.This is ankake yakisoba. I introduced yakisoba here, but this one is different from it."Ankake" is important. It means "with sticky soup".Stirfry noodles and put it in the plate, and souse sticky soup over fried noodle.The sticky soup is made of maggy broth and vegetables and seafoods. Add potato starch finally to make it sticky.I prefer Ankake rather than ordinary yakisoba :DNoodles are popular in Asia, I like all of noodles that I have ever eaten in Asia!

Nattou Maki
2007-07-09 13:00:00
Nattou Maki This is nattou sushi roll.If you don't know about "nattou" please check this post."Maki" means "roll" in English. So Nattou Maki means sushi roll with Nattou.Ordinary sushi is "Nigiri-sushi". "Nigiri" means "grip".There are a lot of fresh fish and other things to be cooked into sushi in japan.But you know, some of Japanese children don't like raw fish like that foreigner do.I didn't like raw yellowtail when I was child because it is so oily(now, I love it).So there are a large variety of sushi that doesn't made by fish in sushi restaurant in Japan.Such as, Chicken teriyaki, Yakiniku, Humberg steak, Prawn tempura, omulet(all of them are put onto rice and cooked into sushi!) and other ingredients depends on a place. So everyone can enjoy their time in sushi resturant in Japan.
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Hijiki
2007-07-08 14:54:00
HijikiThis is one of Japanese traaditional ingrtedients for Nimono(steamed food)Hijiki is the name of a kind of seaweed.For more details please see this page.I don't think these kind of dishes are not popular in overseas.How to cook is boil hijiki, sour prum and anything you like(fried tofu added in this case) with soy sauce and Japanese Dashi.No one say "How delicious it is!" in Japan, but every Japanese knows it and recognize it as traditional foods of Japan.

Ramen
2007-07-07 14:05:00
RamenMy mum cooked Ramen for tonight.Just bought instant ramen that includes deepfried noodle and powder.It is so simple. So we need to put vegetables and meat by ourselves. Not includede in the package of instant noodle.So we usually put onion spring and sliced pork for instant ramen.I ate it in overseas and some of them are delicious, but, noodles are not as good as Japanese one(soup is so delicious!).I think you guys lives in Asia can easily find Korean "Shin noodles" in your country. I was used to eat it in the Philippines.The noodle of Shin noodle is great. I want to eat it again :D
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Nori(seaweed) snack
2007-07-05 14:24:00
Nori(seaweed) snackThis is snack that I like to take with beer :DJapanese love drinking beer on summer. Not whole year.This is on rainy season in Japan and will be over soon, and summer will come.I like sausage to take with beer, but it's discussting for me to cook it :pSo I just open the package of this snack and eat. Oh I should explain how does it taste! Just like deepfried seaweed with coating(similar way to cook tempura) and dredge wasabi powder.There are a lot of snack that has wasabi flavor in Japan, and we love it :P)
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Bonito sashimi
2007-07-04 12:27:00
Bonito sashimiToday, I introduce my FAVORITE sashimi on this post.It is bonito.Bonito is easy to go bad, so it's pretty hard to eat comletely fresh bonito sashimi in the city far from sea.I live in Matsuyama city among Setouchi-sea and pacific ocean, so we can!Usually, Sashimi is served with grean leaves and some garnish, but bonito sashimi is served with julienne or chopped garlic in my hometown.It is important. If without garlic, bonito sashimi is not my favorite. Yellowtail or salmon sashimi would be my favorite.Someday, when I go to Japanese traditional restaurant("Ryotei" or "Kappou"), I will introduce lobster sashimi :D

Pasta
2007-07-03 13:36:00
PastaAs I wrote already, my mum often cook pasta because of ease of procedure :pAnd I eat it as relish with whiskey.Healthy and delicious. This pasta is .... I don't know the name.. :OTomato, okra, bacon,salt and pepper.I want to visit Italy to eat pasta someday :D
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Karaage
2007-07-02 15:01:00
KaraageKaraage is Japanese style flied chicken.One of most popular dish among beer lover and children :DI think flied chicken is popular in most of coutries but how-to-cook depends on a place.This is how Japanese style.1, Cut chicken thigh(boneless).2, Prepare coating. Mix flour, egg, salt and pepper,ground ginger and garlic, Japanese rice wine and baking soda.3, Put chicken into coating and put it on a flidge for 1 hour.4, Pick up them and dredge potato starch and flour.5, Deepfly them!It's simple. My mum cook it once in a week because we like it.I like KFC's flied chicken drumstic but boneless Karaage is also delicious!
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Yakisoba
2007-07-01 10:31:00
YakisobaThis is Japanese fried noodle.Just simple. Ingredients are egg noodle, cabbage, onion, sliced pork and sause.Put pork first into the pan, and add all after pork is cooked.I have already introduced Okonomiyaki, the sauce for Okonomiyaki and Yakisoba are same.Seafood yakisoba is also popular in Japan. Put squid, shrimp, and scarop insted of pork.But for me, Yakisoba package(A package includes soba and sauce.) is enough. We can also buy instant Yakisoba(Just pour hot water) in market.

Satsumaimo & Chikuwa tempura
2007-06-30 06:44:00
Satsumaimo & Chikuwa tempuraI ate it at dinner a couple of days ago.What do you call the potato that has dark red skin in English? It is called "Satsumaimo" in Japanese. Popular vegetable. "Satsuma" is the name of place that located in Kyushu island, Japan.According to a dictionary I have, it may be "ocarina" but I thought it must be "sweet potato".Isn't it right?Anyway, most of vegetables are being cooked as tempura in Japan. But my favorite are pumpokins and these one Chikuwa tempura and Satsumaimo.I have allready introduced a lot of vegetables on this blog, I will introduce about Chicken tempura later.It is also one of my favorite tempura :D
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Notice
2007-06-28 12:48:00
I am now organizing and reconstructing all images and scripts of my homepages and blogs in my hosting server. I will be back within 2 days. Sorry for inconveniece :(Please visit later!
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Dinner
2007-06-27 13:54:00
DinnerSimple dinner for tonight.No rice but I drunk beer instead.Fish that boiled with soy and sugar, okra, and pickled pumpkins.Hold on, Pumpkin pickle!? Yes, it is.Frankly, I tasted it first time but I don't like it :(Other dishes are OK...
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Okonomiyaki
2007-06-26 14:28:00
OkonomiyakiDoes it looks NOT delicious?This is "Okonomiyaki". Sometimes called Japanese pancake. We went to Okonomiyaki restaurant last Sunday.OkonomiyakiIngredients are cabbage, bean sprouts, flour, dashi, egg, udon or soba noodle, sauce(made of begetables and fruits), mayonnaise, seaweed powder.I'm not sure and probably there are more ingredients inside. What is important is hot electric plate set on each table in Okonomiyaki restaurant.So we could eat hot Okonomiyaki till we finish. Have you ever heard about "Teppanyaki" in your country?"Teppan" means electric plate and "teppanyaki" is one of the way of Japanese cuisine.Okonomiyaki resturant serve same way for customers.Most of Japanese worker likes to go to Okonomiyaki restaurant with their coworker and drink beer when business hours end.I love beer when I am there :p
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Sake no chan-chan yaki
2007-06-25 12:34:00
Sake no chan-chan yaki"Sake" means "Japanese traditional alcoholic drink". And probably it is popular in overseas as far.But "Sake" also means "Salmon" in Japanese.I don't know what "chan-chan yaki" means but I love it.I can't cook the sauce of "chan-chan yaki" but there are instant sauce sold in Japan.So I can cook it with no technic. How convenience it is!Ingredients are salmon fillet, cabbage, thin sliced carrot, sliced onion, bean sprout and instant sauce(buy it in market).And just stirfly begetabled and fillet of salmon. After they are getting cooked, open the package of sauce and add into pan.The sauce has rich miso(fermented soybean paste) flavor, and a little bit sweet.If you like salmon and miso, I'm sure you love this :p)
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Shrimp tempura
2007-06-23 14:27:00
Shrimp tempuraThis is one of my favorite sidedish for beer.We can cook it at home but pretty difficult to complete like that served in restaurant.So it's better to buy not cook!around 10 small shrimp and cost only 200yen.I want to eat this every night but usualle sold out after 5 PM when I go to market:(
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Jin-gisu-kan
2007-06-22 12:47:00
Jin-gisu-kanHow often do you eat sheep meat? Or never?In Japan, beef, chicken, and pork are most popular.Sometimes we eat wild boar and sheep but not so popular.This dish is called "Jin-gisu-kan" in Japan.As usual, we bought instant package of it. Like this...Includes sheep meat, bean sprout, carriot, peppers and sauce.So we just need to put all to pan and stirfly for a couple of minutes.Tastes like Yakiniku, but I prefer boar meat rather than sheep :p

Sushi beta
2007-06-21 13:11:00
Sushi betaThis is "beta version" Sushi that is under contemplation in my mum's place.She is working in market as chef so sometimes she brought some "beta version" foods :pThis one is delicious so will be launching selling at market soon. The ingredients are...On the left : salmon caviar with green leaves.On the top line from the left : eel with seaweed, lightly roasted salmon, Yellowtail, and mackerel On the bottom line from the left : Boiled prawn, boiled squid, tunaNow I want to eat Maki-sushi(Sushi-roll) :p
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Meals package
2007-06-20 16:01:00
Meals packageMy mum sometimes buy this in market when she doesn't feel like to cook.It is not cheap but yes, 50% discounted when she goes to market:DOn the center area: Kimchi flavored Yakibuta(roast pork)On the top area: Humburg stake with sweet sauceOn the right area: octopus saladOn the bottom area: deepflied sweet potato with sugar cortingOn the left: oxtongue saladI think this os good for 3 or 4. And cost only 1000yen(8 USD) in my hometown.How convenience it is!
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Sushi sold in market
2007-06-19 13:12:00
Sushi sold in marketI wrote about sashimi yesterday so it's time to introduce sushi that sold in market.We often eat sushi as you think, but not in Japanese restaurant.We can buy delicious sushi in supermarket so no need to go to restaurant.This package is my mum's favorite so we usually eat this.top line from the left; 2 tuna, 3 squid, and 2 salmonmiddle line from the left; 2 bream, 2 sea urchin, 2 salmon caviar, 2 shrimp, 1 sacallopbottom line from the left; 2 egg sushi, 2 prawn, and 2 eelI think if I eat this in Japanese restaurant, I have to spend 5000yen(40USD) but this is sold as 2000yen(15USD) in market.And what is important for sushi is soy sauce. Choose exepensive one to make sushi better!
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Hirame(flounder) Sashimi
2007-06-18 13:16:00
Hirame(flounder) SashimiThis is how Sashimi sold in Japanese market.Sashimi and garnishing(julienne radish, chopped onion spring, green leaves and ground chili).Sometimes, raw fish block are sold but basically most of sashimi are sold as slices.This package includes 10 slices of flounder and 680 yen(around 6 USD).But remember, most of sashimi are 50% discounted after 6pm.Flounder is not expensive fish here in Japan. Salmon, Squid, mackerel are as cheap as.Bream, yellowtail, sea urchin are not cheap.I think sea urchin are not so expensive in overseas. In the Philippines it was not expensive when I lived there.
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Japanese curry
2007-06-18 02:13:00
Japanese Curry As I wrote in this post, I like curry.I think curry like the picture is Japanese's original.Ceartainly, Curry was imported from India, but developed by Japanese chef in Japan.Hmmm I like both Indian curry and Japanese curry.Japanese curry is mild and served with rice.Indian curry is spicy and flavorful and basically served with bread.I like curry flavor, so I often add curry powder into tempura flour. It's delicious as well!
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Breakfast
2007-06-16 05:27:00
BreakfastI'm day off today and tomorrow :DIt's on rainy season in my hometown but sunny day today!I just woke up just now.And took breakfast as shown in the picture.Steamed rice, seaweed, raw egg, stirfried potato and Miso soup.I usually leave to office at 8AM on weekday, so I don't have much time to take breakfast.I have a hangover in the morning because I drink whiskey everynight:(Probably I am going to fishing today.If I could get a lot of fish, I will introdude later!
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Ohagi
2007-06-14 04:33:00
OhagiThis is Japanese confectionery.Since I don't like sweet foods so I didn't try to introduce sweets.But it is also Japanese dietarty habit, therefore, I will introduce about them with picture when my mum buy it.I wish if I could tell what it is in detail.On the left, bean jam inside and covered with rice dumpling with soy flour coating.On thr right, dumpling inside and covered with bean jam.Is that right to call it "bean jam"?I saw a vender sold it in the Philippines(not Ohagi but something covered with bean jam).

Indian curry restaurant
2007-06-12 13:13:00
Indian curry restaurantToday I went to Indian restaurnant.In Japan, I think curry is one of most popular among kids.How'w in your coutry?Japanese kids' favorite are Hamburg steak, curry, pasta, and Omelet.I liked curry as well, but now, coz I grow up, I don't like sweet curry(Japanese curry for kids are revamped into sweet).Needless to say, Curry is original of India and there are lot of Indian restaurant exist in Japan.So I go to Indian curry restaurant and eat real curry these days.I like foreign foods!For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com
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Spaghetti salad
2007-06-10 14:17:00
Spaghetti saladMy mum like pasta because she cook dinner with ease if she has pasta:p Just boil it and mix with some sauce or ingresients.Today we ate pasta salad. Is it popular in other coutries?Ingredients are Pasta, tomato, lettuce, raw ham, vinegar, mastard, and black pepper.I likw these foreign foods when I drink whiskey.For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com
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Mentaiko Pasta
2007-06-08 13:16:00
Mentaiko Pasta In Japan, pasta is so popular but what kind pasta is most popular here?Well, I think pasta w/ meat sauce, w/ garlic and chili, w/ creamy sauce are popular but not most popular."Mentaiko Pasta" is most popular in Japan!I dont think you guys have already tried this in your coutries since Mentaiko couldn't be found overseas.Oh, I should explain what is "mentaiko".Please see this. ......I cut corners again:pMentaiko is great combination with white rice and other ingredients!I think Mentaiko is imported from south korea but not sure..Does anyone knows?For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com
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Chikuwa tempura
2007-06-07 12:25:00
Chikuwa Temp uraIt's one of my favorite tempura. Sorry I did tempura again..I think most people like prawn tempura best. And Japanese also likes prawn, squid, or and fishes tempura.I don't think Chikuwa tempura is not popular in Tokyo or other east side in Japan.Oh, I should explain what is chikuwa first of all.please see here. I can't explain well with my poor English skills.When my mum cook Chikuwa tempura, she add seaweed or curry powder into tempura coating.I think this way is original of my mum and I was used to eat it in boyhood still now. Probably none of you foreigners have never tried this.If you can buy chikuwa in your hometown, why don't you try?For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com
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Tempura Bowl
2007-06-06 12:36:00
Tempura Bowl I bought this for dinner tonight.Just at 150 JPY(1 USD) :DThere are a lot of market in Japan and they begin bargain sale after 6 PM.So most of Bento(a large variety of dishes packed together in a box) and Sushi box will be discounted. Depends on a place and dish, 10% to 50% discouted.This tempura - bowl includes shrimp tempura, butter bean tempura, lotus root tempura and squid tempura.We have to prepare a lot of things to cook it in our home, but we can buy it at 1 USD.Japanese attach importance to foods. So we sometimes have some trouble in foreign countries. If you come to Japan, I think it's so hard to eat bad taste cuisine. Try anything anywhere in Japan!For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com
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Yakiniku #2
2007-06-05 12:54:00
YakinikuI am so satisfied because I ate Yakiniku tonight.As I wrote here, Yakiniku is one of most popular dish in Japan.So here is menu tonight.This is Yakiniku ticket that my mum was given by her sperior.Electric Yakiniku heater is ready.Do you know what is this? This is Kimchi that every Japanese eat with yakiniku. These are sold as 1 set(combination) at burgain plice. So we don't need to choose meals from a large variety of menu.Grilling... Meat are thin sliced so will be cook up to 1 or 2 minute. Finish eating. I'm glad to go back there but once in 1 week is too much for stomach and health since yakiniku is high cholestrol food.For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com

Tai(sea bream) Sashimi
2007-06-04 13:53:00
Tai(sea bream) SashimiIs that right that I call this fish as "sea bream"?I fish this one in Australia and an German taught me this is "sea bream" in English.I'm not sure..Sea bream is one of most expensive fish in Japan, and Japanese eats it on some legal holiday or someone's marrige celemony or birthday.But we also eat it on ordinary day.What is best sashimi for me is probably yellowtail or salmon.I like sashimis that smell fishy and oily.When I eat delicious sashimi, I thank God that I am born as Japanese!When I eat spicy food in Thai, I wish I could born as Thai.:(Am I selfish?For more info, go to http://www.dietmodificationsinjapan.com
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